Middle School Readers and Writers - Summer School Teacher - (Incoming Grades 6-8)

FRASER PUBLIC SCHOOLS

FRASER, MICHIGAN

TITLE:  Middle School Readers and Writers - Summer School Teacher - (Incoming Grades 6-8)                                  

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate
• Exemplary experience in teaching middle school language arts
• Must be able to communicate effectively with students, staff, and parents.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and engage students in a virtual setting if needed
• Must have successful classroom experience with literacy instruction and assessment.
• Must have experience using data to guide student’s learning individual paths.
• Enthusiastic, energetic, and positive professionals with a growth mindset

REPORTS TO:    Director of Secondary Education

SUPERVISES:     All Students

JOB GOAL:         To support incoming grades 6-8 grade students with reading and writing skills needed to successfully transition into their next grade.

The Macomb Intermediate School District is offering a summer reading and writing camp for students entering 6 , 7th or 8th grade. The goal is to allow students to participate in activities where they read, write, and discuss ideas with their peers. Organize their learning in a readers-writers notebook, with the course ending in a culminating multi-genre project that answers the thematic question, “What makes me who I am?” Work toward their individualized reading and writing goals, and share their best work with an audience beyond the classroom.

ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide effective instructional methods based on a daily schedule outlined in training
• Administer pre and post assessments
• Submit attendance records
• Plan appropriate instruction to support diverse student needs
• Plans and prepares for classes assigned, and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate superior.*
• Leads face-to-face student class sessions.*
• Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media, consistent with the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved, and the physical limitations of the location provided.*
• Diagnoses student and class educational needs.*
• Plans instructional goals, objectives, and methods and cooperates with other members of the staff in achieving these aims.*
• Develops, organizes and maintains a classroom environment conducive to effective learning within the limits of the resources provided by the district.*
• Establishes and maintains standards of classroom behavior, as approved by FPS
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.*
• Maintains accurate, complete and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.*
• Assists in upholding and enforcing school rules, administrative regulations and Board of Education policy.*
• Makes provision for being available to students and parents for education related purposes during and outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so.*
• Works to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning both the broad academic and behavioral progress of all students.*
• Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as  assigned. *

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:                       

One 5-week session: July 7th -August 7th 

Teachers will work from 8:30 to 11:30 am (24 days) for instructional time with 30 minutes of supervision before and 30 minutes of supervision after, 1 hour planning time per day. 

• Contracted through MISD or Fraser 
• July 7th-August 7th (Mon-Thurs, 4 days/week) - Week of July 1-4 off 
• 8:00 am-12:00 pm 
• Teachers will attend a training session – in-person at MISD (June 9th, 1-3pm, OR June 9, 4:30-6:30pm, OR June 10th, 9-11am 
• one day set-up(4 hours) 
• $45.00/hour paid by the FPS

SALARY:                    $45.00 per hour

EVALUATION:       In accordance with the State of Michigan laws and policies.

This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any duties requested by his or her management that generally fit into the job expectations. 

*Essential Functions of the job as per the Americans with Disability Act (ADA)

FRASER PUBLIC SCHOOLS DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OR RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX. AGE, HEIGHT, WEIGHT, RELIGION, MARITAL STATUS, OR DISABILITY IN ITS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE FOLLOWING PERSON HAS BEEN DESIGNATED TO HANDLE INQUIRIES REGARDING THE NONDISCRIMINATION POLICIES: DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, 33466 GARFIELD, FRASER, MI 48026 (586) 439.7000.