Art Teacher | 25-26 (ArtElem) AS (Post 6/4) | The Locust Valley Central School District is looking for a (2025-2026 School Year) Art Teacher to join our team in providing a safe, nurturing and challenging classroom environment devoted to helping all students reach their full potential. REQUIREMENTS: | - NYS Certification Art (K-12); Dual certification preferred
| RESPONSIBILITIES: | - The teacher is responsible for the well-being and safety of the students, taking attendance, maintaining a functioning classroom, utilizing classroom management skills, leaving a clean classroom, and teaching the provided curriculum.
- Develop lesson plans and assignments to create a cohesive and consistent learning experience for students.
- Manage the classroom effectively to encourage student participation, minimize distractions and maintain a positive learning environment.
- Providing developmentally appropriate instruction on art techniques.
- Supervising lessons to ensure respectful interaction among learners.
- Collaborating with other teachers.
- Setting learning objectives.
- Inspiring creativity and self-expression among students.
- Teaching various art forms and techniques.
- Maintaining art records and portfolios of students.
| START: | September 2, 2025 | SALARY: | According to the LVSEA Teachers Contract | | as per LVSEA |
Assistant Principal - HS | 25-26 (AsstPHS) JM (Post 5/29) | The Locust Valley Central School District is looking for a (2025-2026 School Year) Assistant Principal - High School to join our team in providing a safe, nurturing and challenging classroom environment devoted to helping all students reach their full potential. REQUIREMENTS: | - NYS Certification Building Leader (SBL) or District Leader (SDL) or Administrator Supervisor (SAS)
| RESPONSIBILITIES: | SCHOOL PROGRAM DESIGN, CURRICULUM AND STAFF - Support the Principal in facilitating achievement of the overall vision/mission for the school.
- Assist with school-level program planning and assess ongoing progress in meeting goals and objectives.
- Facilitate staff supervision/appraisal in accordance with district policies.
- Participate in the identification of staffing needs, hiring/selection, orientation, and assignment of staff.
- Foster curriculum and staff development.
- Oversee annual and daily assignments of Teacher Assistant staff.
- Coordinate extra-curricular clubs and activities; supports the development and ongoing review of extracurricular clubs and activities.
- Assist the administrative team in interpreting and presenting school and district educational program(s) to students, staff and the community.
STUDENTS - Provide visible and effective leadership for students, actively modeling the principles of the district’s character education framework.
- Ensure that student achievements are enthusiastically celebrated.
- Help students in resolution of non-academic problems, which may interfere with their receiving full benefit from the school’s educational opportunities.
- Meet with the student body, or sub-groups, to clarify goals and standards, and to discuss programs and positive school initiatives.
- Lead PPS meeting efforts; develop schedule and lead early intervention and/or prompt referral and articulation of planning for students having difficulties.
- Provide fidelity in the implementation of student discipline; incorporating progressive levels of discipline implementing and addressing the Code of Conduct guidelines with specific deliberate attention to the attendance policy.
- Conduct individual conferences with students, staff, and parents to address academic, behavioral, and social issues.
- Lead and/or participate in student disciplinary meetings/hearings.
MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS - Collaborate with the building leadership team in daily management.
- Organize NYS Examination administration; develop proctor schedule and communicate testing approach (timing/calendar/approaches) to students/staff.
- Prepare district and SED reports as delegated by the Principal.
- Serve as a member of Site-Based management team.
- Assist the Principal and encourage cooperative involvement of parents and the community, in individual meetings, events, and the Parent Council.
- Serve as liaison between administrative/general staff and Head of Security.
- Participate in meetings of the administrative cabinet.
RELATIONSHIPS - Supervise: Shares responsibilities of leadership of faculty and staff.
- Reports to / Is supervised by: High School Principal.
- Collaborates with staff including but not limited to: Assistant Superintendent, Administrative Cabinet, Principal, Department Leaders, Head Custodian.
STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE - Drive initiatives for educational quality and school improvement.
- Pursue personal professional development.
Work towards annual goals determined in collaboration with the Principal. | START: | July 1, 2025 | SALARY: | According to the Administrators Association Contract | | as per Administrators Assoc. |
Biology | General Science Teacher | 25-26 (Bio/Gen Sci) JF (Post 5/27) | The Locust Valley Central School District is looking for a (2025-2026 School Year) Biology - General Science Teacher to join our team in providing a safe, nurturing and challenging classroom environment devoted to helping all students reach their full potential. REQUIREMENTS: | - NYS Certification Biology (7-12), Plus an additional Regents Science Certification.
| RESPONSIBILITIES: | - The Teacher is responsible for the well-being and safety of the students, taking attendance, maintaining a functioning classroom, utilizing classroom management skills, leaving a clean classroom, and teaching the provided curriculum.
- Develop lesson plans and assignments to create a cohesive and consistent learning experience for students.
- Manage the classroom effectively to encourage student participation, minimize distractions and maintain a positive learning environment.
- Explain science concepts and principles to students in a comprehensible manner. Incorporate hands-on laboratory activities into instruction where appropriate.
- Adapt teaching methods to fit the needs of each individual student.
- Provide in-class and at-home assignments based on the available lesson plan.
- Grading students’ assignments and exams.
- Evaluate and maintain records of student progress and performance.
- Collaborate with other teachers and keep parents informed of student progress.
| START: | September 2, 2025 | SALARY: | According to the LVSEA Teachers Contract | | as per LVSEA |
Special Education Elementary Teacher | 25-26 (SpecialEd Elem) BS (Post 5/20) | The Locust Valley Central School District is looking for a (2025-2026 School Year) Special Education Elementary Teacher to join our team in providing a safe, nurturing and challenging classroom environment devoted to helping all students reach their full potential. REQUIREMENTS: | - NYS Certification Students with Disabities (All Grades)
| RESPONSIBILITIES: | - The special education teacher is responsible for the well-being and safety of the students, taking attendance, maintaining a functioning classroom, utilizing classroom management skills, leaving a clean classroom, and teaching the provided curriculum.
- Develop and present curriculum lesson plans in support of student IEPs (course materials and related activities) and assignments to students.
- Modifies existing instructional plans as necessary to accommodate individual students’ special needs.
- Assess, evaluate and track student performance and ongoing progress.
- Build and manage trusting relationships with students, parents, and school staff.
- Keep parents informed of student progress through regular communication on IEP progress and feedback.
- Manage the classroom effectively to encourage student participation, minimize distractions and maintain a positive learning environment.
- Adapt teaching methods to fit the needs of each individual student.
- Provide in-class and at-home assignments based on the lesson plans.
- Collaborate with teachers on building, evolving lesson plans for a more consistent student learning experience.Develop and present curriculum lesson plans (course materials and related activities) and assignments to students.
| START: | September 2, 2025 | SALARY: | According to the LVSEA Teachers Contract | | as per LVSEA |