Caddo Parish School Job Description

Job Title: Classroom Teacher

Prepared By: Emily L. Stanford

Prepared Date: June 24, 2024

Approved By: Leisa G. Woolfolk

Approved Date: June 30, 2024

Area of Responsibility

Domains and Components will be used for teacher evaluation in conjunction with measures of student growth. Measures of student growth will be aligned with the Caddo Parish Public School System’s accountability measures as outlined in the Louisiana Accountability System. Working under the direction of the principal or assigned evaluator, administers the classroom in accordance with School Board policies and uses instructional and administrative skills to promote the educational development of each student. Classroom teachers will fulfill duties and responsibilities associated with instruction, supervision, classroom management, student assessment and evaluation, communication and collaboration, and extracurricular involvement. Teachers are held accountable for meeting the TAP Teaching Skills, Knowledge, and Responsibilities Performance Standards, research-based standards based on twenty-six indicators and operationalized against a five-point scale rubric. Teachers are also responsible for the academic growth of their students.

Domains

Domain 1: Instruction

This domain includes 12 indicators: Standards and Objectives, Motivating Students, Presenting Instructional Content, Lesson Structure and Pacing, Activities and Materials, Questioning, Academic Feedback, Grouping Students, Teacher Content Knowledge, Teacher Knowledge of Students, Thinking, and Problem Solving.

Domain 2: Planning

This domain includes 3 indicators: Instructional Plans, Student Work, and Assessment.

Domain 3: Environment

This domain includes 4 indicators: Expectations, Managing Student Behavior, Environment, and Respectful Culture.

Domain 4: Professionalism

This domain includes 4 indicators: Growing and Developing Professionally, Reflecting on Teaching, Community Involvement, and School Responsibilities.

Other Performance Responsibilities

Administers classroom in accordance with Caddo Parish School Board policies and regulations, including but not limited to lesson planning, grading in a timely manner, reporting grades into the grading system, and contributing to school improvement initiatives. Accepts and exercises responsibilities for duties and assignments related to administrative/management, curricular and extra-curricular aspects of the school.

Minimum Qualifications

United States citizen or authorized alien; those requirements as outlined in Louisiana Bulletin 746. (Louisiana Standards of State Certification of School Personnel)

Terms of Employment

172 days, or as stated in contract or employment agreement. Reports to: School Principal and/or Assistant Principal or Assigned Evaluator.