STAR Special Education Teacher 9 - 12

Morgan County Schools

Job Description

Title: Teacher

Immediate Supervisor: School Principal

Minimum Qualifications:

1. B.S. Degree from accredited college or university

2. Alabama Certification in teaching area

3. Highly Qualified Status

Skills and Abilities:

1. Demonstrates competency in the content knowledge including concepts, facts, skills,

and tools of inquiry

2. Provides learning experiences that make the subject matter meaningful and relevant

for all students

3. Exhibits full understanding of all learning styles and differentiated instruction

strategies

4. Implements research-based instructional and assessment strategies

5. Motivates, engages, and maximizes student learning

6. Displays knowledge and use of oral and written communication

7. Collaborates with family and community in the education of students

8. Recognizes, appreciates, and employs cultural, ethnic, and social differences in

students

9. Follows all directives of immediate supervisor and Morgan County School Board

policy in regard to professional conduct, duties, and responsibilities

Essential Functions:

1. Reads, speaks, and understands at professional level

2. Organizes and effectively manages all classroom reports and communications

3. Develops, documents, and implements appropriate lessons plans

4. Engages in continuous professional development that enhances personal knowledge

and self-improvement

5. Creates and maintains an active classroom management plan

6. Develops and maintains an effective classroom discipline plan

7. Participates actively in school activities and leadership roles that promote the school

and school system

8. Collaborates with parents, community, colleagues and supervisors

9. Maintains safe and orderly classroom physical environment

10. Possesses physically ability to navigate the school and classroom

Other Attributes:

1. Is well-groomed and appropriately dressed

2. Projects and modulates voice in a classroom environment with and/or without the use

of electronic aides

3. Represents the school system, school, and all school personnel in a positive manner at

all times

Evaluation:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board’s policy on

Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

NOTE: Statements included in this description are intended to be representative of the duties

and responsibilities of this job and are not to be interpreted as being all inclusive. The employee

may be assigned other duties that are not specifically included.