Substitute Teacher Pool Grades TK-8th

Job Summary

Day-to-Day Substitute Teachers needed for small public school district in Northern San Mateo County. (We are between San Francisco and SF Int'l Airport.) Our average class size is 19 students across three schools serving students in grades TK-8. In addition to teaching state academic standards, we stress life skills such as patience, responsibility and empathy, and encourage the use of social-emotional learning tools to communicate and build interpersonal skills.

Job Description / Essential Elements The Brisbane School District is a small, public school district serving children in grades K-8. We are nestled into the eastern slope of the San Bruno Mountain, between San Francisco, South San Franciso, and the SF Bay. The Brisbane School District is comprised of two elementary schools and one middle school.

LIFESKILLS: We use an approach called Lifeskills in all classrooms and schools in the District. This approach, copyrighted by Susan Kovalik & Associates (www.kovalik.com), begins with a description of qualities we believe will serve students well throughout their lives, for example, responsibility, and integrity. They are taught through examples from real life and literature, and from the vocabulary we use when children do not use them.

INTEGRATED, THEMATIC INSTRUCTION (Highly Effective Teaching): We believe that all children learn most efficiently when they can tie new cognitive content and skills to prior knowledge, especially when with an experiential connection. We are trying to help our children develop into thoughtful and responsible citizens, armed with basic skills and self-confidence.

This approach allows us to challenge the most capable while successfully including struggling students. At the same time, this approach has proven to be interesting and fun for teachers and children.

Requirements

/ Qualifications MATERIALS

• Applicants must submit a copy (or link to) the California teaching credential or permit. Please also submit a cover letter. Please include the contact information (name, phone/email) for at least three persons who could provide a reference for the applicant. Final candidates will be fingerprinted, the results of which could affect employment. Final candidates will be asked to submit recent proof of being free of active TB and must present an original I-9 documentation in order to complete the hiring process. Comments and Other Information Review of applications will begin immediately. Only those considered for hire will be contacted.