Theatre/Drama Teacher

Sylvania; Bridgeport (CT); Hybrid; USD 51,000 - 108,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgeport Public Schools seeks a Theatre & Drama Teacher for grades K-8 at CROSS SCHOOL. The position offers a salary from $51,079 to $107,539, based on BA-6th year steps, with a strong focus on integrating arts across the PK–8 curriculum.

Responsibilities include fostering artistic and intellectual growth, coordinating performances, and aligning instruction with district goals. Certification in Theatre & Drama and Music is required, Master’s preferred.

Qualifications

• Certification required: Theatre and Drama, Grades Pre-K through 12 (485) and Music, PK-12 (049).
• Master’s degree preferred.
• Three years of urban teaching experience preferred.
• Experience in the use of educational technology.
• Excellent oral and written communication and human relations skills.

Responsibilities

• Create an atmosphere that fosters artistic and intellectual growth for K-8 students.
• Integrate theatre, dance, music and visual arts across the curriculum.
• Set instructional goals aligned with district and school objectives.
• Design lessons that promote problem solving, creativity, and communication.
• Establish and maintain positive student behavior; support a safe learning environment.
• Pursue ongoing professional development in content and cross-curricular pedagogy.
• Coordinate related theatre productions and performances.
• Plan activities addressing diverse student needs and abilities.
• Develop and assess formative and summative measures reflecting creativity and knowledge.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

Theatre & Drama teaching cert (PK-12); Music PK-12

Tools

Educational technology

Job description

2026 - 2027 School Year
Bridgeport Public Schools
Human Resources Department
45 Lyon Terrace, Room 324
Bridgeport, CT 06604

THEATRE & DRAMATEACHER (Gr. K-8)
CROSS SCHOOL
STEP/SALARY: BA-6TH YEAR/$51,079.00- $107,539.00

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Develop and provide an atmosphere where students have the opportunity to fulfill their potential for artistic and intellectual growth.
• Integrate the arts into the classroom and content areas via dance, music, theatre and/or visual arts in order to support and sustain arts for all students in the PK through 8th grade levels and build sustainability for the pathway to secondary arts programs.
• Establishes and (as necessary) adjusts instructional goals and objectives, to reflect district/school goals, curriculum policies, and the knowledge, skills, progress, and needs of one’s students.
• Designs lessons that provide opportunities for problem solving, creativity, and communication skills in relation to authentic, real-world problems.
• Establishes and maintains standards of behavior that foster student self-discipline and positive relationships among students.
• Commits to on-going professional development in content and cross-curricula pedagogy.
• Facilitates related performing arts productions and performances
• Plans learning activities to address individual differences among students
• Develops, administers, and evaluates quality formatives and summative assessments that reflect a balance of content knowledge, creativity, and problem-solving skills
• Monitor and evaluate students’ progress in relation to district/school curriculum and policies and other planned goals and objectives
• Encourages, secures, and maintains the involvement of parents and other community members in support of theatre education
• Involves parents in the assessment of their children’s progress and needs
• Performs all other duties assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Required certification: Theatre and Drama, Grades Pre-K through 12 (485) and Music, PK-12 (049)
• Master’s degree preferred
• Three years of successful teaching experience in an urban school district preferred
• Experience in the use of educational technology
• Excellent oral and written communication and human relations skills.

This job description is not, nor is it intended to be, a complete statement of all duties, functions, responsibilities, qualifications, physical, and cognitive, which comprise this position. The above is intended to be a fair representation of the "typical" demands of the position. In all cases, these relationships, functions, and their applications are subject to change by the Superintendent.

*This position isin accordance with the Agreement between the Bridgeport Education Association (BEA) and the Bridgeport Board of Education. The salary will follow the contract and commensurate with experience and qualifications.

It is the policy of the Bridgeport Board of Education not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, present or past mental disorder, mental retardation, or learning ability, in any of its education programs, activities, or employment practices. The Bridgeport Board of Education is an Affimative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.