Teacher Assistant Director Dance High School

Position Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Teaching and Learning

• Coordinate the planning and implementation of appropriate instructional/learning strategies and activities, including determination of appropriate type and level of materials with the Head Dance Director
• Manage allotted learning time to maximize student achievement
• Assess student abilities and achievement as related to desired educational goals, objectives, and outcomes and maintain appropriate assessment and evaluation documentation for institutional and individual reporting purposes
• Assist and participate in management of student behavior in all parts of the school, center, school grounds, or work site both during and outside of school hours; monitor and enforce compliance with the Fort Bend ISD Student/Parent Handbook, Student Code of Conduct and Extracurricular Handbook
• Ensure continuous communication with parents, both written and oral, to keep them informed of student(s) progress
• Communicate with students on instructional expectations and keep them informed of their progress
• Ensure classroom and/or instructional environment is beneficial, healthful, safe, and conducive to learning and that materials are accessible to students and in good condition
• Develop, implement, and monitor in conjunction with the head dance director a recruitment, audition and placement program/schedule for all potential students, including officers and assign students to an appropriate class/team based on audition/placement criteria submitting class rosters to the principal or principal’s designee prior to the specified campus deadline
• Travel to middle school feeder programs to teach MS Dance as needed

• Monitor and enforce student eligibility criteria for all extracurricular activities
• Understand and uphold all rules, regulations, and dates that pertain to the co-curricular and extra-curricular programs including UIL, TDEA and FBISD policies
• Participate in all appropriate UIL, TDEA, and FBISD sponsored events encouraging student participation in all competitions/events related to the campus dance program
• Conduct practices outside the academic school day to provide adequate preparation for performances in compliance with UIL rules and regulations and established guidelines
• Coordinate the planning and implementation of a pre-season dance team activities in compliance with established guidelines in conjunction with the head dance director
• Develop, implement, and monitor in conjunction with the head dance director a recruitment, audition and placement program/schedule for all potential students, including officers and assign students to an appropriate class/team based on audition/placement criteria submitting class rosters to the principal or principal’s designee prior to the specified campus deadline
• Comply with all established policies and procedures related to the dance program submitting all required forms, fees, and electronic documents by the specified deadlines
• Maintain a current inventory of all fine arts equipment, instructional materials, and uniforms in the specified materials management system and coordinate the service and repair of school-owned equipment

• Ensure standards of professional conduct are maintained (Code of Ethics and Standard Practices for Texas Educators)
• Understand and uphold all rules, regulations, and dates that pertain to the dance program (UIL, TDEA, and FBISD policies all apply)
• Participate in all appropriate UIL,TDEA and FBISD sponsored events; encourage student participation in all competitions/events related to the instructional dance pr