MUSIC TEACHER

About the position

The Bridgeport Public Schools is seeking a Music Teacher for the 2025 - 2026 school year at Read School. The position offers a salary range from $50,825.00 to $105,070.00 based on the BA - 6th Year step. The Music Teacher will provide an atmosphere where students can fulfill their potential for artistic and intellectual growth, establish instructional goals, design engaging lessons, and maintain standards for student behavior. The role also involves ongoing professional development, planning learning activities, developing assessments, and involving parents and community members in the educational process.

Responsibilities

• Provides an atmosphere where students have the opportunity to fulfill their potential for artistic and intellectual growth.
• Establishes and (as necessary) adjusts instructional goals and objectives, to reflect district/school goals, curriculum policies, and the knowledge, skills, progress, and needs of one's students.
• Designs lessons that provide opportunity for problem-solving, creativity, and communication skills in relation to authentic, real-world problems.
• Establishes and maintains standards for behavior that foster student self-discipline and positive relationships among students.
• Commits to on-going professional development in content area and pedagogy.
• Plans learning activities to address individual differences among students.
• Develops, administers, and evaluates quality formative and summative assessments that reflect a balance of content knowledge and problem-solving skills.
• Monitors, and evaluates students' progress in relation to district/school curriculum and policies and other planned goals and objectives.
• Encourages, secures, and maintains the involvement of parents and other community members in support of instruction.
• Involves parents in the assessment of their children's progress and needs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Required certification: Music, Grades PK-12 (049); master's degree preferred
• Three years' successful teaching experience in an urban setting preferred
• Experience in the use of educational technology
• Excellent oral and written communication and human relations skills