High School French Teacher (Davenport, FL)

Location: Davenport (Polk), Florida

School Name: Davenport High School 

Status: Full Time 

Level: High School 

Contact: Ms. Haley Kish - Haley.Kish@polk-fl.net - 863-417-6700
Mrs. Kimberly Slifer - Kimberly.Slifer@polk-fl.net - 863-417-6700 

Description: Immediately Hiring - High School French Teacher. The position is currently for French 1 and French 2, as a full-time teacher. The French program began in Fall of 2023, and is growing rapidly.

School Information (from school's website)
-Davenport High School was established in 2021, being the newest high school made in over fifteen years in Polk County. Its located in Davenport just North of CR 547. Students attend 7 classes per day. Core courses consist of Language Arts, Math, Social Studies and Science. We also offer four Academy Umbrellas.

Our Academies include: Academy of Fine Arts (performing & visual), Academy of Hospitality and Marketing (culinary, hospitality & tourism, and design), Academy of Leadership, Technology & Agriscience (modeling and simulation, agriscience foundations, and leadership), and the Freshman Academy (leadership development skills and JROTC).

Davenport High School offers a variety of programs and activities for students. These include sports and clubs to enrich our student high school experience. Participating in different activities is a privilege and our adult sponsors will maintain the highest discipline and academic standards for our students to participate.

Davenport High School's MISSON
Every student supported. Every student challenged. Every student ready.

Davenport High School promotes a safe and orderly environment for students through supervision and proactive approaches. Students will exhibit strong ethics and great character in challenging situations. The ability to read, write, and communicate effectively, are at the foundation of the Davenport High School academic core. Students are given opportunities to go beyond and engage in academic opportunities that range from real world hands on experiences, extra and co-curricular activities with dynamic arts to post-secondary college coursework learning. In the 21st century world, knowledge is power. Davenport High School uses every resource to help our most important investment, our students, to be real world ready post- graduation through real world and progressive learning.

Davenport High School's VISION
The Davenport High School community will prepare each student to be competitive and contributing members of society through personal growth in an innovative, intellectually rich, and diverse setting.

Requirements:
(1) Florida Teaching License or Licensure Reciprocity.
Florida Licensure Requirements for Certification in World Languages (Grades K-12)
(a) Plan One. A bachelor’s or higher degree with an undergraduate or graduate major in one of the world languages listed in subsection (1) of this rule, or
(b) Plan Two. A bachelor’s or higher degree with thirty (30) semester hours in one of the world languages listed in subsection (1) of this rule to include credit in the areas specified below:
1. History or culture of the people who speak the language as their native language,
2. Literature in the language, and
3. Applied linguistics or second language acquisition, or
(c) Plan Three. A bachelor’s or higher degree with specialization requirements completed in one (1) of the world languages as specified in paragraph (1)(a) or (b) of this rule, and twenty-one (21) semester hours in another one of the modern languages listed in subsection (1) of this rule to include credit in the areas specified below:
1. History or culture of the people who speak the language as their native language, and
2. Literature in the language, or
(d) Plan Four. A bachelor’s or higher degree and official documentation of successful completion of the Basic Program of the Defense Language Institute of the United States, Department of Defense in one of the world languages listed in subsection (1) of this rule.
(e) Plan Five. A bachelor’s or higher degree and official documentation of an American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) oral proficiency interview score earned above the intermediate level and a written proficiency test score earned above the intermediate level in one of the world languages for which there is no Florida developed certification subject area examination.