Biology Teacher: Uplift Luna High School

Uplift Education -

Mission Statement

Uplift's mission is to create and sustain public schools of excellence that empower each student to reach their highest potential in college and the global marketplace and that inspire in students a life-long love of learning, achievement, and service in order to positively change their world.

SUMMARY

Provide students with appropriate educational activities and experiences that will enable them to fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical and social growth.

Help students develop the skills necessary to be a productive member of society.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

School Responsibilities

Arrives at school 15 minutes before carpool and is available for assigned duties or set-up (7 : 15 am)

Stays at school until time designated by School Director / Managing Director or as business necessitates

Participates in school-wide and individual professional development, including the 2 -3 week summer session

Attends and participates in all staff meetings

Performs necessary duties including but not limited to bus, morning lunch, and afternoon duties

Chaperones field lessons and field trips

Communicates with all staff

Reports to appropriate administrators

Abides by all state and federal mandates in reporting sexual or physical abuse and neglect

Upholds the code of conduct and all school policies

Maintains and supports a positive professional school culture

Models behavior within the code of conduct

Supports and follows directives of campus administrators

Team Responsibilities

Works as part of interdisciplinary team planning and aligning and integrating curricula that will be consistently assessed

Attends all grade level meetings

Works with grade level to address and resolve student issues

Classroom Responsibilities

Creates rigorous and engaging long-term, quarterly, weekly, daily, and lesson specific lesson plans

Sets clear short-term and long-term goals to drive instruction

Maintains a productive, safe, and focused learning environment

Consistently enforces Uplift Education’s core mission and values

Creates and provides meaningful and frequent assessments in a timely manner, utilizing the daily conference time to do so

Provides necessary accommodations and modifications for growth and success of all students

Effectively teaches the adopted curriculum, the Uplift curriculum and the International Baccalaureate components.

Goes above and beyond to ensure all students are meeting appropriate standards

Keeps parents well-informed about students’ progress, providing frequent feedback in accordance with campus guidelines, weekly assessments and quarterly report cards

Maintains an open-door policy

Upholds all school policies within the classroom

Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, staff, and public agencies in support of the attendance program

Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

QUALIFICATIONS

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

Bachelor's degree (B.A. / B.S.) from an accredited college or university required. Master’s Degree is preferred but not required.

Must have a valid Texas Teacher Certification or be enrolled in an Uplift designated certification course. Teachers of record must be highly qualified, as defined by No Child Left Behind Act (federal law).

Spanish speaking a plus.