Upper School Music Teacher - Classical Education Impact

Responsive Education Solutions; Tyler (TX); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Responsive Education Solutions seeks a dedicated teacher for Founders Classical Academy to facilitate classical instruction and foster intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth among students. Collaboration with parents and students is emphasized to develop competencies for success in society.

The role requires passion for classical education, strong content knowledge, and the ability to model and cultivate virtuous habits while maintaining a classroom of roughly 20–27 students.

Qualifications

• Education/Certification: Must meet one of the following:
• Experience teaching in a classical school or with classical traditional methods is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Prepare effective lessons, instruct, and motivate students in all course study utilizing classical traditional methods of instruction.
• Assign lessons and correct classwork and homework in a timely manner.
• Administer formative and summative assessments to evaluate student progress, record results, and issue reports to inform parents of progress.
• Provide academic interventions for struggling students.
• Maintain student grades and student-parent communication via the school’s online grading and communication tool.
• Maintain discipline in the classroom.
• Maintain a classroom that is conducive to learning, safe, attractive, and stimulates a spirit of inquiry.
• Set a good housekeeping example in the classroom and encourage students to follow this example.
• Regularly communicate with students and parents to discuss student progress – positive and negative.
• Participate in required faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences and teacher training workshops.
• Inspire, praise, and correct students with consistency, care, and interest to encourage academic success and promote virtue.
• Work closely with Special Education and 504 teachers to ensure accommodations are implemented.
• Perform duties such as sponsoring one or more activities or student organizations, assisting students in selecting courses of study, and counseling students in adjustment and academic problems.
• Actively participate in marketing and student recruiting activities as necessary.
• Perform special projects, during and after school hours, and other duties as assigned.
• Read and comply with the RES Employee Handbook, the RES Student-Parent Handbook, the Founders Classical Academy Campus Handbook, and other RES-Founders manuals and procedures documents.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Skills

Passion for students

Strong subject knowledge

Model virtue and teach virtue

Classical education knowledge

Classroom management

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Ability to work with parents

Education

Texas State Teacher Certification

Bachelor’s degree with passing score on ExCET/TExES

Bachelor’s degree with core subject minor/major

Bachelor’s degree with relevant work experience in content area

Job description

Responsive Education Solutions seeks a dedicated teacher for Founders Classical Academy to facilitate classical instruction and foster intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth among students. Collaboration with parents and students is emphasized to develop competencies for success in society.

The role requires passion for classical education, strong content knowledge, and the ability to model and cultivate virtuous habits while maintaining a classroom of roughly 20–27 students.