Teacher Music;

Teachers & Licensed Professionals - Position - TEACHER POOL

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• Plans and implements an instructional program in Music and provides related educational services.
• Manages student behavior, assesses, and evaluates student achievement, and modifies instructional activities as required.
• Carries out a variety of student monitoring and support activities.
• Serves as a general Music education teacher. Classes taught may be single or multi‑grade level, subject, skill, or specialty oriented.
• Performs duties within a team or departmental setting or works independently in a unique teaching specialty.
• Assesses student abilities as related to desired educational goals, objectives, and outcomes.
• Plans and implements appropriate instructional/learning strategies and activities, including determination of appropriate kind and level of materials.
• Utilizes a variety of instructional materials and available multimedia and computer technology to enhance learning.
• Develops, adapts, modifies, and individualizes educational materials, resources, techniques, methods, and strategies to meet the needs of students within the City Schools curriculum framework.
• Assumes direct responsibility for the development of appropriate behavior of students within the school setting by establishing and maintaining effective discipline and management procedures.
• Manages the behavior of learners in instructional settings to ensure the environment is conducive to the learning process.
• Coordinates instructional activities and collaborates with other professional staff, both school- and non‑school‑based, as required to maximize learning opportunities.
• Requests assistance of and works with resource personnel, as needed.
• Works in a self‑contained, team, departmental, itinerant capacity, or at a field work site as assigned.
• Participates in in‑service and staff development activities and staff meetings as required or assigned.
• Continually assesses student achievement and maintains appropriate assessment and evaluation documentation for institutional and individual reporting purposes.
• Ensures continuous communication with parents, both written and oral, to keep them informed of a student(s)' progress.
• Communicates with students on instructional expectations and keeps them informed of their progress in meeting those expectations.
• Manages allotted learning time to maximize student achievement.
• Assigns work to and oversees paraprofessionals, parents, and student volunteers as required.
• Ensures the classroom and/or instructional environment is attractive, healthful, safe, and conducive to learning and that materials are in good condition and accessible to students.
• Serves at two or more schools on a regular basis if itinerant.
• Makes off‑site visits to monitor students or confers with employers or site instructors as required.
• Supports or participates in school‑wide student activities, social events, and approved fundraising activities.
• Monitors student behavior in non‑instructional areas as assigned or required and intervenes to control and modify disruptive behavior, reporting to the administrator as appropriate.
• Collaborates with other professionals (guidance counselors, librarians, etc.) to carry out school‑wide instructional or related activities.
• May sponsor or coordinate extracurricular activities such as clubs, student organizations, and academic contests.
• Performs and promotes all activities in compliance with equal employment and non‑discrimination policies; follows federal laws, state laws, school board policies, and professional standards.

Required:

• Valid educator license in Music OR eligible for a conditional license in Music (Music major OR at least 24 college credits in Music courses with a C or better and a GPA of 2.5 or better OR a Bachelor's degree in any area with an overall GPA of 2.5 and 3 years’ experience in a job–related field).
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or institution.
• Knowledge of federal laws protecting the educational services for students with disabilities.
• Knowledge of content, curriculum, methods, materials, and equipment of instructional specialty to which assigned.
• Excellent oral…