This position is the 2017-2018 school year.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from accredited university; Master's preferred
• Texas Certified Secondary Teacher or in an Alternative Certification Program and eligible to be hired.
• Demonstrated competency in the core academic subject area assigned

Special Knowledge/Skills:

• Knowledge of AVID methodologies
• Knowledge of core academic subject assigned
• General knowledge of curriculum and instruction
• Ability to instruct students and manage their behavior
• Strong organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Demonstrated success with the targeted early college standards, as well as college entrance and placement exams
• Pre-Advanced Placement, Advanced Placement experience preferred
• Experience working with diverse populations
• Flexibility, patience and perseverance
• Willingness and ability to progress with a cohort and teach the same subject area at subsequent grade levels

The AVID elective teacher voluntarily supports the mission of AVID and participates in the AVID elective program:

Competencies:

• Fosters collaborative problem solving among students and colleagues
• Demonstrates effective classroom management and organizational skills
• Serves as a student advocate and a proponent of equitable access to rigorous curriculum and programs
• Provides social and academic support for students
• Commits to personal and professional growth
• Spends extra time outside the classroom setting to ensure the success of the AVID system schoolwide
• Has or is willing to develop leadership roles on campus.
• Mentors AVID students.
• Promotes the AVID strategies and methodologies across grade levels, content areas and schoolwide

AVID elective teacher responsibilities include:

• Implementation of the AVID curriculum
• On-going monitoring of AVID students' progress
• Training, coaching and debriefing the tutorial process with tutors and students
• Collecting and analyzing AVID data and documentation of the AVID system
• Participation in all AVID elective teacher and Site Team meetings
• Assistance with and participation in AVID functions (e.g. parent meetings, AVID field trips, tutor recruitment, student recruitment/selection, and staff development)
• Encouraging parent attendance at family workshops
• Involving students in planning and presenting at family workshops
• Dissemination of college field trip information to students and parents
• Participation in college field trips.
  Contacting and organizing guest speakers
  Attending AVID professional development, including Summer Institutes

Experience:

At least one year student teaching or approved internship

At least one year of AVID experience preferred

Additional $ 1,000 stipend

This position works a 187 day calendar.