Theater​/Drama Teacher

School Year
Bridgeport Public Schools
45 Lyon Terrace
Bridgeport, CT 06604

Classroom Teacher:
Performing Arts/Theatre (PK-8)
Barnum School

• Develop and provide 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 opportunities for problem solving, creativity, and communication skills in relation to authentic, real-world problems.
• Establishes and maintains standards of behavior that foster student self-discipline and positive relationships among students.
• Commits to on-going professional development in content and cross-curricula pedagogy.
• Facilitates theatre productions and performances.
• 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, creativity, 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 theatre education.
• Involves parents in the assessment of their children’s progress and needs.
• Performs all other duties assigned.

• Required certification:
  Music, grades PK-12 (049) or Theatre or Drama, grades PK-12 (458) or Elementary, 1-6 (305);
  English, 7-12 (015);
  English Middle School, 4-8 (215).
• (Certs 305; 015; 215 – must be willing to get Theatre Certification) Master’s degree preferred.
• Three years of successful teaching experience in an urban school district preferred.
• Experience in the use of educational technology.
• Excellent oral and written communication and human relations skills.

Salary will be in accordance with the BEA contract salary schedule.

Qualified candidates who wish to apply should access the Bridgeport Public Schools’ website “Human Resources/Jobs”

The Bridgeport Board of Education is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.