Job description
Job Description
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STEM School
Overview
Hamilton County Schools, located in Chattanooga, TN, is working to ensure that all students thrive and experience a future without limits. We are committed to excellence for every student and are seeking outstanding leaders, teachers, support staff, and district employees who desire to make a difference in the lives of students. With nearly 75 schools, we are confident that you can find your place in Hamilton County.
Learn more about working for Hamilton County Schools at careers.hcde.org and get to know us and our strategic plan, Opportunity 2030.
Hixson High School is a 9-12 school located in Hixson, TN, just north of Chattanooga. The mission of Hixson High School is to provide an individualized, safe learning environment for all students to grow intellectually, emotionally, and socially in order to be productive, global citizens. We have a collaborative culture committed to student achievement and teacher/staff development.
We are proud to offer our students post-secondary pathways through three Future Ready Institutes: Coke Cola Business Institute, CHI Memorial Institute of Healthcare and Medical Careers, and the Institute of Integrative Agriculture Sciences and Natural Resources. In addition, Hixson highlights the arts through our orchestra, concert and jazz bands, concert and show choir, drama, and award-winning visual arts program. Hixson has a plethora of advanced and extended learning opportunities to include: Advanced Placement (AP), Dual Enrollment, and State Dual Credit courses. Additionally, Hixson High furthers its opportunities for students through its award winning JROTC Air Force.
Students can participate in an array of sports, clubs, and organizations including but not limited to: football, basketball, wrestling, volleyball, golf, bowling, soccer, baseball, softball, cheerleading, track and field, FBLA, HOSA, FFA, National Honor Society, National Beta Club, Chick-Fil-A Leadership Academy, Amazon Emerging Engineers, Engineering Real World Scholars and Environthon and Science Troupe.
We are looking for teachers who are committed to children, who are able to connect and relate with a diverse student body, and who respect all cultures and ethnic backgrounds. Candidates should be competent in subject matter, willing to be pedagogically coached, and committed to being a team player.
The STEM School is a 9-12 magnet school located in Chattanooga, TN, on the campus of Chattanooga State Community College. Our school is based on three tenets: collaboration, critical thinking and innovation. We embed these tenets daily into our work at the student, teacher and administrator levels. If you want to challenge the paradigm of what school can be, the STEM School is your place.
We consistently innovate and re-imagine the school experience for students. We are the only school in the state with a perfect score on the Tennessee STEM Designation, which is reflective of our consistent desire to challenge the status quo.
We are looking for teachers who have been successful in a traditional school setting but realize that school can be so much more. Instead of wanting to be the best teacher on the hall, our teachers want to be part of a team to create the best experiences for our students.
STEM School Chattanooga has earned state recognition (STEM Designation and Rewards School), national recognition (1 of 2 schools designated by MIT Fab Foundation as STEM Digital Fabrication Leader), and world recognition (1 of 30 schools in the world recognized by America Achieves for Innovative Learning).
Responsibilities
The ESL Teacher teaches the English language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing to the extent that the language learner will achieve success in all content areas at grade level.
Teaching & Learning:
- Plan, organize, and provide instruction in English using the TN Academic and WIDA English Language Development Standards. Instruction must be consistent and coordinated with the district’s instructional program so that students meet and exceed learning targets and the requirements outlined in the state and federal law.
- Develop and deliver lesson plans utilizing a broad range of appropriate differentiated techniques and strategies addressing all aspects of communication that develop each student’s ability to read, write, speak, and listen in content areas at levels that ensure learners meet or exceed learning targets, and allow English learners to meaningfully access the district’s instructional program.
- Screen all potential ELs using the WIDA Screener. Submit the results to parents and cumulative record.
- Administer academic and language assessments for the purpose of evaluating students’ progress in meeting academic learning targets and progress in language acquisition. Maintains complete and accurate records of students’ progress and evidence of growth and progress.
- Develops and maintains individualized instructional plans for each student (LLIP).
- Collaborates with general education teachers of language learners with scheduling , instruction, modifications, and assessment.
Classroom Culture: Provide a nurturing, supportive, and positive learning environment with high expectations that encourage student responsibility, enhance motivation, clearly communicate classroom routines, and incorporate challenging instructional strategies.
Family & Community: Facilitate frequent and effective home-school communication by coordinating conferences, written communication, parent trainings and other meetings/events, and administrative support for childcare, interpreting, translations, etc.
Professional Responsibilities: Actively participates in professional learning communities (PLCs) with colleagues in order to improve teaching and student learning. Reflect on instruction and leadership while contributing ideas, expertise, and time to the mission and goals of the school.
Qualifications
- Must demonstrates fluency in all four language domains: reading writing, listening, and speaking
- Committed to high academic achievement and high expectations for all students
- Able to be a positive team-player and communicate effectively with colleagues, supervisors, students, and families
- Open to being coached and receiving feedback in order to advance learning and growth for students
- Professional with high personal standards and integrity
- Teaching candidates must hold a valid state of Tennessee teaching certification in ESOL (K-12) or be upcoming graduates in an accredited teacher preparation program. If you hold a teaching license in another state, you must for a Tennessee teaching license.
- Candidates must hold a bachelor's degree.
Compensation
Salary is based on a combination of relevant education and experience.
This position may be eligible for an increase in total compensation. The Differentiated Compensation Plan applies to designated schools and hard-to-staff positions.
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