Job Description
Elementary Gifted and Talented Teacher
Conway Public School District
Qualifications: - Teaching license in the appropriate area, grade, or content area
- Gifted and talented certification
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work collaboratively with others in grade level, school, and District teams
Reports to:
Principal
Supervises:
Not applicable
Terms of Employment:
The contract length will be 190 days.
Evaluation:
Based on local district policy and Arkansas Department of Education guidelines, and performed by the building-level principal who is assisted by the assistant principal in regard to evaluations.
Job Goal:
The Gifted and Talented (GT) teacher will endeavor to teach and educate gifted and talented students according to standards for the state of Arkansas as promulgated by the Arkansas Department of Education or other accrediting body. Furthermore, the Gifted and Talented Teacher will teach the adopted curriculum developed and implemented by Conway Public Schools, working always to provide the richest educational experience possible. The Gifted and Talented Teacher will also strive to teach and educate students according to the educational needs, abilities, and attainment potential of individual students entrusted to their care by the District.
Performance Responsibilities: - Follows and maintains knowledge of all District policies and procedures.
- Plans, prepares, and delivers lessons consistent to and aligned with District curricula.
- Possesses and deploys various instructional strategies in order to meet different learning styles as well as specific needs of gifted and talented students assigned to them.
- Conducts ongoing assessments of student achievement through formal and informal testing.
- Stays abreast of changes in standards, curriculum documents, resources, and trends in education.
- Utilizes and integrates appropriate student use of technology in the classroom.
- Assesses, records, and reports the development, progress, attainment, and behavior of all students.
- Embraces an attitude of being a continual learner, facilitator of learning, and a reflective practitioner.
- Utilizes effective classroom management techniques to provide a safe learning environment for all students.
- Communicates regularly with parents and/or guardians about student progress, behavior, or needs.
- Actively participates in collaborative planning, intervention, conferences, meetings, and assistance teams both at the building and District levels, when appropriate.
- Uses a variety of assessment tools to assess and gauge student progress, identify student needs, and extend learning.
- Maintains proper and correct records and all timelines according to District, state and federal requirements in regard to student grades, attendance, and Individual Education Plan (IEP) progress, if applicable.
- Ensures fairness and impartiality in all matters relating to students.
- Provides supervision for students at all times when students are assigned or entrusted in one’s care.
- Engages in professional development to strengthen personal practice.
- Develops and maintains professional and collegial relationships.
- Other duties, as assigned.
