Dance Teacher 2026-2027

Cleveland Metropolitan School District

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is Ohio's third-largest public school system, serving more than 35,000 students. CMSD strives to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education, regardless of the provider. To that end, CMSD lets families choose which District schools their children attend, with options that include STEM, the arts, single-gender education, International Baccalaureate, Montessori, and early college. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing their school as a high-quality, high-expectation academic center focusing on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results. CMSD ensures that students have access to technology and training to prepare them for the future. The District provides a free laptop or tablet for every student and connects every family that needs internet access. Graduating seniors leave commencement with not only a diploma but also a laptop. In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we strive to ensure that all of our learners, both scholars and educators, to be challenged with academically and intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their efforts and provide them opportunities to demonstrate their best work. The Cleveland Board of Education adopted the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative on December 9, 2025. Building Brighter Futures is a strategic and data-driven plan shaped by more than a year of community engagement, information analysis, and thoughtful deliberation. The goal of this plan is to strengthen enrollment and ensure scholars attend a newer school building that offers more educational opportunities, including algebra in the eighth grade, more sports and extracurricular activities, and college credits and college and career pathways in high school. BBF is ensuring academic excellence so every CMSD scholar can thrive.

Requirements

Valid Ohio teaching certificate in appropriate subject area
Must be Highly Qualified in appropriate subject area
Evidence of exemplary classroom teaching experience
A special commitment to helping urban students to succeed; with an emphasis on urban schools representing a variety of socioeconomic levels, racial and ethnic backgrounds
Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with administrators, teachers, parents and community/corporate groups
Ability to work well as part of an interdisciplinary team
Willingness to spend the additional time needed to effectively meet the challenges, objectives, and purposed of the school
Ability to be a warm, caring hard worker dedicated to human growth and development

Responsibilities

Teaches skills utilizing course of study adopted by the Board of Education and other appropriate learning activities
Instructs pupils in subject matter specific in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district
Adapts material and methods to develop relevant sequential assignments that guide and challenge pupils
Adapts the curriculum to provide individual, small group or remedial instruction to meet the needs of the individual pupil
Encourages pupils to think independently and to express original ideas
Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive classroom environment
Identifies pupil needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping pupils solve health, attitude and learning problems
Communicates with parents and other concerned individuals on pupil progress
Supervises pupils in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day
Administers or monitors group tests
Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs
Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and in self-selected professional growth activities
Participates cooperatively with the appropriate administrator to develop the method by which he will be evaluated in conformance with district guidelines
Seeks to involve parents/corporation/industry and community in education of youth