JOB PURPOSE

Provide students with opportunities to acquire knowledge and skills in two or more styles of dance. The content includes in-depth knowledge and application of techniques or two or more dance styles (ballet, jazz, modern, theater, or tap), knowledge of dance terminology, and knowledge of basic choreography of movement sequences.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Instruction/Education Responsibilities

• Presents subject matter to students to maximize learning opportunity.
• Reviews student records in order to develop a foundation of understanding regarding each student's abilities and needs.
• Strives to maximize the educational achievement of each student
• Demonstrate a variety / range of student learning modalities in each lesson
• Utilizes diagnostic assessment of student learning regularly
• Maintains accurate and complete student records
• Frequently assess student strengths and weaknesses, provide appropriate activities to address student needs and generates progress reports as required
• Refer students with suspected learning problems to appropriate support personnel
• Assigns lessons, corrects student work product and reviews oral presentations
• Coordinates class field trips
• Prepares students for school presentations 

Provide a Classroom Environment Conducive to Learning

• Motivates students to develop skills, attitudes and knowledge to provide an effective educational foundation, in accordance with each student's ability.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students
• Ensures classroom is clean, safe and includes student generated work on display as appropriate
• Implements all relevant policies governing student conduct
• Develops reasonable rules of classroom/playground behavior in accordance with CSUSA policy and guidelines, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and consistent manner. 

Instructional Planning

• Develop lesson plans consistent with established guidelines and goals.
• Plans individual and / group learning activities designed to meet instructional objective and students' needs.
• Prepares for classes assigned and shows evidence of preparation upon request of supervisory personnel.
• Participates with other staff members in curriculum planning during designated meetings.
• Incorporates into planning all diagnostic information as required in the student's Individual Education Plan (IEP).
• Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect supplies, equipment, materials, and facilities needed to implement effectively the planned instructional program. 

School/Community Relations

• Establishes effective rapport with students, staff members and parents.
• Strives to establish cooperative relations and makes reasonable effort to communicate with parents/guardians when appropriate.
• Communicates clearly, consistently, and positively with parents via all appropriate mediums.
• Cooperates with members of the administration and other staff.
• Maintains confidentiality about students.
• Attends parent communication activities.
• Participates in extracurricular activities as required.