Job Title: GT Certified Teacher

Contract Days: 190 days

GT Teacher is directly supervised and evaluated by building-level Administrators and the GT

Coordinator.

Qualifications of Employment:

? Holds a teaching license with GT Certification

? Preferred experience working with GT students and parents

? Preferred experience working with building principals and classroom teachers

? GT Teachers are selected by the GT Coordinator and district/administrative team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

? Fulfill all duties of GT Teacher as directed by the ADE/DESE including, but not limited to:

     o Administer GT assessments for the gifted program identification process

     o Participate in placement decisions at each building level

     o Provide required professional development training to K-4 classroom teachers

     o Plan and deliver curriculum for K-2 enrichment and GT pull-out classes

     o Record and collect documentation of K-2 Whole Group Enrichment Observations

     o Deliver required service minutes for assigned identified GT students (3rd-5th)

     o Notify GT Coordinator of new referrals and concerns with identified GT students

     o Provide observations and administer assessments as requested for grade-level

and subject-level accelerations

o Coordinate academic interventions and differentiation strategies with classroom teachers as requested

? Attend Open House events and represent the GT Program at the building level

? Participate in GT professional development (PD) and maintain GT teacher training

? Attend monthly GT Meetings/Trainings and Support Advocacy of Gifted Education

(SAGE) Meetings

? GT Events:

     o Mini-Quiz Bowl (3rd/4th Grade)

     o Elem. Quiz Bowl (5th/6th Grade Teams) and Quarterly Quiz Bowl Family Nights

     o GT Field Trips

     o Annual AGATE Conference (Arkansas Gifted and Talented Educators)

? Other duties as assigned.