JOB TITLE: 5th Grade Teacher

GENERAL SUMMARY: Saginaw Public Schools Teachers are responsible for planning, organizing, and implementing an appropriate instructional program in a learning environment that guides and encourages students to develop and fulfill their academic potential. Saginaw Public Schools teachers are committed and focused on rapid school turnaround.

DISTRICT-WIDE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS: The School District of the City of Saginaw, in partnership with parents, students, businesses, and the community, is committed to and responsible for ensuring the highest level of academic achievement and career planning for all students, the highest-performing organizational structure at all levels, and a safe and effective learning environment for all students.

A Saginaw Public Schools Turnaround Teacher skillfully demonstrates:

The capacity to align curriculum, instruction, and assessments while responding to the individual needs of students.

The willingness to seek out knowledgeable peers, coaches, or administrators for instructional support.

The desire and ability to work in a multi-cultural, urban setting and develop rapport with students, staff, parents, and the school community.

The ability to prioritize student-learning needs over customs, routines, and established relationships that may stand in the way of necessary change.

Commitment to the relentless pursuit of increasing student learning and innovation.

The competence to collect and analyze data from formative and summative assessments to inform instructional decisions.

The skill to implement a tiered system of instruction within the classroom and to leverage the intense student support network.

The strong desire and ability to build meaningful, caring relationships with students to exert academic influence.

The ability to help create and thrive in a professional environment based on mutual respect, teamwork, and accountability that includes all stakeholders.

The willingness to actively engage in the PLC process, participate in ongoing instructional conversations, collaborate to create and execute clear instructional plans, coordinate instruction within and across grade levels, and try new ideas to improve student learning.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

Content and pedagogical knowledge in assigned subject/area

Knowledge of relevant technology

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