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II.     SUMMARY OF POSITION’S PURPOSE

III.    MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

1. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION – Bachelor’s Degree.  Teacher Certification.  Additional criteria as established by the School Board.

2. EXPERIENCE – 3 years experience as a Classroom Teacher.

IV.    DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Investigates reasons for referrals.  Listens to the student’s problems and/or concerns.
• Contacts parents of students referred to the ISSP classroom.
• Refers students to the Guidance Counselor to determine if the nature of the problem is physical, social, emotional, or academic.
• Determines the appropriate action to be taken for behavior modification.
• Completes ISSP forms for students that are suspended.
• Completes discipline forms that Teachers refer to points, etc.
• Requests assignments to be completed during ISSP time from all assigned Teachers.
• Records and completes all documents for referred students.
• Monitors the students assigned to ISSP during lunch and attends to their personal needs.
• Communicates with teachers, administration, FINS officers, psychologists, etc., concerning students.
• Gathers all materials for expulsion hearings.
• Gathers all assignments for Saturday detention.
• Provides courteous and prompt service to all internal and external customers including students, parents, co-workers, etc.  Schedules and/or attends conferences with parents. Prioritizes and addresses requests and assignments in a professional manner to develop cooperative relationships and to ensure that student and employee records confidentiality is assured.
• Identifies opportunities and recommends methods to improve service, work processes and financial performance, e.g. expense management.  Assists in the implementation of quality improvement initiatives.
• Assists co-workers in the completion of tasks and assignments to ensure continuity of service. Orients new co-workers and actively supports teamwork throughout the school system.
• Teachers shall be expected to perform the following duties, along with the completion of corresponding documents, forms, and reports:
  
  
   
  1. Instructional Components
     
      
     • Fulfill duties traditionally expected of those in supervisory positions
     • Lesson Plans
     • Instruction
     • Collaborate with colleagues and departments
     • Grade papers
     • Take and record attendance
     • Enter/Average grades
     • Maintain positive and timely interaction with parents relative to the performance or conduct of students assigned to the teacher
       
       
        
  2. Supervision
     
     
      
     • Supervision of students when students are on or off campus at a school related/sponsored event
     • Supervision of students prior to school and/or drop-off, when assigned
     • Supervision of students in the classroom 
     • Supervision of students between classes, during recess/intermission, during lunch, assemblies
     • Supervision of students after school and/or pick-up, when assigned
       
       
        
  3. Non-instructional Components
     
     
      
     • Attend meetings generally associated with the instructions of students
     • Attend faculty, staff, and department meetings
     • Attend training sessions
     • Attend IEP meetings
     • Attend parent-teacher conferences
     • Attend back-to-school and open-house events
     • Attend graduation
     • Attend PGP, PIP, Evaluation, Observation, IAP, and student discipline meetings/hearings
     • Attend school board/committee meetings, upon request
       
       
        
  4. Extracurricular Activities
     
     
      
     • Attend/work concessions/gates of no more than 15 athletic events per school year as requested by the principal or designee
     • Attend all meetings and functions of those activities, clubs, or groups of which the employee is a sponsor
        

• Performs other duties as required.