TITLE: Gifted Education Teacher

Job Title: Gifted Teacher

Reports To: Principal

Supervises: Para-professionals, students

Job Goal: To provide a quality instructional program for students in a safe, orderly, and positive school environment.

Performance Responsibilities:

1. Implement board and administration policies.
2. Guide students in the learning process to achieve learning objectives.
3. Create a safe, orderly, and positive environment for learning.
4. Maintain good discipline in the classroom, in the school, and at school activities.
5. Be a good role model for students and peers.
6. Participate in curriculum development and revision.
7. Serve on advisory and study committees/teams.
8. Participate in the district's assessment program.
9. Accurately keep; and report necessary records such as student progress, grades, and attendance.
10. Seek to develop communication and cooperation between the home and school.
11. Strive for good working relationships with other staff members.
12. Participate in the evaluation of school programs and policies.
13. Follow all requirements set forth by DESE and district board policies.
14. Assists and facilitates referral and screening procedures for identifying gifted students.
15. Acts as a consultant for classroom teachers regarding the program of instruction for gifted students in regular classrooms.
16. Participates in review of assessment information and portfolio reviews to determine student eligibility for gifted education.
17. Plans differentiated instruction for gifted students according to their individual needs or interests.
18. Monitors and evaluates student progress in gifted education; keeps a record of progress and communicates progress to students regularly.
19. Conferences with parents regularly to report student progress and to review educational plans.
20. Secures resources outside of the school district to support extended learning opportunities for gifted students.
21. Seeks professional development opportunities to maintain a current knowledge base for gifted education.
22. Performs other duties as assigned by administration.   

Terms of employment: Nine month contract, salary and work year to be established by the board.

 Evaluation: Performance of this job will be evaluated by the principal in accordance with provisions of district board policy.