The teacher is responsible for providing an engaging, high-quality educational experience by developing and implementing lesson plans that align with French and Louisiana State Standards, ensuring cognitive challenge and differentiation for all students. Essential duties include fostering a respectful classroom environment, utilizing effective instructional strategies, monitoring student understanding through assessments, and maintaining professional commitment to the school community.
Requirements summary
A Bachelor's degree is required, along with certification or the ability to gain certification as a teacher in the instructional area, and demonstrated experience in creating and successfully managing a classroom environment. A Master's degree or certification in multiple instructional areas and experience with public or charter school systems are preferred.
Purpose of Position: To provide an engaging, enriching and high quality educational experience for students
Employment Status: Full-time Reporting
Reports to: Principal
Location: Assigned campus
Essential Functions
Demonstrate Knowledge of Content and Pedagogy
Create lesson and unit plans that support instructional outcomes and reflect important concepts in the discipline
Create lesson and unit plans that accommodate prerequisite relationships among concepts and skills
Provide clear and accurate classroom explanations
Provide accurate answers to students’ questions
Provide feedback to students that furthers learning
Work with colleagues to assure interdisciplinary connections are planned and practiced
Ensure educational outcomes are of a challenging cognitive level, central to the discipline, allow student choice, use varied resources, allow for thoughtfully planned learning groups and interdisciplinary in nature
Ensure alignment of outcomes, activities and skills
Ensure assessments adequately measure student mastery of presented content
Plan and implement instructional outcomes which allow differentiation for students of varied abilities
Implementation of French and Louisiana State Standards lesson planning and common assessment as applicable
Collaborative work with teachers and staff, participation in PLCs (and “conseils de cycle” as applicable)
Respond promptly to telephone and email inquiries from families, teachers and administrators.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Comply with expectations in the French accredited program (as applicable)
Comply with accommodations for students with exceptionalities
Comply with all requirements of the LDOE teacher evaluation system.
Create an Environment of Respect and Rapport
Encourage and model respectful talk, active listening and turn taking
Acknowledge students’ backgrounds and lives outside of the classroom
Exhibit body language indicative of warmth and caring to students
Encourage and model politeness and support for all community members
Encourage and model fairness in all interactions
Establish a Culture for Learning
Encourage high expectations, supported through both verbal and nonverbal behaviors, for both learning and participation
Encourage and recognize effort and persistence on the parts of students
Create a culture that promotes high expectations for expression and work products
Establish smooth functioning classroom routines with little or no loss of instructional time
Create classroom routines where students play an important role in carrying them out
Utilize Effective Instructional Strategies
Create learning tasks and pose questions of high cognitive challenge which have been formulated by both students and the teacher
Create and pose questions with multiple correct answers or approaches, even when there is a single correct response
Plan, prepare, and deliver effectively paced lessons that are aligned with state standards and school curriculum.
Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners, including students with IEPs or 504 plans.
Utilize formative and summative assessments to monitor and improve student performance.
Effectively utilize student responses and ideas
Facilitate and encourage high levels of student participation in student led discussion
Encourage and support student enthusiasm, interest, thinking, problem solving, etc.
Create an environment where students are actively “working” rather than watching while their teacher “works”
Gathers and uses evidence of student understanding to information instruction and remediation
Assists students in assessing their own work against established criteria
Display Professionalism and Commitment to the Audubon Community
Reflect and refine instruction based on feedback from others and self-reflection
Create systems and routines that track student metrics to improve both academic and socio-emotional outcomes
Maintain accurate documentation of student progress
Comply by the school’s grading guidance and procedures
Respect timeline for grades input for progress reports and report cards
Maintain regular and effective communications with families regarding the program and student progress
Regularly work with colleagues to share and plan for student success
Participate in professional development opportunities that emphasize improving practice
Regularly participate in or initiate school activities which further the mission of the school
Complies with all school policies and procedures
Other Duties as Assigned
Perform additional tasks as assigned by the principal or other supervisors, including but not limited to:
Supporting during or after-school activities.
Assisting with school-wide events or initiatives.
Providing coverage for other staff as needed.
Contributing to the maintenance of a safe and clean school environment.
Work Hours and Compliance (Exempt Status)
The Teacher role is exempt under the Fair Labor Standards Act, and responsibilities may occasionally extend beyond regular school hours.
Teachers are expected to fulfill all professional obligations, including lesson preparation, grading, and participation in school events, without additional compensation for extended hours.
Education, Training and Experience
Required
Bachelor’s degree required
Certification or ability to gain certification as a Teacher in instructional area Experience creating and successfully managing a classroom environment
Preferred
Master’s degree in education or related field
Certification in multiple instructional areas
Experience in and/or understanding of the public school system including charter schools
NOTE
The foregoing list of essential duties and responsibilities is intended to be representative of the tasks performed within this classification. It is not necessarily descriptive of any one position. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.
Market context
Louisiana classroom teacher market snapshot
Louisiana classroom teacher roles are often shaped by steady school staffing needs, especially for candidates who can support multilingual classrooms and student engagement. These positions can be competitive because employers may prefer a bachelor’s degree in education while still requiring school-based experience and bilingual English-French proficiency. Review the AI-summarized requirements and benefits on this platform against the original posting, and confirm your school experience and language skills before applying.
