Dance CTE Teacher (STEAM Regional High School)

 

 

 

Description 

 

 

 

ABOUT OISTRICT: 

 

The Syracuse City School District is continuing a standard of excellence in innovation and transformation with the goal of ensuring that all students graduate high school with the skills needed to be ready for college and career. For Syracuse, all means all - including students who fall behind or have been considered "hard to serve" for a host of reasons. The School Board and Syracuse community have charged the Superintendent with improving student achievement, and he is seeking a dedicated and diverse team of school leaders and teachers to partner with him in moving the district toward its goals. The Syracuse City School District represents 34 schools and 4 alternative education programs, serving 21,000+ students Pre-K-12 of whom 77% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, 18% are served by the Office of Special Education and 78% are students of color. 

 

OVERVIEW: 

 

The city of Syracuse, the Syracuse City School District, Onondaga County and Onondaga, Cortland and Madison Counties are collaborating on the region's first ever STEAM high school. The high school will offer a rigorous academic curriculum with a focus on STEAM. The school will be open to students from the SCSD as well as from our partnering school districts. 

A key element to the success of the high school will be the business and higher education partnerships. In Central New York there is a unique opportunity for collaboration amongst all stakeholders with an interest in a thriving urban core. Working in collaboration with the CNY Arts and Dance community, this high school will bring together the top companies and arts organizations in the respective fields of STEAM. These industry leaders will provide us with their expertise as well as in areas of mentoring, internships and job shadows. 

Central New York’s colleges and universities have some of the greatest resources available in all of the STEAM disciplines. Our students will be able to take advantage of these resources and in some cases take college courses alongside university and college students. 

The school will offer programming in Animation and Game Design, Business Entrepreneurship, Construction Management, Data Analytics, Entertainment Engineering, Robotics and Automation, Semiconductor Microchip Technology, and the Fine Arts. (Visual and Performing). 

 

Our IDEAL Candidate WILL: 

 

Be passionately committed to urban and suburban education. 

Believe strongly that all students can learn at high levels. 

Demonstrate a commitment to serving urban and suburban students, schools and communities, and to closing achievement gaps. 

Actively contribute to a culture of high expectations in school and within the district. 

Be culturally responsive to students, families and our communities. 

Adapt seamlessly to the complexities of the urban and suburban school environment. 

 

 

 

 

 

Our IDEAL Candidate will SPECIFICALLY: 

 

Report to the building Principal and will work with the Career and Technical Education administrative team. 

Deliver performance-based objectives and outlines for course of study following NYSED curriculum guidelines and requirements. 

Organize practical and technical instruction, including demonstrations of skills required in the Dance professions, lectures in theory, techniques, and terminology. 

Willingly seek approval to teach concurrent enrollment/college-level coursework. 

Reinforce a high level of integrity with students as they acquire technical skills in the Dance professions. 

Present subject matter to students, utilizing a variety of methods and techniques, such as discussions, demonstrations and/or active lab activities. 

Be willing to invite and host industry professionals into the classroom to engage and support the program consistently and on a variety of levels. 

Assist students, individually or in groups, with lesson assignments to present or reinforce learning objectives. 

Enforce classroom protocols, lab safety rules, and expectations; main