Teacher Elementary Music

DISTRICT OVERVIEW

Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK-12 public school district serving nearly 5100 students of whom 80 percent are Latino/Latina in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1300 people who together educate and support a richly diverse community of learners. We are committed to recruiting and retaining top-quality educators who believe all children can and will learn and who strive daily to make school a joyful place of discovery support and belonging.

Holyoke Public Schools strategic plan Moving Forward Together builds on the strengths of our past while serving as a call to action to accelerate student learning by thinking differently about how we teach how we work together and how we support students well being.

Our Equity Commitments are pledges we are making to address systemic equity challenges.

• We intentionally build a community that is anti-racist inclusive and culturally responsive.
• We ensure that students families and staff get the support they need to be successful.
• We seek out and incorporate the voices of those impacted with a commitment to include those who have been excluded in the past.
• We promote access and inclusion for all students staff and families.
• We respect embrace and honor the diversity of our students families staff and community.
• We reflect on our own behavior to minimize harm to others.
• We create a culture of acceptance and empathy so that everyone feels valued and is able to contribute to our communitys success.

Please visit the Holyoke Public Schools website to learn more about us as well as some of our recent accomplishments.

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Spanish:

Las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke son un distrito escolar público de prekínder a 12. grado que acoge a casi 5100 estudiantes de los cuales el 80 por ciento son latinos/latinas. Empleamos a casi 1300 personas que juntas educan y apoyan a una comunidad de estudiantes muy diversa. Estamos comprometidos a contratar y retener educadores de alta calidad que tengan la certeza de que todos los niños pueden y podrán aprender y que también se esfuercen diariamente por hacer de la escuela un lugar alegre de descubrimiento apoyo y pertenencia.

El plan estratégico de las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke Avanzando Juntos toma en cuenta nuestras fortalezas anteriores y al mismo tiempo sirve como un llamado a la acción para acelerar el aprendizaje de los estudiantes a través de una perspectiva diferente sobre cómo enseñamos cómo trabajamos juntos y cómo apoyamos el bienestar de los estudiantes.

Nuestros compromisos de equidad son promesas que hacemos para abordar los desafíos de equidad sistémica.

• Construimos intencionadamente una comunidad antirracista inclusiva y culturalmente receptiva.
• Nos aseguramos de que los estudiantes las familias y el personal reciban el apoyo que necesitan para tener éxito.
• Buscamos e incorporamos las voces de los afectados con el compromiso de incluir a los que han sido excluidos en el pasado.
• Promovemos el acceso y la inclusión de todos los estudiantes el personal y las familias.
• Respetamos acogemos y honramos la diversidad de nuestros alumnos familias personal y comunidad.
• Reflexionamos sobre nuestro propio comportamiento para minimizar el daño a los demás.
• Creamos una cultura de aceptación y empatía para que todos se sientan valorados y puedan contribuir al éxito de nuestra comunidad.

Por favor visite el sitio web de las Escuelas Públicas de Holyoke en para obtener más información sobre nosotros y algunos de nuestros logros recientes.

Job description:

• • Innovative approach to lesson planning facilitation and colleague collaboration in order to promote a culturally relevant sustaining and inclusive approach to music teaching and learning
  • Communicate and collaborate with music department colleagues to reflect on teaching and learning experiences revise and adapt curricula and create vertical alignment with the goal of providing sustaining and student centered music experiences
  • Knowledge of child development and drive to research and incorporate inclusive practices to promote access to high quality music education for each diverse learner
  • Collaborate with school based and departmental colleagues and utilize information in student plans to facilitate lessons containing responsive and inclusive scaffolds accommodations and modifications
  • Collaborate with classroom teachers paraeducators special educators and student support staff when appropriate to foster an inclusive and responsive music learning environment for each student
  • Passion for fostering relationships with students in order to learn about their interests communities languages and cultures
  • Incorporates positive and equitable classroom management practices and collaborates with school based teams to promote consistency of school wide systems across content areas
  • Advocate for relevant and high quality music experiences settings and opportunities and foster advocacy skills in students through music learning and teaching
  • Foster two-way communication and collaboration with caregivers
  • Has excellent organizational interpersonal and communication skills with colleagues administrators and caregivers
  • Be prepared to offer creative and student led musical activities

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree
• At least one year of full-time teaching experience
• Commitment to ensuring academic success for all students
• Experience working in an urban setting preferred
• Experience working with diverse student populations preferred
• Ability to read interpret and apply student performance data to instructional planning and execution
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; excellent teamwork skills
• Bilingual applicants (Spanish) strongly encouraged to apply

MUSIC PK-8

Key Skills
Experience Working With Students,Time Management,Classroom Management,Algebra,Behavior Management,Classroom Experience,Lesson Planning,Smartsheet,Special Needs,Teaching,Experience with Children,Dancing
Employment Type : Full-Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1