What are the responsibilities and job description for the Music Teacher Job at Emerald Charter Schools in Knoxville position at Emerald Charter Schools?
Job Description
Job Description
Salary : Music Teacher
Emerald Academy is Knoxvilles first college preparatory charter school. We are committed to the singular focus of growing all our scholars into leaders. We are a K-8 School of high expectations that creates the right learning culture for city students to thrive through our innovative use of time, personalized focus on each scholar and strong partnerships with scholars families and the community.
We believe that all students should read at or above grade level by third grade. We are committed to have our students perform in the top 5% of the state within our first decade of existence. We will develop in our scholars the skills, habits and values for them to graduate from high school, enroll in college and succeed in life.
Emerald Academy values its staff for their professional knowledge and abilities to foster student achievement. We will create an environment where teachers are empowered to make instructional decisions using the most current student evidence (data) and the teams instructional expertise.
REPORTS TO : Director of School
JOB GOALS
- Design and implement rigorous lessons and classroom instruction with a focus on student achievement determined by demonstration of mastery.
- Create a classroom climate of high expectations that is focused and rewards perseverance through academically challenging materials. Holds all students accountable to themselves and collaboratively to classmates, while enthusiastically encouraging natural exploration and a love of learning.
- Communicate and build strong partnerships with families through phone calls, conferences and home visits when appropriate.
- Use current student data to drive instruction, planning and decision-making.
- Work collaboratively utilizing all Emerald Academy team members to ensure students achieve at high levels.
- Develop processes that encourage student self-assessment and self-monitoring.
- Document, analyze, and summarize student progress based on both formal and informal assessment measures, in order to communicate with students, parents and other stakeholders.
- Utilize technology to maintain student data and enhance student learning.
QUALIFICATIONS
START DATE : Immediately
No phone calls please.
