Cortez - Music & Vocal Teacher - Middle School

Position:
Music & Vocal Teacher - Middle School

Our Vision:
The district is committed to creating an environment of collaboration and accountability that ensures our students:

* Achieve personal goals and academic growth.

* Are invested in success for their future.

* Attain high levels of literacy and 21st century skills.

* Are engaged in active citizenship.

* Learn in a safe and healthy school environment.

We are committed to ensuring all our students graduate with the knowledge and skills they need to be successful in college and career. MCSD recently adopted a three-year strategic plan with key goals focused on achieving Academic Excellence, Building a Team of Effective Educators, Inspiring Community Support, and Student-Centered Budgeting. We're proud of our diverse community and rich heritage. Located in the Four Corners, our district borders three states and encompasses the Ute Mountain Ute Tribal reservation, the town of Cortez, and the farm and ranch communities of Lewis, Arriola, and Pleasant View.

Position Summary:

Our teachers are the key to our students' success. The role of our teachers is to facilitate a dynamic learning environment that engages all students in a rigorous and relevant educational experience that meets individual needs while holding all students to a high standard of performance.

Our teachers collaborate with each other on an ongoing basis in their quest to continue their development and professional growth. Teachers receive regular observation, coaching, professional development, and support from the Principal and Assistant Principals.

Essential Duties:

* Create an effective and engaging learning environment that aligns with school-wide values, behavioral expectations, and positive behavioral support systems.

* Utilize effective teaching practices to teach curriculum for assigned grades and subjects, so that student master grade level standards.

* Develop and teach standards-based lessons that provide all students with rigorous instruction aligned to district curriculum.

* Actively participate in weekly teacher-led, grade-level and content-level professional learning communities.

* Actively participate in the data-driven instruction cycle including regularly utilizing data from formative, interim, and benchmark assessments to evaluate student progress and adjust instruction to ensure all students are making adequate growth.

* Maintain an orderly, positive learning environment free from disruptive behavior by implementing proactive classroom management strategies and adhering to the school discipline policies.

* Proactively communicate with and engage parents and guardians as partners in supporting student educational goals.

* Support the development of the whole child including social-emotional skills.

* Comply with all applicable State and Federal laws and District policies.

* Knowledge of music theory, musical instruments including voice, musical composition, performance, and all related concepts and skills.

* Create and implement a complete, standards-aligned curriculum that includes classroom and experiential learning approaches.

* When supervising students assume responsibility for their safety and well being and maintain order and discipline through caring, respectful strategies.

Specific Content

Skills:

Demonstrate an understanding of the Colorado state standards for levels and subject areas of teaching certification. Ability to deepen student's academic, artistic, and technical skills across the curriculum.

Growth Mindset: A commitment to continuous improvement including an ability to apply knowledge of current research and educational theory to instructional programming; an ability to receive feedback and reflect on one's own instruction; an ability to interpret and use data to drive changes in instruction; and a desire to engage in ongoing collaboration with colleagues to share and learn best practices.

Technical Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities:

* Excellent interpersonal relations and oral and written communication skills

* Strong decision making, analytical and organizational skills.

* Ability to work with students with diverse needs at various levels.

* Critical thinking and…