TEACHER

QUALIFICATIONS

·       Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. Masters preferred.

·       Valid South Carolina certification in the subject area

·       At least minimum score on all state-required exams including PRAXIS.

·       Passion for helping children succeed in reaching their fullest potential.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

·     Demonstrate mastery of all state academic standards and competencies

·     Demonstrate mastery of all twelve of the teacher practices benchmarks for the 21st century at the professional and eventually the accomplished level

·     Foster students’ achievement gains from baseline assessment levels to be evident in pre/posttests comparison results, standardized test scores, and portfolios.

·     Maintain student portfolios.

·     Demonstrate consistent attendance.

·     Demonstrate efficiency and oral and written proficiency.

·     Pursue further education and supplemental credentials.

·     Maintain and promote a safe learning environment and administer student surveys twice yearly.

·     Promote critical thinking skills and character education.

·     Promote and enforce Code of Conduct

·     Continually assess students' development (psychological and academic) through clearly defined rubrics

·     Establish, maintain, assess, and (if needed) modify individual student progression plans.

·     Identify those students who exhibit exceptional thinking styles and behaviors and implement and/or accommodate those exceptional needs.

·     Attend parent/teacher meetings and conferences.

·     Demonstrate punctuality.

·     Initiate opportunities for professional development

·     Initiate and present innovative ideas for special projects, school functions, field trips, extracurricular activities, and clubs

·     Document parent phone calls, conversations, and conferences

·     Work as partners to create behavior modification plans.

·     Follows adopted policies and procedures in accordance with Board priorities.

·     Conducts him/herself in the best interest of students and the school, in accordance with the

·     highest standards pursuant to the school’s mission and governing principles and in support of the MVP’s Mission Statement.

·     Performs other duties as assigned.

RESPONSIBLE TO HEAD OF SCHOOL/PRINCIPAL

Mountain View Preparatory