Duties

• Employs a variety of instructional techniques, instructional media, and performance assessments, which guide the learning process toward academic achievement and curriculum goals.
• Establishes clear objectives for all lessons, curricular units, and projects and communicates these objectives to the students.
• Provides instruction in both English and Spanish (preferred) at a professional level of competence.
• Assesses the accomplishments of students in a variety of ways on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.
• Administers and analyzes pre academic testing data and adjusts instructional strategies, as needed, to maximize probability of student success.
• Maintains student online portfolio system.
• Recognizes the special needs of students, seeks the assistance of district specialists, as needed and/or required, and makes appropriate individualized physical and instructional accommodations within the classroom, including tending to toileting needs of individual students.
• May serve on building-level and district-wide committees, e.g., curriculum resource adoption and curriculum writing.
• Builds effective relationships with parents and students through regular communication and is available to students and parents for education-related purposes, e.g., open house, conferences, extra-curricular activities.
• Assists in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct and develops and informs students of reasonable rules concerning classroom procedures and behavior and maintains a safe and orderly classroom environment.
• All other duties that may be assigned by the district administration.

Qualifications

• Valid State of Illinois Professional Educator’s License (PEL) with required content endorsements (Early childhood Education and English Learner/Bilingual Education Spanish preferred, Special Education endorsement preferred).
• Ability to meet both the academic and developmental needs of Pre-Kindergarten aged children.
• Ability to teach within a culturally and linguistically diverse setting to meet the needs of all learners.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, and textbooks.
• Ability to write reports and general correspondence.
• Ability, both orally and in writing, to present information effectively and respond appropriately to questions and concerns from individuals and groups of educators, administrators, parents, students, and the general public.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate multiple facets of technology to enhance learning and instruction.

Salary/Benefits

• Salary is based on education and experience. Refer to the CBA Argo-Summit 26-31 New Hire Salary Chart
• Recommended hire will be subject to pre-employment screenings.
• Cook County School District 104 is an AA/EOE employer.

Link to District/Third Party Online Application Web Page

https://www.sd104.us/page/employment

School District

https://www.sd104.us/

ILearn Link

ILearn

Report Card Link

District Report Card

Application Deadline

8/7/2026