Music Teacher

Mount Vernon City School District•Mount Vernon, NY

15h

About The Position

Music teachers in Mount Vernon City School District (MVCSD) work with a diverse range of students in a dynamic, intensive, and supportive environment that nurtures students' talents as music scholars, performers, songwriters, and music industry entrepreneurs. They provide challenging and rigorous arts instruction aligned with the New York State P-12 Learning Standards for the Arts, recognizing the arts as essential to a well-rounded education and as a contributor to overall student achievement. Music teachers foster connections between the arts and other disciplines, giving students opportunities to access, develop, express, and integrate meaning across content areas. Through creating, performing, responding, and connecting in the arts, students generate meaningful experiences, construct knowledge about the world, and develop a more integrated understanding of themselves and their community. Teachers engage students in complex choices and critical decisions involving independent and collaborative goal-seeking, persistence in overcoming creative and technical obstacles, and the search for multiple solutions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Valid New York State Subject Area Certification.
Proven record of accomplishment in planning lessons with clear learning objectives and assessing whether objectives have been met.
Ability to use formal and informal assessment tools and knowledge of human development to employ appropriate learning activities.
Strong organizational and communication skills.
Demonstrated content knowledge and familiarity with New York State P-12 Learning Standards for the Arts, including Artistic Processes, Anchor Standards, and Discipline-Specific Performance Indicators.
Demonstrated success tailoring instruction to the needs of diverse learners.
Ability to manage classroom routines and procedures.
Ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve common goals.
Ability to incorporate appropriate educational technology and media.
Ability to communicate regularly with parents outside of report cards and scheduled conferences.
Ability to attend faculty meetings, workshops, faculty/staff retreats, assemblies, and celebrations.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.

Responsibilities

Provide challenging, rigorous arts units aligned with the New York State P-12 Learning Standards for the Arts.
Foster connections between the arts and other disciplines and provide opportunities for students to integrate meaning across content areas.
Engage students in creating, performing, responding, and connecting in the arts.
Support students in independent and collaborative goal-seeking, overcoming creative and technical obstacles, and finding multiple solutions.
Plan lessons with clear learning objectives and assess whether those objectives have been met.
Use formal and informal assessment tools and knowledge of human development to select appropriate learning activities.
Tailor instruction to the needs of diverse learners.
Manage classroom routines and procedures.
Work collaboratively with others to achieve common goals.
Incorporate appropriate educational technology and media.
Communicate regularly with parents outside of report cards and scheduled conferences.
Attend faculty meetings, workshops, faculty/staff retreats, assemblies, and celebrations.