Job Summary:
The elementary music teacher plans, implements and assesses a program of instruction that adheres to the district’s mission, philosophy and objectives.
Flint Community Schools, an urban public school system with campuses throughout the City of Flint, Michigan, has a long and rich tradition of community education. Flint Community Schools provide a range of academic, extended services and extracurricular activities at the elementary and secondary levels to meet the needs of our students and their families.
Essential Functions:
- Teach general/vocal/instrumental music in one or more elementary schools, as needed.
- Create a classroom environment conducive to learning by employing a variety of appropriate teaching strategies.
- Develop and effectively implement purposeful and appropriate lesson plans.
- Teach skills in music understanding/appreciation, harmony, explorations in general, vocal, and instrumental music to elementary school students.
- Utilize culturally relevant/responsive repertoire of all types of music literature, including traditional and contemporary that are appropriate for the age and skill level of students.
- Maintain care/responsibility for school-owned music, musical instruments, and equipment to prevent loss or abuse.
- Demonstrate high expectations for student achievement and behavior.
- Present information and direct structural learning experiences so that individual students learn.
- Address the affective needs of students.
- Develop, in accordance with district and building guidelines, reasonable rules of classroom behavior and appropriate discipline techniques that are consistent with those rules.
- Assess progress of students on an on-going basis.
- Work cooperatively with parents to strengthen the educational program for their children.
- Work cooperatively with the administration to develop and maintain positive public relations within the community.
- Work cooperatively with building Principal, arts coordinator, and staff in providing musical programs. Create a minimum of two culminating activities a year.
- Keep current in subject matter knowledge, educational research, learning theory and professional development issues.
- Instruct staff in the assigned building to use music to interrelate and integrate with the core subjects in support of content and performance standards.
- Indicate a willingness to become involved in extra-curricular activities that extend the learning experience of students.
- Maintain a positive attitude and a sense of humor.
- Maintain appropriate work habits, including regular and punctual attendance and appropriate use of conference and planning time.
- Respect the confidentiality of records and information regarding students, parents and teachers in accordance with accepted professional ethics and state and federal laws.
- Perform those record-keeping duties necessary to maintain the accountability required for the instructional program and as required by the building principal, including maintaining up-to-date inventories of e.g. instruments, books.
- Assist in the selection of books, equipment and other instructional materials, as requested.
- Attend staff, department, and committee meetings as required.
- Assist the arts education coordinator in completing mandatory grant reporting requirements.
Qualifications:
Education: Valid Michigan Elementary Teacher Certification with a JX or JQ endorsement. Bachelor’s Degree or higher with a music concentration. Must meet requirements for highly qualified status under NCLB and Michigan Highly Qualified Teacher standards in this subject-MTTC scores.