Minimum Qualifications & Abilities: 

• Bachelor’s Degree, including all courses necessary to meet credential requirements.
• Valid California teaching credential authorizing service in grade levels and areas assigned.
• Prior teaching experience preferred.
• Must have knowledge of the academic content and performance standards adopted by the State Board of Education.
• Must meet highly qualified teacher requirements.
• Must have ELL authorization.
• Must be able to work effectively with administrators, staff, parents, and community.

Essential Functions:

• Teaches reading, language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, art, health, physical education, and music to pupils in a classroom, utilizing course of study adopted by the Governing Board, and other appropriate learning activities.  May teach a foreign language to sixth grade pupils.
• Instructs pupils in citizenship, basic communication skills, and other general elements of the course of study specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district.
• Provides planned learning experiences in order to motivate pupils and best utilize the available time for instruction.
• Provides individual and group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of pupils with varying intellectual abilities, and to accommodate a variety of instructional activities being carried on simultaneously.
• Develops standard based lesson plans and instructional materials, and provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil.
• Translates lesson plans into learning experiences so as to best utilize the available time for instruction.
• Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
• Evaluates pupils’ academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records, and prepares progress reports.
• Communicates with parents through a variety of means, and holds parent conferences to discuss the individual pupil’s progress.
• Identifies student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members to ensure students have access to the appropriate kinds of social interactions, experiences, and environments that normally support healthy development.
• Creates a functional and attractive environment for learning through such things as displays, bulletin boards, and interest centers.
• Maintains professional competence through participation in in-service educational activities provided by the District and/or self-selected professional growth activities. 
• Participates cooperatively with the appropriate administrator to develop the methods by which he/she will be evaluated in conformance with District guidelines. 
• Cooperates in school-wide supervision of students during out-of-classroom activities.
• Performs basic attendance accounting.
• Maintains grading system with substantiated grades for students.
• Updates required records for assigned students.
• Participates in faculty and/or District committees and the sponsorship of student activities.
• Engages and supports all students in learning through the use of the state board adopted academic content and performance standards including English Learners.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Superintendent or designee.