Overview

This is a full-time, middle school music teaching position focused on 6th and 7th grade.

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Vision

Every student feels loved, challenged, and prepared to positively inﬂuence society and thrive in life.

Mission

Ensure that every school guarantees students reach their full potential through rigorous and joyful learning experiences provided in a nurturing environment.

Strategic Priorities

Promote Equity: Deﬁne, understand, and promote equity so that we eliminate opportunity gaps and systematically interrupt institutional bias.

Empower our People: Recruit, develop, and retain a talented, caring, and diverse team.

Ensure Excellent Schools: Increase the number of excellent schools throughout the city.

Educate the Whole Child: Provide rigorous, joyful, and inclusive academic and social emotional learning experiences to ensure all students are college and career ready.

This position is a safety-sensitive position. As a result, throughout employment this position will be subject to the Employee Mandatory Drug and Alcohol Testing Policy.

The Teacher (10-month) will report to the Principal.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all responsibilities, duties, and/or skills required. Other duties may be assigned.

Sets and reinforces clear expectations and routines that are aligned with the school’s overall vision
Develops and implements curricula and activities to meet academic standards.
Thoughtfully plans daily lessons and implements speciﬁc strategies to meet the needs of all students, providing extra support, enrichment, or variation of work when necessary.
Demonstrates strong content knowledge.
Designs and implements assessments that measure progress towards academic standards; and diagnoses areas of student misunderstanding.
Uses assessment data to reﬁne curriculum; and informs instructional practices
Is accountable for students’ academic growth; and increases each individual student’s achievement.
Creates a positive, achievement-oriented learning environment.
Reﬂects on successes and areas of growth as a teacher, seeks to improve performance, and responds to feedback.
Participates in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions. Invests parents and families in their children’s academic success through regular communication.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree.
Previous exposure to or experience in the education sector a plus.
Possesses or is eligible for a valid District of Columbia teaching license issued by the Oﬃce of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE).
Successful completion of Praxis I and II exams (unless already holding a standard teaching license).
Strong instructional skills and classroom management.
Enthusiasm for and demonstrated mastery of subject matter.
Unrelenting commitment to students, self, and school’s constant learning and development.
Ability to self-reﬂect on teaching practices and be responsive to feedback.

DCPS Values

STUDENTS FIRST: We recognize students as whole children and put their needs ﬁrst in everything we do.

COURAGE: We have the audacity to learn from our successes and failures, to try new things, and to lead the nation as a proof point of PK-12 success.

EQUITY: We work proactively to eliminate opportunity gaps by interrupting institutional bias and investing in eﬀective strategies to ensure every student succeeds.

EXCELLENCE: We work with integrity and hold ourselves accountable for exemplary outcomes, service, and interactions.

TEAMWORK: We recognize that our greatest asset is our collective vision and ability to work collaboratively and authentically.

JOY: We enjoy our collective work and will enthusiastically celebrate our success and each other.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $66,580.00 - $107,478.00 per year

Benefits:

Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Health insurance
Life insurance
Paid time off
Parental leave
Professional development assistance
Retirement plan
Vision insurance

Education:

Bachelor's (Required)

License/Certification:

Teaching Certification (Required)

Ability to Commute:

Washington, DC 20016 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

Washington, DC 20016: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

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Middle School Music Teacher