POSITION: PCS AIG Teacher

REPORTS TO: Director of Digital Learning

Evaluated by: School Principal

NATURE OF WORK

The AIG teacher is responsible for teaching, advocating, and maintaining documentation for the gifted learners they are assigned. The AIG teacher is responsible for teaching the AIG Curriculum

1. Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of appropriate content, methods and strategies for education of academically or intellectually gifted students

• Knowledge of curriculum development and implementation, particularly differentiation of instruction

• Knowledge of the Common Core Standards

• Knowledge of effective communication strategies and skills in team teaching, planning and demonstration teaching

• Demonstrated excellent skill in teaching and communication with parents

B. Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all headcount record keeping and procedures related to state requirements for gifted students – identification, testing, placement, annual reviews

• Maintains all documents and information and places them in the identified student’s yellow folder

• Provides direct service to identified AIG Students based on identification (reading, math, IG etc)

• Teaches the AIG Curriculum to qualified students

• Seeks GO GROW activities for students that demonstrate gifted potential that currently do not qualify for AIG services

• Develops lesson plans for any direct service provided by the AIG teacher

• Informs the regular classroom teacher of the specific AIG identification for each student as well as any students that are on the “watch list”.

• Meets with individual parents and parent groups when applicable

• Serves as a resource to the cluster teacher when applicable

• Advocates for AIG students and program ( i.e. PAGE organization)

• Demonstrates best practices for AIG students

• Conferences with students as needed

• Makes students aware of opportunities outside of the regular curriculum

• Meets regularly with other AIG teachers to share materials and ideas and to develop instructional materials

• Communicates with regular education teachers about AIG identified students, as well as “watch list” students assigned to the regular education class. See “Notification of AIG Students” (Form 9)

• Communicates and disseminates information about the program to parents and the community

• Maintains a record of all services provided during the year

• Assists in the evaluation of the program

• Monitors the progress of individual students working on advanced projects or independent studies

• Sends data reports and paperwork to AIG Coordinator upon request

C. LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS

• Holds a current NC teaching License (or other state equivalent)

• Holds a current AIG certification (or must be provisioned and licensed within 2 years of being hired as an AIG teacher. Failure to earn the AIG licensure within 2 years may result in being removed as an AIG teacher and placed back into a classroom that matches current licensure.

D. SUGGESTED TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 3 years regular Core Classroom Teaching experience in a K-12 School instructional setting (Elementary preferred)

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• 10 month position

• Expected Working Hours: 7.5 hours

• Salary: Teacher (Years of Experience) State Scale