What are the responsibilities and job description for the Teacher - Gifted Education - Fuller 0.8 FTE / Frank 0.2 FTE 25-26 SY position at Fuller Elementary?
TITLE: Teacher 0.8 FTE at Fuller Elementary / 0.2 FTE at Frank Elementary
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Provide educational opportunities of a consistently high standard to academically gifted students.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Arizona Elementary Teacher certification with Gifted endorsement
- SEI or full Bilingual or ESL endorsement (preferred)
- Three (3) years successful experience as a classroom teacher and/or evidence of master teaching skills
- Experience in individualizing for student instructional needs
- Experience with gifted students (preferred)
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
(Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following tasks, knowledge, skills, and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all duties and responsibilities performed by the incumbents of this class.)
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist in the identification of students by administering and scoring gifted tests; analyzing data for gifted placement.
- Assist in identification of gifted students by helping to identify appropriate methodology to accurately assess abilities of students.
- Assist in the evaluation, development and improvement of courses of study and instructional activities for gifted students.
- Teach gifted students by developing lesson activities and materials to meet the prescribed needs of students and communicate those needs to classroom teachers and parents.
- Assist individual classroom teachers in their instructional and classroom planning for gifted students.
- Assist in the selection of materials and other technology, for the gifted program and for gifted students.
- Support and promote gifted education and the needs of gifted students.
- Share specialized training with other teachers.
- Work with other teachers of the gifted to plan curriculum and activities for gifted students.
- Maintain professional competence through in-service educational activities provided by the District and/or self-selected professional growth activities.
- Maintain knowledge of current practices and newest methods for working with gifted students.
- Continually evaluate and develop programs to meet the needs of district populations.
- Conference with parents of students and appropriately plan for translators as needed.
- Attend all necessary trainings and department meetings.
- Travel to various sites within the district.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
DEPARTMENT: Instructional Excellence
SALARY: Certified
WORK YEAR: Teacher Calendar
REPORTS TO: Principal, Gifted Program and Social Studies Coordinator, and/or Executive Director of Instructional Excellence
EVALUATION: Teacher Evaluation
SUPERVISES: N/A
Salary : $51,000
