Essential Functions:

1. Develops lesson plans and instructional materials providing effective teaching strategies.
2. Maintains effective classroom management, recognizes and addresses learning and behavior issues.
3. Understand developmental appropriateness of materials and differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners.
4. Evaluates accomplishments of students on a regular basis using multiple assessment methods; provides progress and interim reports for feedback.
5. Communicates with parents in a timely manner; maintains positive and constructive communication with students, staff, parents and community.
6. Protects students, equipment, materials and facilities taking necessary and reasonable precautions.
7. Upholds and enforces board policy, district goals, administrative procedures and school rules and regulations. Adheres to health and safety policies.
8. Maintains appropriate work habits, including regular and punctual attendance and appropriate use of conference and planning time.
9. Keeps current in subject matter knowledge and learning theory; Attends workshops, seminars and conferences as well as staff, department, curricular development and committee meetings and staff-development session as required.

Physical Requirements:

1. Work regularly requires speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions, frequently requires sitting and occasionally requires standing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling and lifting.
2. Work has standard vision requirements.
3. Vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
4. Hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels.
5. Work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating machines, operating motor vehicles or equipment and observing general surroundings and activities.
6. Work occasionally requires exposure to outdoor weather conditions.