Description - External
• Develop and implement lesson plans that fulfill requirements of the district’s
curriculum program and reflect accommodations for differences in student learning
styles, and show written evidence of preparation as required.
• Present subject matter according to guidelines established by Texas Education
Agency, Board of Trustee policies, and administrative regulations.
• Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials,
and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of
students assigned.
• Establish and maintain efficient classroom management procedures and standards
of pupil behavior.
• Establish a system of student evaluation within the guidelines prescribed in state
law or adopted by the school district; continually evaluate and record various
aspects of students’ progress and report to parents as needed and required.
• Understand and plan lessons leading to subject area objectives and assume the
responsibility for written lesson plans for substitutes.
• Provide a variety of planned learning experiences using a variety of media and
methods in order to motivate students and best utilize available time for instruction.
• Identify pupil needs and cooperate with other professional staff members in
assessing and helping students resolve heath, attitude, and learning problems.
• Maintain a schedule of availability for counseling students before and after school.
• Share the responsibility of interpreting the educational programs to the community
through such activities as open house and PTA meetings.
• Plan and coordinate the work of aides and other paraprofessional and student
teachers (when applicable).
• Participate cooperatively with the principal to develop the system by which he/she
will be evaluated in conformance with the district’s uniform guidelines for evaluation
and assessment.
• Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents required.
• Stay informed of and comply with state, district, and school regulations and policies
for classroom teachers.
Work Environment:
Classroom/Campus: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. There is minimal
exposure to environmental conditions such as outdoor weather, moving mechanical parts, fumes, air
borne particles, etc
Qualifications - External
• Demonstrated flexibility to cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing world.
• Demonstrated general knowledge of curriculum and instruction.
• Demonstrated ability to exercise considerable and sound judgment to instruct students and
manage their behavior, under the general direction of the principal.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
• Demonstrated knowledge of various routine tasks, duties, and procedures and the ability to follow
specific instructions with little or no previous experience
***Minimum Salary: $67,500 (non-certified) / $68,000 (certified)***
Working Conditions
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to
successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations will be made if
necessary. The environmental characteristics described here are representative of those an employee
encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
Physical Demands
Classroom/Campus: When performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit;
communicate verbally and electronically; stand; move throughout the building; use objects, tools or
controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, and/or crawl; climb; balance and drive.
Occasionally required to lift or exert force of up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job
include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus. Occasionally required to
work prolonged and irregular hours.
Travel Requirements
Travel throughout the district may be required
Minimum Requirements