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Job description The Kindergarten Teacher is responsible for the successful school experience of every child in their classroom. From academics to social skills, the classroom teacher is responsible for developing each child in a holistic way. Additionally, the classroom teacher is responsible for creating a safe environment where every child feels cared for, supported, and able to thrive. A critical member of the professional culture, the classroom teacher is also responsible for being a positive contributor to the staff team. This position reports to the program principal. Duties: Build a Positive Community * Develop a safe, caring classroom community built upon principles and practices that embrace a trauma-informed, actively anti-racist approach. * Design and facilitate a daily community-building circle. * Establish clear and predictable routines and procedures to ensure the class environment is safe and productive. * Provide appropriate support, reteaching, and self-regulation opportunities to help students demonstrate successful school behavior. * Build individual relationships with each student and family * Provide regular opportunities for joy inside of the classroom Teaching and Learning * Design and deliver lessons based on Minnesota State Standards * Write and post content and language objectives for each lesson. * Ensure that the balance of the lesson includes less time for teacher talk and more time for student engagement, collaboration, and small group work. * Assign rigorous, engaging, and differentiated work to ensure each student receives appropriate support and challenges. * Provide daily formative assessments and regular summative assessments to monitor student mastery of content. Adapt instruction based on assessment results. * Teach content embracing a critical race theory approach. Ensure content provides an honest reckoning of the American story with its racist past and present. * Implement interventions as determined by the intervention team. Implement accommodations and modifications for students as required by a student&#8217;s IEP. * Include students in setting goals for their learning. Assist students in tracking their individual progress towards goal completion. Planning/Preparation * Develop quarterly plans to ensure that the curriculum covers all power standards to mastery over the course of the year. Update and adjust regularly. * Create and prepare daily lesson plans for appropriate age and learning skill level, making adjustments when needed. Files should be uploaded to shared team file. * Design content to ensure students engage deeply with diverse, representative texts and materials * Create and/or print out instructional material for classroom use * Keep records of student progress towards mastery of each standard. This may include keeping a grade book, collecting artifacts of student work that demonstrate mastery, etc. Collaboration/Professional Responsibilities * Actively participate in weekly collaboration meetings with teaching partner, EL teacher, SPED teacher, and EAs. * Prepare for and participate in weekly Professional Learning Community (PLC) meetings. * Collaborate with school support staff including dean of students, school social workers, family liaisons, and administration to develop appropriate supports for students and families. * Attend IEP and intervention team meetings as requested * Be an active participant in the school community by engaging committees and attending events * Participate in ongoing professional learning and stay up to date with current teaching methods, practices and any new knowledge in your field * Acquire and maintain required licensure to teach in your age and subject area * Design and lead parent/teacher conferences * Actively participate in and successfully fulfill the required steps of the teacher evaluation process. * Perform other related duties as assigned License/Certification: * MN Teaching License (Required) Job Type: Full-time Pay: $42,000.00 - $83,000.00 per year Benefits: * Dental insurance * Health insurance * Paid time off * Vision insurance Schedule: * 8 hour shift * Monday to Friday Ability to Commute: * Saint Paul, MN 55103 (Preferred) Work Location: In person To apply, please click this link: https://form.jotform.com/242954651246158<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fform.jotform.com%2F242954651246158&data=05%7C02%7Cscsu-edpost%40stcloudstate.edu%7C9455d61c4c4047348ae208dd6e2492b1%7C5011c7c60ab446ab9ef4fae74a921a7f%7C0%7C0%7C638787825552761277%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=p%2F43DaGGWkBvdjNR0w5y%2BOx9U3VId5F20ON%2FWLwZsnQ%3D&reserved=0>