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MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND CREDENTIALS REQUIRED:

1. Educational Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree and hold appropriate Indiana certification, Special Education is required, or highly preferred
2. Experience: None

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
 
SALARY BENEFITS:   Salary range $53,250 - $97,000

ASSIGNED WORK DAYS PER YEAR:  185 Days (Pro-rated for the remainder of this year)
 
BENEFITS: Medical, Dental, Vision, Voluntary Benefits, Long-Term Disability, TRF, 401a

LEAVE DAY PAY: 9 sick / 4 personal ( Pro-rated for the remainder of this year )

GENERAL FUNCTIONS/PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

• The primary function of the teacher is to plan, guide and evaluate the learning process of the students for whom they are responsible.
• Able to work effectively and communicate with a wide range of students, staff and administration; able to work effectively with the staff and administration.
• Proficient and competent demonstration of reading and writing capabilities.  
• Strong human relations skills, including professional tact, diplomacy, and presentation.
• Multi-tasking ability and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to utilize 21^st century technological skills to enhance teaching and learning.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Monitors and evaluates student outcomes. 
• Uses data effectively to guide and to differentiate to meet the individual needs of students. 
• Demonstrates a wide variety of objective-based lesson preparations that are aligned to state content standards. 
• Matches instructional strategies, as well as meaningful relevant activities and assignments, to meet lesson objectives. 
• Designs formative assessments that measure progress towards mastery and informs instruction. 
• Maintains and analyzes accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy and administrative procedures. 
• Develops student understanding and mastery of lesson objectives.  
• Demonstrates content knowledge and delivers instructional material that is factually correct, clear, concise, well organized while adjusting for student needs. 
• Provides multiple ways of engaging students with content aligned to the lesson objectives by utilizing a variety of learning modalities and intelligences.  
• Uses a variety of methods to check for understanding that are successful in capturing the teacher’s knowledge of the students’ understanding. 
• Develops a higher level of understanding through rigorous instruction and student engagement. 
• Maximizes instructional time. 
• Creates a classroom culture of respect, collaboration, and student safety. 
• Establishes a classroom environment that promotes high expectations for the academic success of all students. 
• Contributes ideas and expertise to further the schools’ mission and initiatives. 
• Dedicates time efficiently when needed for helping students and peers outside of class. 
• Seeks out and participates in regular opportunities to collaborate with and to learn from peers. 
• Welcomes constructive feedback while seeking ways to implement new practices, instructional techniques, and teacher knowledge. 
• Displays commitment to the education of all his/her students while attempting to remedy obstacles around student achievement. 
• Engages in all forms of parent outreach required by the school in order to promote student learning, participation, and achievement. 
• Be an example of exemplary adult behavior for students.
• Projects a genuine care and concern for all students.
• Any other duties assigned by principal/designee.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand and use hands to handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk, reach with hands and arms, climb, balance and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance, vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.

Avon Community School Corporation does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, veteran status, pregnancy or childbirth in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations. The Avon Community School Corporation also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices.  

This notice is provided as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Questions, complaints, or requests for additional information regarding these laws may be forwarded to the designated compliance coordinator.             

Ms. Kristin Williams
Director of Human Resources 
7203 E. US Highway 36                    
Avon, IN 46123                                
(317) 544-6000