5th grade classroom teacher. 

KANSAS CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Job Description 

Job Title:              Pilot-Elementary Spanish Teacher          

Job Title Code:    1390

Salary Grade:      TC01 – T06 (see Teacher Salary Schedule)

Department:         Curriculum & Instruction-World Languages

Reports To:          Principal:  Locations-Gladstone, Faxon or Hale Cook 

FLSA Status:        Exempt

Position Number:  

Date Prepared:    July 2010               Revised:  Sept 2023                

Spanish position, elementary at Faxon

Job Description

Job title: Spanish teacher for elementary – pilot, FLES programming

Job title code: 1390?

Purpose of the world language department at KCPS:

Teach cultures, perspectives, all subject content in the target language by effectively implementing standards of world languages through engaging activities and real-world applications.

The Department of World Languages provides programs of study that educate students to live, work, and lead in a pluralistic and global world. 

Purpose of job:

Teach Spanish to students in a public, elementary school by adhering to the purpose of the world language department at KCPS and by performing the following essential duties and responsibilities as an instructor in world languages:

Plans instruction to achieve learning targets based on the World Readiness standards from ACTFL. Creates student learning objectives that are specific, measurable, attainable, and equitable. Monitors student progress in all three communicative modes (interpretive, interpersonal, and presentational) on a consistent basis. Utilizes students’ backgrounds, student interests, and student voice to tailor learning experiences. Provides students with opportunities to produce language through real-world applications and engaging activities. Facilitates the exposure to cultural experiences within and outside the classroom.

Communicates primarily in Spanish, using comprehensible input strategies. Models classroom routines that reflect practices of Spanish-speaking cultures. Provides a rich and stimulating learning environment that incorporates authentic resources. Equips students with strategies that enable them to stay in the target language. Uses a variety of strategies to guide students in developing critical thinking skills.

Meets with parents to discuss student progress and challenges. Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences, and teacher professional development workshops.

Supervisory Responsibilities: No

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree from four-year college or university

Background experience and/or knowledge in the subject area

Preferred Qualifications:

Valid Missouri Teaching Certificate Foreign Language K-12

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. 

This job requires that the employee be able to: sit, stand, walk, speak, hear, use hands, fingers, reach with hands and fingers; bend, stoop, lift objects of at least ten pounds; visual ability requires mono and color vision.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Length of work year:  187 days

Benefits:  Retirement Programs, Health and  Dental Insurance are provided.