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BARNWELL COUNTY CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT
District Position Description
Position Title: AVID Elective Teacher
Department: Middle School
Reports To: Principal
Employment: 190 days; salary contingent on years of educational experience
FLSA Status: Exempt
GENERAL SUMMARY:
Along with duties assigned the AVID Elective Teacher engages students in advanced learning and problem based learning.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Other duties may be assigned.
- Assist in creating a student recruitment plan.
- Facilitate the recruitment process including applications, student interviews, etc.
- Facilitate communication with students, parents, and teachers regarding the AVID schoolwide plan and AVID elective class.
- Coordinates with the school principal a schedule to accommodate identified students in the program.
- Be knowledgeable about AVID objectives and grade level curriculum.
- Participate in on-going AVID staff development/curriculum articulation training.
- Supervise/coach tutors in own classroom.
- Provide on-going modeling for tutors regarding the use of higher-level questions and ways to push students’ thinking.
- Model effective instructional strategies for teachers by working weekly with students in whole and small groups, or individually.
- Maintains required data on individual student progress and shares data as required by AVID memorandum of agreement.
- Participate in the data analysis process to make program improvements.
- Participate in the review of the AVID Site Plan.
- Assist coordinator in writing AVID Site Team Plan.
- Share AVID methodologies with colleagues.
- Model AVID methodologies for other colleagues.
- Coordinate college visits and college and career readiness activities for the AVID elective class.
- Attend site team meetings.
- Support coordinator as needed.
- Help lead and support AVID site leadership team.
- Coordinate with District Director and Principal to advance AVID initiatives.
- Performs such additional duties of AVID Elective Teacher as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
None.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Qualifications: Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree required; a valid SC Teaching Certificate in Secondary Education.
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and interpret documents and procedure manuals. Ability to speak and present effectively before vendors, administration and staff.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Have the ability to compute basic math skills.
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to interpret a variety of technical instructions.
KNOWLEDGE:
Knowledge of computers, related computer equipment and applications used in the performance of duties. Knowledge of AVID teaching and learning.
SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Advanced management, communications, leadership, analytical, and organizational skills. Ability to assemble and analyze information and make written reports and documents in clear, concise, and effective manner. Ability to use independent judgment such areas as handling difficult situations, setting department priorities, making recommendations, determining and acting on needs assessment data as analyzed.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
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 may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Work is conducted primarily indoors with little to no significant exposure to environmental conditions. Physical demands are generally restricted to general office work requiring the occasional lifting and moving of items weighing up to fifty pounds. Occasional overnight travel may be required.
TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:
The terms of employment detailed in this job description are based on full time employment during an entire school year. Conditions of employment are adjusted for part time employees or individuals who are hired for less than an entire school year.
EVALUATION:
Performance of this job will be evaluated annually according to Board Policy.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT:
The information contained in this job-description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.
