In partnership with parents, the Lead Teacher observes and assesses children's development, plans children's curriculum based on child development knowledge, designs the learning environment, and implements and supervises developmentally appropriate learning activities. A lead teacher is responsible for the academic, social-emotional growth and development of students in their care. The primary function of lead teachers is to work with students and meet the annual learning objectives mandated to meet their graduation needs. A lead teacher job description is essentially a teacher that is the head of a grade level or a department. Lead teachers impact the overall grade level or school goals, as their role is broader than that of being in their classroom. These are experienced teachers that support other teachers in a variety of ways.