Resident Teacher Grades 6-8

All Distinctive School staff members share a commitment to creating learning environments that are driven by:

·         Explicit and high expectations

·         Data-driven and evidence-based decision making

·         Continuous learning and leadership development

·         Effective management of resources (time, materials, colleagues and families)

A Distinctive Resident Teacher will:

•          Support the vision and mission of the Distinctive Schools network.  A DS resident will exhibit professional judgment and demonstrate behaviors that are professional, ethical, and responsible.
•          Support instructional/learning strategies, activities, materials, and technology that reflect accommodation for individual needs of students assigned.
•          Assist students in analyzing or improving methods and habits of study. Consistently support student achievement through formal and informal assessments and use those assessments to adjust instruction based on individual student need.
•          Support and maintain a positive classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate to the physical, social, and emotional development of students. Positive Behavioral Interventions should be used. Manage student behavior in the classroom and administer discipline according to board policies, administrative regulations, and IEP's.
•          Work cooperatively with special education teachers to support special education students according to guidelines established by Individual Education Plans (IEP's).
•         Support the Response To Intervention process by collaborating with colleagues
•          Understand NWEA Map test data and the MAP process DS implements to meet student instructional need
•          Attend and participate in staff meetings, committee meetings, and work sessions as required by the director or administrator.
•          Promote professional improvement through reading educational journals and books, exploring educational research, enrolling in college courses, participating in all network and campus level professional staff development activities.
•          Comply with all network policies as outlined in Distinctive Schools Employee Handbook.
•          Establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents, principals and other colleagues.
•          Maintain a professional relationship with all colleagues, students, parents, and community members.
•          Attend various school events throughout the school year to be a visible face to families and students.
•          Complete other tasks/duties as required by Distinctive Schools and the campus leadership teams/Director.