Alternative Education Position (Secondary Science) available for the 2025-2026 School Year

Job Description:

This position requires an individual who enjoys assisting 6th through 12th-grade students working toward successful credit recovery and/or attending an alternative setting to a traditional high school.

Location: 2727 South 137th West Ave, Sand Springs, OK 74063 (Employment is with Sand Springs Public Schools)

Reports to: Building Administrator, Ashley Wise

Supervises: Assigned Paraprofessionals, Volunteers, and Students

Salary: An additional 5% over the designated Sand Springs teacher pay scale will also be added to the Salary Step.

Contract: 180 days/7 hours daily

Status: Exempt

Grades: 6th - 12th

Additional Duty: This position requires coaching from one of the areas listed below and stipends for additional position will vary. Coaching positions are open in football, fast pitch softball, cross country, volleyball, girls basketball, wrestling, baseball, golf, soccer, track and slow pitch. Please contact Rod Sitton, athletic director for more information at 918.246.1491.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE: Bachelor of Arts in the educational area of a major study

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS: Valid Oklahoma teaching certificate in the area of study. (Secondary- History/Social Studies) preferred

Job Goal: Provide exceptional instruction to assigned students while working within the established policies and procedures of the district.

Evaluation: Annually Under Oklahoma Law (TLE)

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
• Establishes and implements classroom procedures designed to maximize student learning in an environment conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Prepares detailed weekly written lesson plans consistent with Oklahoma Academic Standards designed to teach skills on course curriculum maps and timely submits plans to the assigned principal.
• Complies with and fully implements all Individualized Education Plans and behavioral or academic interventions.
• Maintains a neat and orderly classroom, including the physical arrangement of the room, student records, and materials.
• Handles routine classroom discipline fairly.
• Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct, and, for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure and maintains order in the classroom fairly and justly.
• Attends and participates in all required meetings and conferences, including professional development and planning meetings, and strives for professional growth.
• Maintains complete and accurate student records, including attendance, performance, and discipline records.
• Provides professional and regular feedback to students and parents, ensuring compliance with all laws and district policies and procedures, and communicates regularly with parents through notes, phone calls, conferences, etc.
• Utilizes professional behavior in all school-related interactions.
• Complies with all federal, state, and local laws, board policies, and procedures.
• Uses formative and summative data to guide instruction, plans for student interventions, and communicates progress to parents.
• Provides individualized and small group instruction, adapting the curriculum as needed.
• Provides a technology-enriched environment to support student learning.
• Maintains availability to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day.
• Plans and coordinates the work of teacher assistants, parents, and volunteers in the classroom and on field trips.
• Collaborates with other professionals to enrich and improve students’ academic progress.
• Performs all other tasks as the supervisor may assign

Physical Demands: This is an overview intended for compliance with the ADA – it is not an exhaustive list of the duties to be performed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions of a specific position.

Regular Requirements: Stand for extended periods; walk; twist at the neck and trunk; bend and reach with hands and arms overhead, above the shoulder, and horizontally; repetitive use of fingers and hands to grasp and/or operate equipment and demonstrate lessons to students; lift/move up to 15 pounds

Occasional Requirements: Lift/move up to 25 pounds, ability to administer CPR

Visual Requirements: Close, color, peripheral, depth perception, ability to adjust focus

Hearing/Speaking Requirements: Adequate to exchange information

DISCLAIMER:

Requirements represent minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.