Lead Teacher (QTIP)

Qualifications
Hold, or be eligible to hold, a Utah Professional Elementary license. Master's Degree and/or ESL endorsement preferred.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities (include, but not limited to)

Lead Teachers will be selected as model educators who help drive instructional improvement for their colleagues by maintaining a laboratory classroom, displaying exceptional results with their students, and facilitating lesson study with their peers - a teacher-led teacher improvement process through Professional Learning Communities and School Leadership Councils.  These teachers will be comfortable deconstructing their effective practice into teachable segments and will be an integral part of a school's transformation strategy. 

Will work in lower grades K-2.

Lead Teachers:

• are focused on results and have proven success in increasing student achievement
• influence and motivate others to reach their potential
• are solution-oriented and creative problem solvers with experience in data analysis
• understand, communicate, and effectively interact with people across cultures
• assume leadership roles as directed by administration
• continually reflect and seek feedback to improve their practice
• have demonstrated perseverance in their career and education
• thrive in a fast-paced, change-oriented environment
• possess strong pedagogical skills and are highly effective in content delivery
• create systems and routines that ensure strong classroom management

Salary
Placed on Licensed Salary Schedule with an additional $12,000 lead teacher stipend.
Placement is determined by education level and years of experience.  Experience credit will be awarded for all years of certified experience in an accredited school.  

Applications
Must submit:

• District application
• Resume
• 1 page essay "Why I would be an effective Q-Tip teacher"
• 1 page summary of awards, training, recognition, etc.
• Evidence of Effectiveness: assessment and other data
• Sample lesson plan
• 2 letters of reference, one from someone you have mentored and one from someone who has mentored you.
• Copy of valid teaching license
• Transcripts
   

Contact         
                        

San Juan School District Human Resources Department ATTN: Bev McDougall 200 North Main Street Blanding, UT  84511

Telephone: (435) 678-1215                          Email:  bmcdougall@sjsd.org www.sjsd.org