For more information please contact:

Pablo De Santiago, Secondary Principal

806-658-4521 ext. 229

Applications may be sent by email to the link above or may be mailed to:

Booker ISD

PO Box 288

Booker, TX 79005

Booker ISD is an equal opportunity employer. We consider application for all positions with out regard to race, color, national origin, age, religion sex, marital status, veteran or military status, the presence of a medical condition, disability, or any other legally protected status.

Secondary Math: Algebra 1 and/or Advanced Math Courses

Very Low Teacher to Student Ratio

GENERAL DESCRIPTION: To help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their development as mature, knowledgeable, and responsible men and women.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • A Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university.

  • Valid teacher certification appropriate for the particular assignment and grade level as required by federal, state or local regulations, laws or regulatory bodies including the No Child Left Behind Act; which includes current state certification, acceptable scores on mandatory tests or other documentation meeting the requirements set forth by our organization and /or regulatory bodies for this position.

  • Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the district may find appropriate and acceptable.

EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

  • Prior experience or formal training in working with “at-risk” students preferred.

  • A proven ability to work in a polite and friendly manner with a variety of constituencies including parents, students, and staff.

  • Ability to effectively educate and manage students from varying backgrounds and socio-economic levels.

  • Experience in effectively handling conflict.

  • Must possess a sense of humor.

  • Such alternatives to the above requirements as the district may find appropriate and acceptable.

ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Professional

  • Implements the school’s mission, philosophy of education and instructional standards and objectives.

  • Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct.

  • Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.

  • Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, school policy, and administrative regulation.

  • Strives to maintain and improve professional competence especially as relates to the specific assignment and student grade and subject area appropriateness.

  • Attends staff meetings and serves on staff committees as required.

  • Establishes and maintains cooperative relationships with others.

  • Establishes and maintains open lines of communication with students, colleagues, and parents concerning both academic and behavioral progress of assigned students.

  • Performs such other related tasks and assumes such other related responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned by the Principal as appropriate.

  • Works cooperatively and in concert with other employees and contractors to advance a seamless, responsive and effective education environment for students.

  • Makes provision for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.

Instructional

  • Meet and instructs assigned students in the locations and at the time designated.

  • Plans a program of study using tools provided that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.

  • Creates a blended classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.

  • Prepares for classes assigned, and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisor

  • Encourages students to set and maintain high standards of classroom behavior and achievement

  • Utilizes positive behavior interventions to support student progress and learning.

  • Maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner

  • Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum standards and establishes clear objectives which reflect these standards for all lessons, units, and projects

  • Employs a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media

  • Assesses and documents the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required

  • Documents the learning problems of students and seeks the assistance of specialists as required

  • Meets the needs of special programs students through effective classroom instruction, observations, assessments and inputs to prevailing oversight committees, ARD committees, 504 meetings and LPAC committees

  • Plans and supervises purposeful assignments for educational assistant(s) and volunteer(s) and, cooperatively with supervisors, assesses their job performance.