MUSIC TEACHER

Do you have a passion for the arts and understand the importance of social-emotional learning (SEL) and know how to incorporate SEL into the teaching of music?

Our Hiawatha Elementary School is seeking a part-time (0.80 FTE) Music teacher beginning with the 2021-22 school year.

We are seeking candidates with the following qualifications:
- Hold (or be eligible to hold) a valid VT Educator license with a Music endorsement. EWSD is committed to considering out-of-state candidates who are eligible to hold a Vermont educator license but do not yet hold a license in this state.
- Experience working with students grades K-3 preferred
- Understands the importance of social and emotional learning (SEL), and able to effectively integrate SEL in the teaching of music.
- Knowledge and/or experience using "backwards design" for lesson development, differentiated instruction to support all students, and formative assessment to provide student feedback and to adjust lesson delivery
- Dedication to providing a safe and respectful learning environment for students
- Excellent teaching, organizational, planning, written and oral communication, and collaboration skills
- Commitment to the success of ALL students, and ability to understand and teach to the various learning styles of students
- The ability to effectively engage students
- Commitment to continuous improvement in the areas of knowledge and professional practice
- Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the student population being served and how demographic variables impact student achievement, and effectively uses this knowledge to effectively design and deliver instruction.
- Effective integrates transferable skills into the learning environment.
- Committed to a professional learning community culture preferred.

EWSD is committed to building a culturally diverse and inclusive environment. Successful candidates must be committed to working effectively with diverse community populations and expected to strengthen such capacity if hired. If you love the arts and are committed to the success of all students but do not meet all qualifications listed above, you are still encouraged to apply.

Our district vision is: "Growing hearts and minds, for a better today and tomorrow: every day, every way, every one."

A copy of the collective bargaining agreement that covers this position can be found at https://www.ewsd.org/domain/196. Insurance benefits can be found under Article 14. Paid leave benefits can be found under Article 12. For column placement on the salary schedule we consider credits earned after the date of your degree (bachelor's or master's) in which you received a grade of B or better. For step placement, we grant one step for every year of previous public school teaching experience for the first five years, then one step for every two years of public school teaching experience thereafter.

For consideration, please apply electronically through www.schoolspring.com.
Position Type: Part-time
Positions Available: 1
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Job Requirements EWSD conducts thorough screenings of all applicants being recommended for hire, which may include contacting references not listed on your schoolspring application. Selected individuals shall also be subject to a criminal records background checks, and child and adult abuse registry checks. Any offer of employment shall be contingent upon acceptable results of these checks at the sole discretion of the Superintendent or his/her designee. Click Here for additional background check information. Essay questions 3 and 6 are duplicates. Please only respond to one of these two questions and indicate NA in the second. Thank you.

Bachelor degree preferred

Citizenship, residency or work VISA in United States required

Application Questions This employer has requested that all applicants answer the following questions. It is highly recommended that you type any essays in a word processing program, save them, and then paste them on the proceeding job application page. 1. Where did you hear about this position?
Brief Response (Answer limited to 200 characters, including spaces)
2. Please indicate your current licensing status by checking the appropriate box(es):
Multiple Choice / Multiple Answers
- I hold a valid VT Educator/Administrator license in the required endorsement for the position.
- I hold a valid out-of-state educator/administrator license in the required endorsement for the position.
- I DO NOT currently hold the required educator/administrator license and endorsement for the position, but I have successfully completed the Praxis I and Praxis II (if applicable) exams required for the endorsement.
- I DO NOT currently hold the required educator/administrator license and endorsement required for the position, but I have obtained a degree in the area of the endorsement.
- I DO NOT currently hold the required educator/administrator license and endorsement required for the position, AND I have previously held a provisional license in this endorsement area in the State of Vermont.
- None of the above
3. Our District vision is, "Growing hearts and minds for a better today and tomorrow - every day, every way, every one" What does this vision mean to you, and how would you support the vision if you were hired for this position?
Long Essay (Answer limited to 4000 characters, including spaces)
4. A focus on social and emotional learning is one of our district's top priorities. How do you embed social and emotional learning in your classroom and/or in your interactions with students to support student growth in this area?
Long Essay (Answer limited to 4000 characters, including spaces)
5. Are you under contract or do you have a letter of intent from another school district or supervisory union that would conflict with this posted position?
Multiple Choice / Single Answer
- Yes
- No
6. Our district vision is "Growing hearts and minds, for a better today and tomorrow: every day, every way, every one." What does this mean to you as a Music teacher?
Long Essay (Answer limited to 4000 characters, including spaces)
7. How do you build a culturally diverse and inclusive environment in your classes? How do you use music and movement as the vehicle?
Long Essay (Answer limited to 4000 characters, including spaces)
Contact Information Katherine Grykien
34 Hiawatha Avenue
Essex Junction, Vermont 05452
Phone: 802-857-7757
Fax: 802-879-8190
Email: kgrykien@ewsd.org