Music/Band Teacher PHS

JOB DESCRIPTION: Foster-Glocester Regional School District is currently accepting applications for a highly effective teacher, who wants to teach in a 1:1 technology rich environment to advance learning and teaching in our high-performing high school. In 2020 Ponaganset High School was one of two schools in Rhode Island selected and awarded a $500,000 XQ Super School Implementation Grant to rethink and redesign our high school over the next two years. Ponaganset High School is staffed by a dedicated team committed to advancing learning and teaching in a collaborative, relevant, and personalized 1:1 blended learning environment. Located in scenic Northwest Rhode Island, Ponaganset High School sits on more than 140 acres of a living campus that supports learning in and out of school. Our comprehensive high school has strong academic, art, music, elective, and athletic programs and serves approximately 900 students in grades 9-12. Our students and teachers have the benefit of learning and teaching in an environment that is well resourced with instructional materials. Through sound fiscal management our school district has been able to reallocate resources to meet student and adult needs. We have added numerous courses designed to prepare our students for college and careers. In March, 2020 Ponaganset High School was awarded full accreditation by NEASC for all standards. For information about our schools and community please visit our website at If you are interested in educating the whole child, and collaborating with colleagues as part of a professional learning community, we welcome the opportunity to meet you and learn more about how you could enhance our team. We hope you will become the next member of our learning community. GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES: The teacher works cohesively as a member of a team with staff, colleagues, and administrators to develop, implement, and continuously improve a personalized, rigorous, relevant, and collaborative learning environment supported by technology. The teacher works to ensure the school district graduates globally competitive students proficient with the skills and work habits needed for success in post-secondary education, careers, and life in a global economy. REPRESENTATIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Actively participate in and positively support all school and classroom functions needed to achieve the mission of the district and meet the learning needs of students, including, but not limited to, the following: • Serve as a member of a professional learning community to actively provide a collaborative, rigorous, relevant, and personalized education supported by technology that prepares students for college and careers; • Implement learning and teaching practices, school and community supports in accordance with district and school improvement plans and the mission of the district; • Foster partnerships among parents, educators, businesses, higher education, and communities that support learning in and out of school, dual enrollment, online learning, and externships; • Seek information about the impact of students' specific challenges to learning or disabilities on classroom performance, and work with specialists to develop alternative instructional strategies to meet the needs of these students; • Use assessment results to provide students with timely, helpful, and accurate feedback on their progress toward achievement goals; • Take responsibility for learning about and implementing federal, state, district and school initiatives to improve teaching and learning; • Follow school policy and procedures, respecting the boundaries of professional responsibilities, when working with students, colleagues, and families; • Interact with students, colleagues, parents, and others in a professional manner that is fair and equitable and guided by codes of professional conduct; • Exhibit attributes of reliable attendance, promptness, dependability, and professional ethics; • Use effective communication skills with students, colleagues, families and related agencies (spoken, written and non-verbal); • Performs the functions of the position in accordance with the: RI Professional Teaching Standards; RI Professional Code of Conduct; and all laws, regulations, school district policies, the mission of the district, school-based plans, and administrative directives / priorities / requests; and • Performs other duties as may be assigned and/or necessary to perform the functions of the position. The intent of these posted duties is to provide a representative sample of the types of duties that the district is seeking for this position and shall not be construed as a declaration of the total duties of this position. For a full listing of the duties and responsibilities please review the classroom teacher job description at