Arlington Public Schools (APS) requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 unless a medical or religious exemption is approved. Being fully vaccinated means that an individual is at least two weeks past their final dose ofc an authorized COVID-19 vaccine regimen (i.e. Pfizer, Moderna, and/or Johnson and Johnson). As a condition of employment, newly hired employees will be required to provide proof of their COVID-19 vaccination.

This position is a 1.0 FTE located at Taylor Elementary School .

• Spend four hours a day in the classroom with direct contact with students and/or teachers, with exceptions for planning/staff development days, identification procedures and committees, and county-wide Gifted Services obligations.
  
• Model lessons for the classroom teacher in differentiated instruction strategies, creative thinking strategies, critical thinking strategies, creative problem-solving, product development, and research skills.
  
• Administer all elements of the Gifted Services identification process and lead school-based identification committee. Co-plan with classroom teachers to extend activities conducted by the resource teacher both before and after classroom visits.
  
• Arrange for speakers, field trips, and other resources to support differentiated curriculum in each classroom with gifted children.
  
• Obtain materials from the gifted services curriculum lab to support activities which are part of the differentiated curriculum for gifted students. Plan and conduct the annual Gifted Parent Information Meeting in October.
  
• Initiate identification of and assist with provisions for at-risk gifted students as well as follow-up for students already identified.
  
• Facilitate cross-grade instructional grouping where appropriate for individual gifted students, mentorship arrangements for minority high potential students and for exceptionally gifted students.
  
• Conduct demonstration workshops for school staff regarding identification procedures, techniques for utilizing differentiated curriculum and instruction, parent conference information.
  
• Disseminate information about gifted information to staff and school community. Attend training workshops and/or conferences on Gifted Education when available, and county-wide meetings and in-service during the school year.
  
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  Assist in planning and implementation of county-wide staff development. Present relevant gifted services information at county-wide and school meetings. Take a county-wide leadership role in training teachers in Gifted Education strategies and techniques.
  
  
  
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  Conduct workshops for school staff during the school year, at regional conferences when appropriate, and for parents at October Gifted Services information meeting at each school.
  
  
  

• Masters in Gifted Education or Endorsement in Gifted Education.
• Recent successful classroom experience of five or more years.
• Ability to plan and cooperate with other classroom teachers.
• Ability and experience with diverse populations.
• Ability to articulate the differentiated curriculum model to teachers and parents.
• Ability to demonstrate effective classroom delivery of gifted curriculum through a collaborative model.

• Dual endorsement in English as a Second Language and/or Special Education, or in any other content area, is preferred but not required.
  

If you submitted an online application and wish to apply for a position please follow these steps.

1. Log into your application and select the appropriate application (Current APS employees interested in transferring must select the Employee Transfer Application .) If you are a new online application user, please register with the online system, then proceed to Step 2 .

2. Login to your application, select the appropriate application, click the Start Application button at the bottom of the page.

3. Click the Continue/Save button at the bottom of each web page until you reach the Employment Openings page of the application.

4. On the Employment Openings page, click the Add Job button.

5. Select the position you would like to apply for from the drop down list.

6. Click the Add Another button to add a different position to your application or if you have finished click the Continue button and proceed to Step 7 .

7. Once you have finished selecting the job(s) click the Continue button at the bottom of each web page and submit the application. (You will need to complete the Applicant Testimony and Applicant's Authorization Statement every time you re-submit your application.)

8. Click the Submit button on the left.

9. Click the Submit Application button to finish applying for an APS position(s).

10. Please do not contact the schools regarding job openings.

Arlington Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer

If you would like to apply for a position please follow these steps.
1. Log in to your application and select the appropriate application (Current APS employees interested in transferring must select the Employee Transfer Application). If you are a new online application user, please regiser with the online system, then proceed to Step 2.
2. Login to your application, select the appropriate application, click the Start Application button at the bottom of the page.
3. Click the Continue/Save button at the bottom of the each web page until you reach the Employment Openings page of the application.
4. On the Employment Openings page, click the Add Job button.
5. Select the position you would like to apply for from the drop down list.
6. Click the Add Another button to add a different position to your application or if you have finished click the Continue button and proceed to Step 7.
7. Once you have finished selecting the job(s) click the Continue button at the bottom of each web page and submit the application. (You will need to complete the Applicant Testimony and Applicant's Authorization Statement every time you re-submit your application).
8. Click the Submit button on the left.
9. Click the Submit Application button to finish applying for an APS position(s).
10. Please do not contact the schools regarding job openings.

Arlington Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of the Arlington School Board, as stated in Policy 35-4.4, Employee Relations – Equal Employment Opportunity - that “Employment opportunities shall not be restricted, abridged or otherwise adversely affected on the basis of race, national origin, creed, color, religion, gender, age, economic status, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, genetic information, gender identity or expression, and/or disability.”

Salary will be based on the FY2022-23 salary schedule