Job Description:

Credentials: Valid ND teaching license

Salary Classification: Certified Teaching Classification

Job Type:  Full-time

Benefits Eligibility:  Benefits Eligible

Benefits:

• PTO: 13 days/year (0-15 yrs. experience), 14 days/yr. (16-25 yrs. experience), 15 days/yr. (26+ yrs. experience)
• Single health insurance policy paid at 100%.  If family coverage is needed, district pays 71% of family plan.  If health insurance is declined, a cash option is offered at the equivalent amount of a single health insurance plan.
• District pays 20.75% of TFFR retirement, member pays 3.75%
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost to employee
• Section 125 Plan Options (Employee funded): 
  • Dental, Vision, Term Life/AD&D, Short-term Disability, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Legal Plans
  • Medical Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
  • Dependent Care Spending Account
• District owned housing may be available upon request
• District owned daycare services may be available upon request

Reports to: Elementary Principal

Position Purpose:  Facilitate student success and growth in academic and interpersonal skills through implementing district approved curriculum; documenting teaching and student progress and outcomes; addressing specific educational needs of individual students and creating a flexible and safe learning environment; and providing feedback to students, parents and administration regarding student progress, expectations, and goals.

 Job Duties:

·         Supervision and classroom instruction of elementary students

• Develops and administers elementary curriculum as approved by the district
• Promotes a classroom environment that is safe and conducive to individualized and small group instruction, and student learning.
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and translates lesson plans into learning experiences so as to best utilize the available time for instruction
• Conducts ongoing assessment of student learning, and modifies instructional methods to fit individual student's needs, including students with special needs; conducts individual and small group instruction as needed.
• Organizes and maintains a system for accurate and complete record-keeping, grading, and reporting for all student activities, achievement and attendance as required by district procedures and applicable laws.
• Encourages parental involvement in students' education and ensures effective communication with students and parents.
• Ensures that student conduct conforms to the school's standards and school district policies, and establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
• Coordinates with other elementary professional staff members, especially within grade level, to evaluate and assess curriculum, and participates in faculty meetings and committees.
• Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Principal and other central office administrators as designated by the Superintendent

 Eligible Teacher Base Salary $48,650 plus all years of prior contracted experience transfer in at $500 per year