A Legacy teacher works to create and enhance a culture of achievement and respect where high expectations and results are the norm. All teachers are responsible for demonstrating significant and measurable academic gains, each year, with the students they teach. All teachers’ actions must always be aligned with our mission, vision, core values, and education program. The essential functions of our lead teachers are as follows:



I. INSTRUCTIONAL VISION

PLANNING for INSTRUCTION



+ Use the state standards to create rigorous, objective-driven, lessons aligned with curriculum maps; complete standards deconstructions

+ Develop an academic calendar with mastery objectives for the year that ensures that critical knowledge and skills are taught throughout the year

+ Identify in each lesson what thinking skills will be explicitly taught, practiced, and made visible; what physical, social, or content skills students will be able to do and...