High School: Head Director Dance 2026-2027

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Teach and implement an instructional dance program and provide related educational services for students in assigned grade levels.
• Collaborate with the Assistant Dance Director to plan and implement appropriate instructional/learning strategies and activities.
• Determine appropriate type and level of materials in collaboration with the Assistant Dance Director.
• Manage allotted learning time to maximize student achievement.
• Assess and evaluate student abilities and achievement as related to desired educational goals, objectives, and outcomes.
• Maintain appropriate assessment and evaluation documentation for institutional and individual reporting purposes.
• Absorb and enforce student behaviors in all parts of the school, center, school grounds, or work site both during and outside of school hours.
• Maintain continuous communication with parents, both written and oral, to keep them informed of student(s) progress.
• Communicate with students on instructional expectations and keep them informed of their progress.
• Ensure classroom and/or instructional environment is beneficial, healthful, safe, and conducive to learning and that materials are accessible to students and in good condition.
• Travel to feeder middle schools to teach MS Dance as needed.
• Monitor and enforce student eligibility criteria for all extracurricular activities.
• Understand and uphold all rules, regulations, and dates that pertain to the co-curricular and extra-curricular programs including UIL, TDEA and FBISD policies.
• Participate in all UIL, TDEA, and FBISD sponsored events encouraging student participation in all competitions/events related to the campus dance program.
• Conduct practices outside the academic school day to provide adequate preparation for performances in compliance with UIL and FBISD rules and regulations and established guidelines.
• Coordinate the planning and implementation of a pre-season dance team activities in compliance with established guidelines in conjunction with the Assistant Dance Director.
• Develop, implement, and monitor a recruitment, audition and placement program/schedule for all potential students, including officers and assign students to an appropriate class/team based on audition/placement criteria submitting class rosters to the principal or principal’s designee prior to the specified campus deadline.
• Maintain a current inventory of all fine arts equipment, instructional materials, and uniforms in the specified materials management system and coordinate the service and repair of school-owned equipment.
• Ensure standards of professional conduct are maintained (Code of Ethics and Standard Practices for Texas Educators).
• Participate in all appropriate UIL, TDEA and FBISD sponsored events; encourage student participation in all competitions/events related to the instructional dance program.
• Provide proper student supervision during and after all program activities until all students have left the area.
• Participate in in-service, professional learning activities, and staff meetings as required or assigned, including meetings with the Assistant Director of Fine Arts.

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Dance, Dance Education, or related field.
• Master's Degree preferred.
• Valid Teaching Certification Issued by Texas Education Agency appropriate to subject and grade level of assignment.
• Dance Certification Valid Texas Physical Education Teaching Certificate preferred.
• Minimum of 3 years of Full-Time Teaching experience preferred.
• Effective oral and written communications skills, including the ability to use social media effectively.
• Demonstrated proficiency of proper dance technique in a variety of forms.
• Ability to interact appropriately with the public, District staff, and parents.
• Ability to collaborate with colleagues on the campus and in the instructional feeder pattern.
• Ability to market the instructional program.