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Middle School Band Director

Employer
Battle Creek Public Schools
Location
Battle Creek, MI, US
Salary
Competitive

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Job Category
Administrator, Executive Director / Director , Teaching, Fine Arts Teacher, Instrument / Orchestra / Band Teacher, Product, Services & Policy, CEO / President / Executive Director
Grade Level
Middle School
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Job Details

  • Position Type:
    Middle School Teaching/ Music - Band

  • Date Posted:
    8/2/2019

  • Location:
    Northwestern Middle School

  • Date Available:
    August 13, 2019

  • Closing Date:
    Until Filled

    District:
    Battle Creek Public Schools

    • POSITION TITLE: Band Director

    PRIMARY FUNCTION:

    Direct and manage the overall program of instrumental music for Northwestern Middle School. Provide students with an opportunity to participate in extracurricular band activities and ensure compliance with all state and district requirements. Develops musicians, prepares them to excel and motivates them to participate in band at the high school level. Plan activities to achieve district, region and state recognition.

    MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

    Program Planning
  • Direct middle school instrumental performers
  • Provide for band participation at extracurricular events including concerts, football games, pep rallies, and parades.
  • Arrange transportation for events
  • Comply with federal and state laws.
  • Obtain and use evaluative findings (including student achievement data) to determine program effectiveness and ensure that program renewal is continuous and responds to student needs
  • Recommend policies and improve program
  • Applies appropriate consequences for inappropriate student behavior
  • Develops healthy self-esteem in students.
  • Controls the storage and use of school-owned property


    • Instruction
  • Develop and implement plans for instrumental music program and show written evidence of preparation as required
  • Prepare lessons that reflect accommodations for individual student differences with varying abilities and talents
  • Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, recitations and instruments that reflect understanding of the learning styles, varying levels of talent and needs of students assigned.
  • Conduct ongoing assessments of student achievement through formal and informal recitations


    • Classroom Management
  • Apply appropriate consequences for inappropriate student behavior in the classroom and concert hall.
  • Develop healthy self-esteem in students.
  • Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, instruments, materials and facilities
  • Maintains records for such things as student attendance, evaluations, report cards, discipline records and documents required by the School Board and prescribed formats.


    • Communication
  • Establish and maintain open communication by conducting conferences with parents, students, principals and teachers.
  • Maintains a collegiate and collaborative relationship with teachers and building staff


    • REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL PREPARATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:
  • Valid Michigan teaching certificate with endorsement in teaching area or approval of the Michigan Department of Education
  • Bachelor"s Degree
  • Demonstrated ability to read music and play an instrument


    • ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS:
  • Reports to Building Principal
  • Supervises students enrolled in his/her classes as assigned by the building principal, aides, volunteers who have been assigned to his/her instructional area of responsibility.

    SCHOOL SAFETY CLEARANCE: The successful candidate will be subject to a fingerprint and background check as a condition of employment. All fees required for this check (estimated $71.00) will be the responsibility of an applicant.?

    The Battle Creek Public School District is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, handicap, sex, age, religion, national origin, weight, height, or marital status in its employment practices.


    • Company

    At Battle Creek Public Schools, transformation is underway and excellence is on the rise! As one of the best-paying districts for teachers in Southwest Michigan, we know that our teachers are the heart and soul of the district, so everything we do for our students begins with teachers. Join the Bearcat family and "Believe in the Change"!

    Company info
    Website
    Telephone
    269-965-9500
    Location
    3 W. Van Buren Street
     Battle Creek
    MI
    49017
    United States
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