Teacher Job Description

Duties

1. Maintain room in orderly and didactic manner.
2. Employing the schools’ curriculum, philosophy and expectations
3. Caring about kids, within and beyond the classroom.
4. Exhibiting enthusiasm for the topics one teaches.
5. Partnering with parents, bridging effectively and frequently with them.
6. Working collaboratively with grade level partner to develop lesson plans, homework sheet, etc.
7. Working collaboratively with administrative support staff to best meet the needs of students within guidelines/framework of school.
8. Committing to ongoing professional development via educational coaching, workshop attendance, visiting of others’ classes and schools, reading, etc.
9. Learning new skills, such as integrating technology into the classroom, as changing pedagogy dictates.
10. Modeling self-disciplined, proactive and ethical behavior; and expecting same from students.
11. Administer weekly assessments and maintain records of such assessments.
12. Hand in reports (attendance, lesson plans, assignment sheets, grades, etc.) in timely manner.
13. In short, Milw. College Prep teachers are expected to teach by who they are and how they relate to others as much as by the lessons they prepare and deliver.

Job parameters

1. 12 month contract
2. must be a certified teacher through the WI Department of Public Instruction
3. school year vacations (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring, etc) as per student schedule
4. additional 6 weeks vacation in Summer (2 in June/4 in July)
5. hours: 7:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. on school days plus special events (weekly staff meetings/conferences/parent meetings/performance nights; etc.)
6. Full life, health and dental benefits
7. Eligible to participate in retirement plan, with school matching up to 5% of salary.
8. Salary commensurate with Milwaukee Public Schools

Education Assistant Job Description

1. Classroom responsibilities
   1. Discuss daily responsibilities with lead teacher. Range of responsibilities might include:
      1. tutoring/reading with students one on one
      2. watching/assisting one group while teachers works with another group
      3. checking/stuffing HW folders
      4. reading a novel to class
      5. assist teacher with maintaining on-task behavior in class
      6. follow through on teacher instruction with individual or group of students
      7. monitoring instruction if lead teacher needs to talk with a student one on one, use bathroom, etc.
      8. conduct oral math assessments
      9. help monitor co-curricular activities and cafeteria
2. General guidelines
   1. Be proactive and positive in moving through classroom to complement, refocus and assist students.
   2. Teacher has responsible for establishing and maintaining academic and social expectations in classroom. EA’s role is to assist in maintaining those expectations.
   3. Teacher is responsible for parental contact in terms of academic progress and behavior.
   4. Be consistent in using “proactivity” language in working with students.
3. Job parameters
   1. 12 month contract
   2. school year vacations (Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring, etc) as per student schedule
   3. additional 6 weeks vacation in Summer (2 in June/4 in July)
   4. hours: 8 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on school days plus special events (weekly staff meetings/conferences/parent
   5. Extended Day hours are usually available to make this a full-time position
   6. Full life, health and dental benefits (if full-time)
   7. Eligible to participate in retirement plan, with school matching up to 5% of salary.
   8. Salary commensurate with Milwaukee Public Schools