What are the responsibilities and job description for the English Teacher- Ninth Grade Freshman Academy SSPS position at Sand Springs Public Schools?
Position available for the 2025-2026 School Year
Position: High School English Teacher (9th grade)
Site: Sand Springs Public Schools
Ninth Grade Freshman Academy
500 North Adams Road
Sand Springs, Oklahoma 74063
918-246-1470
Sandites.org
Supervisor: Building Principal
Contract: 180 days, 7.0 hours
Status: Exempt
Supervises: Assigned Paraprofessionals, Volunteers, and Students
Qualifications: Valid Oklahoma Teaching Certificate in Assigned Subject(s) High School English. Pass an OSBI Background Check
Job Goal: Provide exceptional instruction to assigned students while working within the established policies and procedures of the district.
Evaluation: Annually Under Oklahoma Law (TLE)
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Establishes and implements classroom procedures designed to maximize student learning in an environment conducive to learning and appropriate to the student's maturity and interests.
- Prepares detailed weekly written lesson plans consistent with Oklahoma Academic Standards designed to teach skills on course curriculum maps and timely submission of plans to the assigned principal.
- Complies with and fully implements all Individualized Education Plans and behavioral or academic interventions.
- Maintains a neat and orderly classroom, including the physical arrangement of the room, student records, and materials.
- Handles routine classroom discipline fairly.
- Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct, and, for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure and maintains order in the classroom fairly and justly.
- Attends and participates in all required meetings and conferences, including professional development and planning meetings, and strives for professional growth.
- Maintains complete and accurate student records, including attendance, performance, and discipline records.
- Provide professional and regular feedback to students and parents, ensure compliance with all laws and district policies and procedures, and communicate regularly with parents through notes, phone calls, conferences, etc.
- Utilizes professional behavior in all school-related interactions.
- Complies with all federal, state, and local laws, board policies, and procedures.
- Uses formative and summative data to guide instruction, plan for student interventions, and communicate progress to parents.
- Provides individualized and small group instruction, adapting the curriculum as needed.
- Provides a technology-enriched environment to support student learning.
- Maintains availability to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day.
- Plans and coordinates the work of teacher assistants, parents, and volunteers in the classroom and on field trips.
- Collaborates with other professionals to enrich and improve students' academic progress.
- Performs all other tasks as the supervisor may assign
Physical Demands: This is an overview intended for compliance with the ADA – it is not an exhaustive list of the duties to be performed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions of a specific position.
Regular Requirements:
Stand for extended periods, walk, twist at the neck and trunk, bend and reach with hands and arms overhead, above the shoulder, and horizontally, repetitively use fingers and hands to grasp and/or operate equipment, and demonstrate lessons to students.
Occasional Requirements: Lift/move up to 25 pounds, ability to administer CPR
Visual Requirements: Close, color, peripheral, depth perception, ability to adjust focus
Hearing/Speaking Requirements: Adequate to exchange information
Sand Springs Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.
