Desert Christian Schools

Job Requirements

● Develop skills in biblical integration throughout curriculum and daily living

● Develop a positive rapport with both students and parents

● Be familiar with and adhere to all adopted school statements, scope and sequence, school handbooks, and curriculum guides

● Teach classes as assigned, following the prescribed scope and sequence in the curriculum guide and creating effective daily lesson plans

● Use and update Pacing Guide documents regularly

● Conduct parent-teacher conferences during the school year sufficient to maintain effective school-home communication

● Assess the learning of students on a regular basis and provide Trimester Portfolios (K-4); and Report Cards (5th) as required

● Maintain grades on FACTS (formerly RenWeb), posting weekly, or as mandated by administrator

● Maintain regular and accurate attendance records

● Maintain regular communication with homeroom parent for scheduling of field trips, special events, and parent participation in the classroom

● Keep students, parents, and the administration adequately informed of progress or deficiencies of student academic work and give sufficient notice of failure

● Follow the Matthew 18 principle in dealing with conflict with students, parents, faculty/staff, and administration

● Maintain a teachable attitude

● Know the procedures for the DCS Emergency Response Plan (ERP)

● Perform duties that may be assigned by the administration (i.e., lunch or crosswalk duty)

● Inform the administration in a timely manner if unable to fulfill any duty assigned; prepare adequate information and materials for a substitute teacher

● Show professional knowledge and growth through continued study and attendance at appropriate conferences and workshops

● Regularly attend and participate in school staff devotions, meetings and applicable in-service sessions

● Work as team member with other faculty/staff, maintaining a supportive and encouraging relationship with other teachers, and assisting in the development/implementation of programs/processes to enhance the school’s overall program

● Control, distribute, and inventory applicable school-owned resources (i.e. textbooks, audiovisuals, kits, and equipment) and cultivate in students a respect for those materials

● Coordinate off -campus learning experiences

● Maintain regular communication with parents

● Effectively represent the school, its program, policies and philosophy to the community

● Cooperate with administration in implementing all policies, procedures and directives governing the operation of the school

● Keep proper discipline in the classroom, on the school premises, and out in the community to promote a good learning environment and witness

● Maintain a clean, attractive, well-ordered classroom

● In collaboration with the Exceptional Student Services staff, implement the documented ESP or Accommodation Plan

● Utilize valid teaching techniques to achieve curriculum goals within the framework of the school’s philosophy

● Employ a variety of instructional aids, methods, and materials that will provide for creative teaching to reach the whole child: spiritual, mental, physical, social, and emotional

● Support the broader program of the school by attending extra-curricular activities when possible

● Facilitate student participation in ACSI competitions (Math Olympics, Spelling Bee, etc.)

● New Teachers: Attend EEI Branching Out classes

Teacher Ministry Evaluation System (T.M.E.S.) Performance Standards/Skills:

The Teacher Ministry Evaluation System (TMES) uses the Goals and Roles Performance Evaluation to collect and present data to document performance-based on well-defined job/ministry expectations. The six standards are as follows:

Standard 1: Instructional Planning

Standard 2: Instructional Delivery

Standard 3: Assessment of/for Learning

Standard 4: Learning Environment

Standard 5: Professionalism

Standard 6: Student Progress