SCHOOL BOARD OF SAINT LUCIE COUNTY JOB DESCRIPTION Position No. Salary Schedule FLSA Length of Work Year Date Approved Date Revised 64012 110 Exempt JOB TITLE *GATE Teacher (Grant Funded) *Genesis Academy For Teaching Excellence 11 months 8-26-97 DEPARTMENT School Based REPORT TO Principal JOB GOAL To serve as a coach for pre-service teachers and collegial mentor to school staff. QUALIFICATIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Bachelor’s degree or higher Valid Florida certificate Three (3) years successful teaching experience Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with parents, students, community and colleagues. Ability to perform the essential functions of the position. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES *1. To survey staff development needs and meet identified needs through coordination of inservice and staff development offerings for site-based staff development program. *2. To work with Genesis Teacher Education Project in its planning, development and evaluation stages. *3. To assist with school improvement activities as they relate to staff development and increased student achievement. *4. To attend meetings of the GATE On-Site Coordinators and work cooperatively with that group. *5. To work with the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Liaison as the school contact person to facilitate the Clinical Education/Peer Coaching model to teachers. *6. To assist the Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Liaison and Principal in the placement of FAU students for practicum experiences. GATE Teacher Page 2 *7. To serve as a coach for pre-service teachers and clinical instructors or pre-service teacher. *8. To serve as a collegial mentor to school staff through training in and strategies related to the school project focus. *9. To schedule and chair monthly meetings of the GATEWAY and Genesis Teacher Teams at the school site. *10. To oversee the completion of “exportable products”/classroom action research for submission to the GATE office. 11. To perform assigned tasks in a timely and efficient manner. 12. To perform assigned tasks with a high standard of quality. 13. To collect state required data and complete the site DOE reports with th FAU liaison for submission to the project director in a timely fashion. Physical Demand Class - SL *Essential Job Functions