Elementary Faculty -Part Time

Teaching Preparation

• Create course objectives, course syllabus, and course information sheets for Bible, Language Arts, History, Science, Math, and Bible or the classes you are hired to teach
• Prepare detailed engaging lesson plans using our LCA provided curriculum with objectives and assessment on the daily plans for M,W,F.
• Prepare detailed engaging lesson plans for T,Th for satellite days with details for parents to administer and oversee the lessons to completion.
• Follow prescribed scope and sequence and adhere to relevant curricular and policy guidelines as they teach their assigned classes.
• Put lessons on FACTS by Sunday at 5:00pm each week.
• If lesson plans change during the week, email the parents that day before the students leave for the day or you leave for the day.
• Create and update as necessary a curriculum notebook with all necessary documents requested by Elementary Director.
• Update grade level Curriculum Mapping instructed by the Director
• Utilize administrative time for planning, grading, and communication with parents as appropriate.
• Teach via on-line when necessary or directed by the school
• Communicate with parents weekly
  
  

Instruction

• Teach lessons with engaging activities when possible
• Use all teaching strategies to meet your students needs.
• Teach by using a mix of teacher directed lessons, group activities, and individual projects
• Integrate Biblical principles and a Biblically sound philosophy of education throughout the curriculum.
• Utilize valid teaching techniques to help students master necessary content and skills as defined by the relevant curriculum goals and the schools general philosophy.
• Plan a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students, challenging each to do his best work.
• Appropriately employ a variety of instructional aids, methods and other resources that will provide for creative teaching to reach the whole child: spiritual, mental, physical, social, and emotional.
• Effectively use homework for drill, review, enrichment or project work.
• Keep proper discipline and classroom management in the classroom and on the school premises in order to maintain a good teaching environment following the handbook discipline plan.
• Effectively communicate parent co-teacher duties and assist administration in holding co-teachers accountable.
• Inform the administration if unable to fulfill any assigned duties.
• Prepare adequate information and materials for a substitute teacher.
• Set an expectation for and enforce excellence of foundational communicational skills (i.e. grammar, spelling, neatness of work, handwriting, public speaking skills, etc.).
• Take an active role in enforcing school discipline (student code of conduct, dress code).
  
  

Non-Instructional

Teachers shall

• Cooperate with the Board and administration in implementing all policies, procedures, and directives governing the operation of the school.
• Confer with the administration regarding any policy he is unable to support.
• Maintain regular and accurate attendance and grade records on Renwewb to meet the demands of a comprehensive knowledge of each students progress.
• Renweb will be updated with attendance daily by 9:00
• Grades will be imputed in Renweb weekly
• Keep students, parents, and the administration adequately informed of student progress or deficiencies and give sufficient notice of probable course failure.
• Maintain a clean, attractive, well-ordered classroom.
• Maintain Satellite Day Office hours each Tue, and Thurs.
• Attend all required PTF, Workshops, or Meet the Teacher Events Effectively communicate parent co-teacher duties and assist administration in holding co-teachers accountable.
• Inform the administration if unable to fulfill any assigned duties.
• Prepare adequate information and materials for a substitute teacher.
• Set an expectation for and enforce excellence of foundational communicational skills (i.e. grammar, spelling, neatness of work, handwriting, public speaking skills, etc.).
• Take an active role in enforcing school discipline (student code of conduct, dress code).
  
  

Professional

Teachers shall

Utilize educational opportunities and evaluation processes for professional growth.

Meet the requirements directed by the school for continuing education on a yearly basis

Seek the counsel of the administrator, colleagues, and parents while maintaining a teachable spirit.

Provide input and recommendations for improvements in curricular, administrative, and managerial policies and practices in the school.

Attend and participate in scheduled faculty training, department, faculty, and PTF meetings.

Know the procedures for dealing with emergencies, including evacuation procedures.

Contribute as able to the general improvement of the school program.

Refuse to inappropriately use or circulate confidential information. Gossip is not tolerated.

Personal

Teachers shall

Strive to demonstrate the character qualities of enthusiasm, courtesy, flexibility, integrity, gratitude, kindness, self-control, perseverance, and punctuality.

Seek to meet everyday stress with emotional stability, objectivity, and optimism.

Develop and maintain rapport with students, parents, and staff by treating others with friendliness, dignity, sympathy and consideration.

Respectfully submit and be loyal to constituted authority.

Dress in modest, professional attire. Casual blue jeans, shorts, tee shirts, and specifics noted in the employee dress code policy are not acceptable for the classroom. Nice blue jeans and LCA spirit-wear are permitted on Fridays. P.E. teachers may wear more casual, but modest, clothes appropriate to their activities. All staff members in attendance at any school function are required to dress in accordance with the same standards of modesty and good taste that are required on campus.

Use clear and acceptable English in written and oral communication.

Recognize the need for good public relations by representing the school in a favorable and professional manner to the constituency and general public at all times.

Show due commitment toward fulfilling the teaching ministry.

Make effort to appreciate, support and understand the uniqueness of the LCA community.

It is the policy of Lucas Christian Academy (The School) to maintain a school environment that is free from discrimination and to conduct its educational practices, admissions program, financial aid policies, hiring, and other school-administrative programs on the basis of an individuals qualifications and abilities. The School does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, gender, sex, national origin, citizenship status, marital status, military status, religion, disability/handicap, or any other protected status in accordance with the requirements of all federal, state, and local laws, unless such status is required as a bona fide occupational qualification and/or such status or characteristic contradicts the deeply held religious convictions of the School, as explained in our Statement of Faith and Statement on Marriage and Human Sexuality.