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Status
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Certified
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Salary Level
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Teacher’s Salary Schedule
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Work Year
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10 month
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Qualifications Certificates/Licenses
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- Possess a bachelor or master degree from an accredited university
- Hold a major or minor in teaching field
- Possess or be able to obtain a valid Arizona teaching certificate
- Other qualifications as the Board may deem appropriate
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Job Goal
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To help students learn subject knowledge, academic and social skills that will contribute to their ability to function as contributing members of society; to become life-long learners; to develop an understanding of the Navajo, English and other cultures.
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Essential Duties
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- Teaches content/skills in assigned subject area/s, using adopted textbooks and enforces approved course of study.
- Plans lessons that meet the individual needs, interests, and ability level of students.
- Provides individual and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
- Creates safe and orderly environment, conducive to learning and appropriate to students’ maturity and interests.
- Exercises supervision over students in and out of the classroom when assigned.
- Assumes responsibility for professional development; for keeping current with literature, new research findings, and improved teaching techniques, and for attending appropriate professional meetings, and conventions.
- Encourages students to think independently and to express original ideas.
- Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to provide and orderly, productive classroom environment.
- Assesses accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports/grades as required.
- Identifies student needs, and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve problems associated with health, attitude, and learning difficulties.
- Communicates with parents and school counselors in the interest of each student.
- Makes decisions regarding retention and promotion of students.
- Maintains accurate, complete, and correct information relating to attendance, lesson plans, I.E.P.s and other record keeping.
- Maintains confidentiality of student records.
- Participates in faculty meetings and the sponsorship of student activities.
- Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the District and/or in self-selected professional growth activities.
- Maintains current inventory control of all equipment and materials in individual's work area or classroom.
- Follows mandates of State, Federal, and the Navajo Nation Laws as well as established District policies.
- Performs other work related duties as assigned.
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Physical Effort
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Physically comfortable, normal classroom work
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Working Environment
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Normal classroom conditions
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Supervision Given
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Instructional Assistant and Student Aides
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Supervision Received
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Building Principal
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