Job Description:
ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES

• Implements a challenging differentiated curriculum that meets the needs of gifted students
• Provides academically challenging and engaging content and feedback and assessment during instruction
• Identifies, selects, and modifies instructional resources to meet the needs of the gifted students with varying backgrounds, learning styles, and special needs
• Uses Board-approved GATE eligibility assessments and GATE procedures to determine the appropriate placement of all applicants
• Serves as a resource person for the classroom teachers, providing materials, methods, and ideas to ensure appropriate educational experiences for gifted students in mainstream classrooms
• Facilitates and coordinates professional development for building staff to promote building-wide differentiation and enrichment during instruction
• Collaborates with gifted education teachers District-wide to assess changing curricular needs and to offer suggested improvements to develop curriculum, review assessment data, etc.
• Has knowledge and understanding of the cognitive, social, and emotional characteristics found in gifted students as a result of their a-typical mental development K – 12 GIFTED & TALENTED EDUCATION (GATE) TEACHER
• Creates an environment in which the gifted can use their strengths, explore their personal and interpersonal development, risk new areas of thought and action and feel a challenged
• Nurtures creativity in all its aspects of thinking, feeling, intuiting, and expressing talent through projects.
• Models professional and ethical standards when dealing with students, parents, peers, and community
• Establishes and maintains cooperative working relationships with students, parents, and schools, as prescribed by the school's Professional Learning Community values and beliefs.
• Demonstrates the ability to reduce the academic achievement gap.
• Participates in District and building professional development activities
• Meets professional obligations through efficient work habits such as meeting deadlines, honoring schedules, coordinating parent conferences, Open House, grading deadlines, etc.

PERFORMANCE KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, and ABILITIES

• Knowledge and appropriate use of District textual, curricular and assessment materials.
• Ability to work independently with minimal direct supervision
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing
• Knowledge of effective multi-tasking and organizational skills
• Ability to utilize information/communication technology to enhance instructional methodology.
• Ability to diffuse and avoid non-productive conflict with parents, students, staff and administration.   

 
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS The qualifications noted below are required/preferred to enable the employee to perform the essential duties/responsibilities of this position.

• Bachelor’s Degree, Master’s Degree preferred
• Missouri GATE certification
• Teaching experience or equivalent in a diverse educational environment
• Pre-service student teaching or equivalent in an elementary or secondary school? Superior interpersonal relationship skills required