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Major Responsibilities: -Student Achievement: Hold all students to high academic standards, set and pursue rigorous academic goals, ensure academic achievement of all students to put them on the path to college -Instructional Excellence and Planning: Demonstrate strong content knowledge, utilize on-going formative and summative assessments to assess student mastery of content and uncover gaps in student knowledge, engage students in rigorous inquiry-based lessons and higher order thinking skills, push academic rigor with scaffolded critical thinking questions, collaborate with team members to design grade-level scope and sequence and unit plans, collaboratively develop and write quality rigorous interim assessments, meet a range of needs by ensuring students receive differentiated and individualized instruction and support daily -Professionalism and Growth: Foster and maintain a positive, constructive, and supportive working relationship with administration, teachers, and staff. Seek feedback to improve performance in instruction, planning, culture, and leadership; reflect on and pursue development in areas of personal and professional growth, work with the Director and Lead teacher to evaluate and improve skills, eagerly participate in structured and informal professional development opportunities, collaborate with colleagues to ensure a safe, joyful and rigorous school environment. Attend and participate in all staff meetings and professional development, including occasional evenings and weekends and extended summer orientation. -Individualized Learning: Develop a deep understanding of the school’s online adaptive curricula and evaluate and experiment with new programs, create a classroom culture focused on maximizing individualized learning time, align online curricula with face-to-face instruction to push critical thinking skills and rigor in the classroom, review and use student data generated by adaptive curricula to drive classroom instruction and individualized support for all students -Classroom and School Culture: Create a positive and achievement-oriented learning environment, set and reinforce clear expectations and routines aligned to school’s culture, maintain a joyful classroom environment, embrace school-wide culture systems, design classroom to reinforce school values and culture -Data Analysis: Use data from interim assessments and other formal and informal sources to adjust and direct instruction, collaborate with team members to assess effectiveness of instruction and units, participate in all-staff data days, bring complete and relevant data to meetings, create intervention plans for students behind grade level based on data -Character Development: Embody and hold students to our CRED values (Community, Respect, Efficacy, and Diversity), model and develop students’ sense of academic efficacy, discuss and recognize the development of college readiness traits -Student/Family Relationships: Create a joyful and supportive academic environment for students and their families, build rapport with students outside of class, maintain regular communication with families around student academic and character development -Extended school hours and extended school year: Student hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m; Teacher hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. Teachers typically report the second week of August and work through the end of June. -Additional duties as needed/assigned.

FTE: 1.0 Why Wayzata? High student achievement Instructional Technology- Technology levy has increased the number of computers and other technology available for use in the classroom. Alternate Compensation- This program provides teachers with additional professional development opportunities through peer coaches, courses and study groups. Competitive salary and benefits- Our benefits include medical, dental, and life insurance; long term disability and employee assistance program. Professional support and development- First year teachers are provided a mentor and on-going professional development opportunities. Good People- We strive to hire good people that work well together and have fun doing it. Position Description: Candidates selected to fill the role of Elementary Teacher for Wayzata Public Schools will be given the great responsibility of continuing our long standing commitment to academic excellence. This will be done through the design and delivery of instruction that ensures the success of a diverse population of learners. In addition, you will be responsible for building positive relationships and working collaboratively with students, parents, and staff members to foster a positive experience for the entire learning community. Qualifications: Must have a valid MN teaching license. Ideal candidate will have previous elementary level teaching experience. Ideal candidate will have deep knowledge of core areas such as Language Arts, Math, and early literacy. Ideal candidates should also have experience with multiple instructional designs and differentiated strategies that support diverse learners. Must have strong classroom management skills with the ability to maintain a positive learning environment. Must have the ability to build positive working relationships with students, parents and staff. Must have the ability to calmly and effectively deal with a variety of unexpected circumstances. Must be proficient with current technology used to support communication, academics, and student progress monitoring. Must be able to produce, analyze and respond to relevant data about student learning. Application procedure: Apply online at www.wayzata.k12.mn.us Internal Applicants must complete the Internal Application Selection Procedure: This is a round 2 position and is open to current employees and outside candidates-position will remain open until filled regardless of closing date