Elementary Teacher (2025 - 2026 School Year)

Tupelo Public School District; Lawhon (LA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tupelo Public School District is seeking an Elementary Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year to foster student learning across subjects like language arts, science, and physical education. Candidates must possess a Mississippi Educator License and be committed to creating an engaging learning environment. This full-time role emphasizes developing lesson plans and assessing student growth, aiming to enable every child to succeed academically and personally.

Qualifications

• Requires Mississippi Educator License with appropriate endorsement.
• Alternatives may be accepted at the discretion of the Board.

Responsibilities

• Instructs pupils in various subjects and maintains classroom standards.
• Develops lesson plans tailored to the needs of pupils and evaluates their progress.

Skills

Teaching multiple subjects

Classroom management

Education

Mississippi Educator License

Job description

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• Mississippi Educator License with appropriate endorsement
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board or superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.
  
  

Flsa Status

Exempt

Job Title

Elementary Classroom Teacher

Qualifications

• Mississippi Educator License with appropriate endorsement
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board or superintendent may find appropriate and acceptable.
  
  

Reports To

Principal/Director or designee

Job Goal

To provide an environment that supports a foundation for further participation in the total school program that facilitates learning and personal growth.

Performance Responsibilities

• Believes strongly that all students can learn and that all teachers are responsible for structuring an educational environment in which all students can be successful.
• Provides reading, language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, art, health, physical education, and music to pupils utilizing the course of study adopted by the Board of Education, and other appropriate learning activities.
• Instructs pupils in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district.
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil.
• Translates lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil.
• Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
• Evaluates academic and social growth of pupils, and keeps appropriate records.
• Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to discuss pupil's progress and interprets the school program.
• Identifies pupil needs, and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping pupils solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Creates an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, bulletin boards, and interest centers.
• Collaborates with other teachers to determine best practices of instruction.
• Collaborates with other teachers in developing formative and summative assessments and ensures alignment to the curriculum.
• Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and self-selected professional growth activities.
• Participates cooperatively with the appropriate administrator to develop the method by which the teacher will be evaluated in conformance with district guidelines.
• Selects and recommends the requisition of books and instructional aids; maintains required inventory records.
• Supervises pupils with classroom activities assigned during the assigned working day.
• Administers group standardized tests in accordance with district testing programs.
• Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs as required.
• Participates in faculty committees and the sponsorship of pupil activities.
• Identifies individual needs of the pupils and make appropriate internal and external referrals.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
  
  

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to sit; stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb or balance.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and work year to be established by the Board.

Evaluation

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Professional Personnel.

Reviewed By

Scott Williams, HR Director

Date

8-11-2022

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Education and Training

• Industries

  Public Relations and Communications Services

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