OVERVIEW

Memphis-Shelby County Schools is seeking dynamic educational champions ready to position our district as a national exemplar of education transformation. We need leaders with a fierce commitment to actualizing a bold vision that yields ambitious outcomes for more than 110,000 students and families across the Memphis-Shelby County area. The reality is that we can do better for kids, and we will with the right leaders in place. The most successful candidates believe that more is possible for Memphis and are:

• Courageous Thinkers & Doers: Prepared to navigate and thrive in a complex and ambiguous environment on day one, present innovative ideas to address systemwide issues, and execute sustainable plans toward transformation.
• Solutions-Oriented: See the possibilities, demonstrate the capacity to synthesize information and adjust short and long-term goals, and consistently find a window when doors close to deliver measurable results for kids and families.
• High-Performing Gamechangers: Leader of leaders with the capacity to mobilize and empower an outstanding team, make people-centered data-informed decisions, and operate with a relentless hyperfocus on removing stubborn barriers that destroy the hopes and dreams of too many of our students.

SUMMARY DESCRIPTION:

Provides professional instructions designed to provide academic, social, physical, and skills development in special classes for at-risk students in specific grades/subject areas to enable the students to graduate from high school on-time.

1. Creates an educational environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and needs of the students by establishing daily classroom routines and presenting well prepared and engaging lessons to prepare students for on-time graduation.  Devises new methods of teaching when conventional methods seem to be unsuccessful.
2. Implements best practices by adhering to the program-wide instructional protocols to ensure at-risk students are engaged and motivated to learn. Uses researched-based best practices.
3. Implements ERC program components to ensure students benefit from the program. Ensures students utilize the technology component for TN Ready practice and assessment simulation, as well as teacher-student interaction.
4. Establishes a standard of classroom behavior by maintaining professional behavior and work ethics aligned with SCS policies for educators. Models respect for self, peers, students and all other stakeholders.  Maintains a safe and clean learning environment.
5. Effectively communicates with staff, site administrator and all other stakeholders by presenting students’ progress reports, attendance reports and student work samples.
6. Plans curriculum and prepares lessons by adhering to the District’s curriculum to ensure the College and Career Readiness Anchor Standards are being addressed. Gears instruction toward students’ abilities and interests.
7. Compiles, prepares and organizes classroom instructional material by having resources readily available to preserve instructional time. Establishes work stations and provides students with resources to support their learning. Provides evidence of preparation to supervisor.
8. Monitors, assesses, documents and adjusts instructional plans by considering individual student progress in order to tailor the lesson to their individual needs. Uses student performance on weekly assignments, exit tickets or learning tasks to adjust, reteach, make revisions or create new tasks.
9. Motivates students and provides consistent reinforcement of learning skills related to their academic success. Provides immediate verbal feedback throughout the lesson and during one on one interactions. Returns graded assignments in a timely manner and provides project rubrics to students for all learning activities.
10. Maintains accurate and complete records as required by law and district administrative regulations. Submits documentation such as course syllabus and attendance reports to provide accurate transcripts. Inputs grades into Power School SMS.
11. Adheres to all pertinent federal, state, local and SCS policies, procedures, laws, regulations, codes and ordinances.  Abides by the District curriculum, the State End of Course testing, required building safety drills and the progressive discipline plan for students.
12. Performs other related duties as assigned or directed.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or a closely related field and a valid Tennessee Teaching License with an endorsement in the grade/subject taught.  Governed by the Rules and Regulations of the Tennessee Code Annotated and the Memorandum of Understanding for Teachers.  Three (3) years of successful teaching experience preferred.

Degree Equivalency Formula:

Bachelor’s Degree= 4 years plus required years of experience.

Master’s Degree= 6 years plus required years of experience.