What are the responsibilities and job description for the High School Science Teacher position at Rutherford County Schools?
High School Science Teacher
- Meet criteria for or hold a valid TN teaching license
- Endorsement codes : 016, 127, 212, 416
- Strong content knowledge
- Flexible
- Team Player
- Must maintain regular attendance
- Must be able to interact with students
Hiring Incentive for grades 6-12 math, English, ESL, chemistry, physics, world languages and special education
including social workers, school psychologists, speech language pathologists, BCBA with board certification)
Criteria :
1. A one-time signing bonus of $4,000; paid $2,000 in the fall and $2,000 in the spring
2. Teacher must hold a valid TN teaching license with appropriate endorsement in that subject area
3. Teacher must be new to Rutherford County Schools, if returning to RCS or an existing employee must
not have taught in any of these hard to staff areas as designated in this plan
4. Signing bonus is contingent on final employment approval.
Qualifying Endorsement Codes :
Math : 013, 122, 125, 413
Physics : 017, 129, 214, 414, 417
Chemistry : 016, 127, 212, 416
English : 001, 007, 101, 121, 159, 400, 401, 402, 407, 440, 959
ESL : 301, 490
Special Education : 063, 064, 065, 066, 067, 068, 069, 105, 108, 144, 145, 190, 191, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197,
198, 199, 200, 458, 459, 460, 461, 462, 463, 464, 465, 466, 468, 469, 498
World Languages : 163, 169, 170, 404, 409, 495, 496 and other equivalent world language endorsements
Student Teachers :
A one-time signing bonus of $1,000; paid $500 in the fall and $500 in the spring will be awarded to those
who have completed their student teaching in the district during the recent school year and contracted with
RCS for the upcoming school year.
