LONG-TERM SUB - General Science
Company: North Smithfield School Department
Location: North Smithfield
Posted on: April 1, 2026
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Job Description:
NORTH SMITHFIELD SCHOOL DEPARTMENT JOB DESCRIPTION
TITLE:Classroom Teachers QUALIFICATIONS:R. I. Certification as
Elementary, Middle, or Secondary School Teacher (as appropriate)
REPORTS TO:Building Administrator TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:School Year.
Salary and other conditions as per contractual agreement with
School Committee EVALUATION:Evaluation annually in accordance with
provisions of the School Committee Policy on Evaluation JOB GOAL:To
lead students toward the fulfillment of their potential for
intellectual, emotional and psychological growth and maturation
RHODE ISLAND PROFESSIONAL TEACHING STANDARDS: Standard 1: Teachers
create learning experiences using a broad base of general knowledge
that reflects an understanding of the nature of the communities and
world in which we live. Standard 2: Teachers have a deep content
knowledge base sufficient to create learning experiences that
reflect an understanding of central concepts, vocabulary,
structures, and tools of inquiry of the disciplines/content areas
they teach. Standard 3: Teachers create instructional opportunities
that reflect an understanding of how children learn and develop.
Standard 4: Teachers create instructional opportunities that
reflect a respect for the diversity of learners and an
understanding of how students differ in their approaches to
learning. Standard 5: Teachers create instructional opportunities
to encourage all students’ development of critical thinking,
problem solving, performance skills, and literacy across content
areas. Standard 6: Teachers create a supportive learning
environment that encourages appropriate standards of behavior,
positive social interaction, active engagement in learning, and
self-motivation. Standard 7: Teachers work collaboratively with all
school personnel, families, and the broader community to create a
professional learning community and environment that supports the
improvement of teaching, learning, and student achievement.
Standard 8: Teachers use effective communication as the vehicle
through which students explore, conjecture, discuss, and
investigate new ideas. Standard 9: Teachers use appropriate formal
and informal assessment strategies with individuals and groups of
students to determine the impact of instruction on learning, to
provide feedback, and to plan future instruction. Standard 10:
Teachers reflect on their practice and assume responsibility for
their own professional development by actively seeking and
participating in opportunities to learn and grow as professionals.
Standard 11: Teachers maintain professional standards guided by
legal and ethical principles. RHODE ISLAND EDUCATOR CODE OF
PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY: Set of commitments which guide
professional conduct in all situations with professional and
ethical implications. The Code embraces the fundamental belief that
the student is the foremost reason for the existence of the
profession. 1.Responsibility to Students: Rhode Island Educators’
first commitment is to ensuring that all students achieve at the
high levels needed to lead fulfilling and productive lives, to
succeed in academic and employment settings, and to contribute to
society. 2.Responsibility to Self: Rhode Island Educators are
committed to establishing high professional standards for their
practice and striving to meet these standards through their
individual performance. 3.Responsibility to Colleagues and the
Profession: Rhode Island Educators are committed to work with
school and district colleagues and as members of professional
communities to establish and implement initiatives that will
further student learning. 4.Responsibility to Parents and the
Community: Rhode Island Educators are committed to collaborate with
families and communities to offer a quality education to all
students. 5.Responsibility to Rhode Island Board of Regents: Rhode
Island Educators demonstrate a commitment to Rhode Island standards
for educator quality through certification requirements and support
for the implementation of state initiatives within their districts.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: 1.Meets and instructs assigned
classes in the locations and at the times designed by the
administration. 2.Develops and maintains a classroom environment
conducive to effective learning within the limits of the resources
provided by the district. 3.Prepares for classes assigned, and
shows written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate
superior. 4.Encourages students to set and maintain standards of
classroom behavior. 5.Employs a variety of instructional techniques
and instructional media, consistent with the physical limitations
of the location provided and the needs and capabilities of the
individuals or student groups involved. 6.Strives to implement by
instruction and action the district’s philosophy of education and
instructional goals and objectives. 7.Takes all necessary and
reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials,
and facilities. 8.Evaluates student progress on a regular basis.
9.Maintains accurate, complete and correct records as required by
law, district policy, and administrative regulation. 10.Assists in
upholding and enforcing school rules, administrative regulations,
and Board Policy. 11.Makes provision for being available to
students and parents for education-related purposes outside the
instructional day when required or requested to do so under
reasonable terms. 12.Attends and participates in faculty meetings.
13.Cooperates with other members of the staff in planning
instructional goals, objectives, and methods. 14.Assists in the
selection of books, equipment, and other instructional materials.
15.Accepts a share of responsibility for co-curricular activities
as assigned. 16.Works to establish and maintain open lines of
communication with students and their parents concerning both the
broad academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students.
17.Establishes and maintains cooperative relations with others.
18.Provides for his/her own professional growth through an ongoing
program of reading, workshops, seminars, conferences, and/or
advanced course work at institutions of higher learning. 19.It is
the responsibility of the educator to comply with The Rhode Island
Right to Read Act requiring educators to exhibit either proficiency
in or awareness of the knowledge and practices of the Science of
Reading and Structured Literacy. 20.Assumes other responsibilities
as may be assigned by the Principal or Superintendent. 7/2025
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