Kindergarten Teachers (2024-2025 school year)

Job Posting for Kindergarten Teachers (2024-2025 school year) at Edwardsville Community Unit School District

Minimum Qualifications:

• Appropriate Illinois Licensure
• Multiple certifications preferred
• Superior work habits and ethics
• Excellent communications skills (written & verbal)
• Ability to work well with students, faculty and parents
• Ability to perform duties as outlined

Responsibilities:
A. INSTRUCTIONAL EFFECTIVENESS

• Communicates expectations for high levels of learning by students

• Assess students’ knowledge and skills

• Specifies lesson purposes and learning objectives

• Provides learning tasks of appropriate difficulty level for the students

• Relates new content to previously presented material and to students’ prior knowledge

• Teaches clearly, audibly, precisely and fluently while keeping to the topic

• Instructs with a variety of methods: lecture, modeling, demonstrating, experimenting, role playing, eliciting

• Teaches accurate principles, concepts, rationale, and applications as well as specific content

• Provides students with prompt feedback on their learning, performance, and progress

• Requires students to recall, explain, compare, contrast and evaluate information

• Provides students with prompt and appropriate feedback on their learning, performance and progress

• Re-teaches as necessary

• Summarizes the main points of the lesson, brings closure, and explains what will be taught next

• Encourages student input for improvement of instruction

B. ORGANIZATIONAL AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS

• Establishes procedures for routine classroom management matters, communicates those procedures to students, and elicits feedback from students regarding their understanding of those procedures

• Completes lesson plans in accordance with the EEA collective bargaining agreement, Article III, Section I and Board Policy No. 403

• Distributes materials and supplies necessary for an instructional lesson in a timely manner

• Starts students on tasks quickly and assures efficient transitions between activities

• Maintains a high level of time-on-task for all students

• Monitors student behavior continuously, encouraging appropriate behavior and addresses inappropriate behavior

C. PERSONAL QUALITIES

• Interacts with students in a mutually respectful manner

• Expresses verbal enthusiasm for the lesson and student participation

• Praises students for learning accomplishments, on-task behaviors and appropriate conduct

• Gives all students opportunities to ask questions, contribute, and otherwise participate in class activities

D. PROFESSIONAL DEMEANOR

• Teaches the approved curriculum of the district

• Maintains punctuality and regular attendance

• Completes reports and records accurately and promptly

• Maintains appropriate communications with colleagues for planning and teaching

• Maintains accurate and helpful communication with students and parents

• Takes steps toward self-improvement

• Carries out other duties as assigned by supervisors

Contingent Upon: Board Approval

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