Los Angeles Unified School District
Human Resources Division

Class Description
Secondary Teacher

Job Purpose
Teaches specific subjects in departmentalized classes in middle and secondary schools, and other grades for which appropriately authorized.

Responsible to
School Principal or designee

Functions
Essential Functions

1. Teaches classes in middle and secondary schools, and other grades for which appropriately authorized, in accordance with the requirements of approved courses of study and at a rate and level commensurate with established expected student progress expectation, using adopted textbooks and other instructional materials authorized for such courses.
2. Uses information about individual students' academic strengths, needs, and progress in planning.
3. Designs activities to engage students in cognitively challenging work aligned to standards.
4. Uses resources that will promote high levels of learning and student engagement in the classroom environment.
5. Closely monitors student learning in order to understand how students are progressing toward the learning objectives and provides students with instructive and timely feedback that will move learning forward.
6. Establishes a classroom environment that is safe and supportive, risk-taking is encouraged, students feel free to contribute their ideas, and teacher and student interactions are respectful and polite to promote a positive learning environment for all students.
7. Provides clear behavior expectations for students and monitors student behavior throughout the class and school campus.
8. Intiates or participates in Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings with administrators, faculty, parents, and other parties involved to develop an IEP for eligible students.
9. Utilizes District approved behavior modification techniques to implement the IEP goals and continually monitors student progress toward IEP goal achievement.
10. Follows established policies and procedures for reporting incidents (e.g., child abuse, substance abuse, harassment, and violence).
11. Communicates with families to create a partnership around student learning by providing information about the instructional program and the progress of their child(ren).
12. Reflects on practice and student work to determine what went well and what changes could improve instruction and uses reflection to inform future instruction.
13. Evaluates the performance of subordinate personnel.