Vacancy Details

Position Type: Teacher
School/Building: Middleton High School
Openings: 1
URL: https://www.mcpasd.k12.wi.us/our-district/employment/teaching-positions

Contact

Name: Lacy Davis
Title: Personnel Specialist
Email: ldavis@mcpasd.k12.wi.us
Phone: 608-829-9042
Website: https://www.mcpasd.k12.wi.us/

Position Details

Start Date: 2019-08-19
Salary/Wage: Salary to Commensurate with Experience
Terms/Schedule: 190 contract days a year
Appointment Type: Full Time

Description

This is a full-time, regular contract position beginning in the fall of 2019. This position will be at Middleton High School and will involve teaching various choral offerings, as well as teaming with department colleagues to instruct other general music courses.

Qualifications:
• Valid Wisconsin teaching certificate in the subject area of employment (Choral Music, General Music)
• Ability to interact in a positive constructive manner with students, staff and public.
• Teaching diverse student population (racially, culturally, socioeconomically varied).
• Experience working with high school students.

Candidate Profile - Preferred Skills and Character Traits

The preferred candidate will possess experience as a choral director and assisting with school plays and musicals. Expertise with piano and guitar is also preferred, along with some familiarity with rock/pop music. Candidates should be able to collaborate with parent groups and the music booster club to meet the needs of the music department. Applicants should have both a passion for engaging with high school students in the process of artistic discovery as well as collaborating with coworkers and the larger community.

Mission statement – To recruit and retain a diverse, highly skilled and committed staff who serve as transformational leaders for equity in order to make a positive impact on the advancement of all Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District students.

District and Community – Middleton is close to the rolling hills and farmlands of rural Wisconsin and is the fastest growing community in Dane County. In addition to being home to a number of manufacturing industries, the city welcomes a growing number of advanced technological industries. Middleton is only minutes from the University of WI – Madison campus, which offers a variety of cultural opportunities.

The Middleton-Cross Plains Area School District provides high-quality education for approximately 7,500 students in six elementary schools, two middle schools, one high school, a charter high school, a thriving 4K-Program and online school. A few recent highlights of the District include:

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The District had six of its ten schools significantly exceed standards on the 2017-18 Wisconsin School Report Cards, and three other schools exceeded standards.

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Five of the 10 schools ranked in the top 25 of their respective levels in the Niche school rankings released in 2019.

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This past fall, more than 70 percent of voters approved a nearly $140 million referendum to build an elementary school, and rebuild, expand and remodel the high school. This includes all new space for the entire music department.

School – Middleton High School was established in 1879. While much has changed since that time, one constant has been the belief in the ability of students to excel. Students are challenged with opportunities to achieve in academics, arts, athletics, and activities. We believe that our purpose is to support all students in these endeavors and to assist them in becoming more self-sufficient and independent learners.

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In 2018, Niche.com named MHS the #1 STEM school in WI

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In 2017, Niche.com named MHS the #1 high school in WI

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In 2014 MHS was the No. 1 rated high school in the state according to U.S. News & World Report. Additionally, Niche has ranked MHS a top 10 high school in the state each year since 2014.

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MHS students have ranked in the top 10 in ACT composite score in the state each of the past five years.

Department – The Middleton high school music department believes that music plays a vital role in every student's education. We believe that education in the arts can:
• Strengthen student's abilities to become innovative contributors to a global society.
• Enrich student's understanding of diverse human cultures.
• Enhance student's abilities to engage in higher order thinking, critical thinking and real world problem solving.

Our goal is to provide each student with a strong foundation in the concepts, techniques and processes used in the creation of visual art forms; to help students understand the historical significance of the visual arts and to assist students in the development of a personal approach to creating and understanding art.

The MHS music department is recognized for:
• A standards based, integrated curriculum that supports student learning at every level.
• An excellent facility that supports a diverse range of course offerings: Wind Ensemble, Symphony Orchestra, Digital Music Production, Music Workshop courses, Hip Hop Evolution, AP Music Theory, Cantus, Performing Arts for Diverse Learners.
• Providing support and guidance to students making decisions regarding higher education, music schools and careers.
• Award winning performances throughout the region.

Candidate Requirements

Years of Experience: 0
Degree: Bachelor
Licenses: Music - Choral