Teacher HS - Drama​/Theatre; Effective

Teacher HS - Drama/Theatre (Effective 2026‑2027 SCHOOL YEAR)

Full Time
$51,400 – $58,900 per year
Tucson High Magnet School

Effectively manage the learning environment to prepare lesson plans, instruct students, evaluate and monitor students’ performance in order to advance student achievement. Understand and appreciate diversity. Work collaboratively with a team to plan instruction. Demonstrate commitment to continuous learning.

• Arizona Secondary Certificate with Drama/Theatre approved area
• Arizona Arts Education, Certificate Dramatic Arts PreK‑12 Certificate
• Arizona Elementary, Secondary, or Special Education Certificate:
  Dramatic Arts, Prek‑12 Endorsement
• Current Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card

• Proof of immunity to rubeola (measles) and rubella (German measles), or proof of MMR immunization

• Demonstrated success in engaging African American and Latino students
• Bilingual (Spanish) endorsement

Effective: 2026‑2027 SCHOOL YEAR

Location:

Tucson High Magnet School 6th St. & Euclid Area
FTE: 1.0 – 7.5 hours per day
Work Calendar: 9.5 month

Positions less than 30 hours per week are not eligible for district benefits.
Salary will be prorated if the start date is after the first day of the work calendar for the position.

Internal candidates will transfer at a rate commensurate with their bargaining unit language. For more information on salary schedule, please reference the Employee Agreements Webpage.

Tucson Unified School District is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination based on disability, race, color, religion/religious beliefs, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or national origin.

Unit: TEA Consensus
FLSA:
Exempt

• Prepare lesson plans and instruct students in accordance with established curriculum and student need.
• Assess student needs and performance. Develop, implement, and evaluate daily lesson plans, to include scheduled activities and materials.
• Modify instruction to meet the needs of each child.
• Plan, organize, and display classroom materials appropriate to curricular activities.
• Use and implement classroom management techniques to maintain organization, orderliness, student safety, and a productive learning environment.
• Plan instruction and implement instructional techniques to encourage and motivate students.
• Evaluate students’ performance regarding achievements in curriculum and activities. Make necessary provisions to meet learning needs.
• Ensure parents and students are informed of methods of evaluation used in the classroom.
• Inform parents of student progress and school activities. Advise parents of instructional methods that may assist students.
• Participate as a member of an instructional team to promote learning activities for students, consistent with district and school education objectives.
• Notify site administrator of the special needs of students who display characteristics that vary from the norm.
• Collaborate with specialists as needed to assist students.
• Observe behavior of children in the classroom and on the playground.
• May monitor the activities of a teacher assistant and classroom volunteers.
• Adhere to all court orders, state and federal laws, and District policies and regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Order classroom supplies and instructional materials.

• Work involves the performance of duties where physical exertion is not normally required to perform all aspects of the job.
• Assistance is available as required to perform physically demanding tasks. Work involves sitting for extended periods of time, requires moving from one location to another, reaching, stooping, bending, and holding and grasping objects. Visual weakness must not prohibit the performance of assigned duties. Verbal communicative ability may be required of public contact positions.

• Uses blackboard, whiteboard, easel, bulletin board, chalk, markers, and office or instructional equipment, such as telephones, fax machines, computers, and associated technology. May use hand tools and operate power-driven machinery.

• Indoor – classroom environment.
• Outdoor – all weather conditions and temperatures.
• Playground environment.
• Contact with the public, employees, children, and parents. Exposure to noise, dust, gas, and fumes.

• Supervises assigned classroom staff.