Elementary Music Teacher

Department: Instruction • Reports to: Site Principal • FLSA Status: Exempt

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and valid Oklahoma certification in the subject area taught; meets Oklahoma State Department of Education and federal standards for a qualified teacher.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret written information; skill in writing required reports and correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information orally and respond to questions from others.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts and apply them to practical situations.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with variables in situations with limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Responsibilities

• Teaches district-approved curriculum using instructional techniques aligned with continuous school improvement and increasing student achievement.
• Minimizes non-instructional routines to maximize time on task.
• Guides the learning process toward district curriculum and goals by establishing clear short-term and long-term objectives for all lessons and communicating them to students.
• Actively participates in collaborative planning, data analysis, and instruction with peers and district initiatives.
• Ensures students demonstrate mastery of district objectives through projects, daily assignments, and performance on formative and summative assessments.
• Participates in district-approved professional development to meet State Department of Education and district initiative requirements.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.
• Takes necessary precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Creates a classroom environment conducive to learning, appropriate to student maturity and interests, with clear behavior expectations and a pleasant, safe, and orderly climate.
• Develops and maintains lesson plans and instructional materials aligned with district curriculum, differentiated to student needs.
• Communicates regularly with parents both inside and outside the normal contract day.
• Performs teaching and other duties, including co-curricular and extracurricular assignments, as needed to maintain district educational programs.
• Attends all required meetings as directed by the superintendent and principal.
• Complies with assigned duty times of the teacher contract day.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Essential Behavior

• Ability to exercise sound judgment in all situations.
• Ability to adapt effectively to changes in assignments and responsibilities.
• Ability to project a professional image through in-person, telephone, and electronic communication.
• Ability to build positive working relationships and work cooperatively with district staff and the public while achieving position objectives.
• Ability to manage challenging situations professionally and communicate concerns through appropriate channels.

Attendance

Regular and reliable attendance is required. Employee must meet attendance expectations of at least 95% for assigned responsibilities, consistent with district policy and contractual agreements.

Environmental Conditions

Primarily inside working conditions; some exposure to environmental conditions during outside duty.

Physical Standards

• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, reach, talk, and hear.
• Must have close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus, with or without corrective devices.
• Must be able to respond quickly to ensure student safety, including running, intervening in student behavior situations, and assisting students as needed.