Music Teacher

MUSIC TEACHER

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Dayton Early College Academy (DECA) is an award‑winning, high‑performing network of charter schools located in Dayton, Ohio. Serving grades K‑12, DECA’s three campuses are singularly focused on helping children from the city of Dayton gain the skills they need to be successful in college and beyond.

We prepare future college graduates today to become the leaders of our community tomorrow.

• Put students first;
• Demand success;
• Invest deeply in relationships;
• Do what’s right;
• Prove education changes lives;
• Find joy.

We serve students in grades K‑12 in the Dayton Public School area; academic proficiency is not considered during the admissions process. Admission is first come, first served.

• 94% of our students are African‑American and 72% are economically disadvantaged;
• Over 80% of our students will be first in their family to go to college;
• DECA is committed to providing a rigorous and engaging academic curriculum;
• Our campuses foster an awareness of social justice issues;
• Strong community partnerships are at the core of our success;
• DECA alumni graduate from college at a rate nearly 5 times the national average for first‑generation college students and on par with their suburban counterparts.

• Are developing and practicing cultural competence in their teaching, teamwork, and leadership;
• Build relationships with students, families, colleagues, and community;
• Provide, seek, and act on feedback;
• Live our Core Values.

The Music Teacher establishes a warm, welcoming, musical environment within the school, and an music education program that focuses on the development of student musical skills and attitudes. This teacher provides instruction in music, guides and nurtures students’ creative exploration of a variety of techniques and instruments consistent with the school's music curriculum, and implements the school‑wide standards and practices of student behavior in the music classroom and school.

The music teacher contributes to curriculum development, participates/takes leadership in school events, and counsels and collaborates with colleagues across curriculum and grade levels. Teachers/advisors report to the Campus Principal.

• Valid Ohio Music (multi‑age) license;
  Prior relevant experience preferred;
• Effective interpersonal skills with children and adults;
• A broad range of interests and experience with a passion for learning;
• Possess knowledge of art and design concepts, a variety of media and materials, and broad range of art history;
• Implement a dynamic and rigorous approach to art and design education;
• Promote student artists’ self‑expression and exploration while deepening their knowledge and understanding of art, design and art history.
• Knowledge of pedagogical theories, perspectives, and developments;
• Sound classroom management skills;
• Ability to improvise and work through uncertainties;
• Experience with technology‑integration in the teaching and learning process;
• Effectiveness in an interdisciplinary, teamed environment;
• Skills in graphic technology preferred;
• Collegiality and an eagerness to participate in student‑centered school activities are essential;
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions;
• Entrepreneurial spirit;
• Leadership skills;
• Excellent problem‑solving skills

• Serve as positive role model for students;
• Demonstrate a positive, supportive, enthusiastic, and encouraging attitude with all students;
• Implement, by instruction and action, DECA’s mission and core values;
• Advocate for, and on behalf of, students and families;
• Celebrate student accomplishments;
• Develop meaningful, appropriate relationships with each student and his/her parent/guardian;
• Be available to students and parents for education‑related purposes, including, within reason, outside of the traditional prescribed times and day, when necessary;
• Facilitate student learning plans with each family or guardian;
• Forecast educational needs of each student;
• Know, understand, and implement DECA’s goals and how they align to content area standards as defined by Ohio…