MUSIC TEACHER

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Class management and instruction
1. Works to achieve the New Jersey Student Learning Standards and district educational goals and objectives by promoting active learning and skills development in the classroom. Teaches pupils through an approved course of study using board-adopted curricula, textbooks and other
appropriate teaching materials.
2. Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides opportunities for individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil.
3. Sets specific objectives wherever possible in lesson preparation and weekly lesson plans and
carries through presentation to effectively achieve these objectives.
4. Assesses pupil academic progress and personal growth toward stated objectives of instruction.
5. Maintains records of pupil's educational progress in class record books and/or board approved forms and summarizes these marks for reporting purposes.
6. Identifies pupil needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and
resolving learning problems.
7. Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to achieve a music classroom
climate conducive to learning.
8. Budgets class time effectively.
9. Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to inform them about the school music program and to discuss pupil progress.
10. Devises written and oral assignments and tests that require analytical and critical thinking
as well as the reproduction of facts.
11. Supervises pupils in out-of-classroom activities as assigned.
12. Works with students to leave the music practice area clean at the end of class time.