Music Teacher (SY 25-26)

About Perry Street Prep

Perry Street Prep serves 400+ PreK, elementary and middle school students in Northeast DC. We are a community of diverse learners, with students from all eight wards of the city, that builds relationships with families and empowers students to be college-ready and to thrive in a global society. Our goal is to provide every student, PreK-8th grade, with the knowledge, the attitudes and the support they will need to succeed in rigorous high schools and beyond.

Perry Street Prep students have PRIDE: perseverance, respect, integrity, dependability, and excellence. Our school culture emphasizes PRIDE qualities, and our faculty and staff help our students strive to embody them.

Our diverse, committed, and driven staff have led Perry Street Prep to become one of the highest performing schools in Washington, DC. In 2024, the school received a full continuance of its charter for five years meeting all academic, legal, and financial goals. In 2019, we earned the distinction of Tier I, the highest performance rating given by the DC Public Charter School Board, designation as an ESEA Distinguished School by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education for exceptional student achievement by our students with disabilities, and the selection as a 2019 Bold Performance School by EmpowerK12. Since 2016, the school has done major renovations of its school facility and grounds. Perry Street Prep is among the best charter schools in Washington, DC with a strong academic and financial record of success.

For additional information about Perry Street Prep, visit pspdc.org.

Teaching at Perry Street Prep

We are recruiting a Music teacher for the 2025-26 school year. Teaching positions at Perry Street Prep are full-time, salaried, 10-month positions. Teachers at Perry Street Prep are responsible for the following:

• Collaborating with colleagues in developing cohesive curriculum materials, increasing evidence-based instructional resources, and establishing instructional goals grounded in research
• Preparing standards-based lessons that challenge students’ critical thinking and musical and performance capacities
• Design and develop effective daily lesson plans, instructional materials, and assessments for delivery effective instruction.
• Utilizing strong content knowledge to effectively present enticing and rigorous common core-aligned lessons
• Differentiating instruction to accommodate multiple learning styles and abilities
• assessing students’ academic and developmental growth through observation and a variety of assessment methods
• Create and manage a classroom environment that is safe, respects all students, and is conducive to learning. And, manage student behavior for the purpose of providing a safe and optimal learning environment.
• tracking and monitor assessment results in order to regularly refine teaching practices and design differentiated lesson plans
• applying the values of urgency, rigor, and consistency to create a positive learning environment that promotes high expectations
• communicating with students, parents, school staff to ensure that students are on-track in their learning and making progress towards goals
• Direct assistant teachers, student teachers, instructional assistants, and/or volunteers for the purpose of providing an effective classroom program and addressing the needs of individual students.
• Advise parents and/or legal guardians of student progress for the purpose of communicating expectations; student's achievements; developing methods for improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment.
• Respond to inquiries from a variety of sources (e.g. other teachers, parents, administrators, students, etc.) for the purpose of resolving issues, providing information and/or direction.
• Maintain accurate, complete and correct records as required by the school (e.g. lesson plans, attendance, grades, assessments, etc.). Submit such records in a timely manner as required by established deadlines.
• Attend student, grade level, content level, and school meetings as assigned by administration or designee.
• Attend and actively participate in school professional development sessions as assigned by administration and or designee.
• Report incidents (e.g. fights, suspected child abuse, suspected substance abuse, harassment, violation of school policies, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining personal safety of students, providing a positive learning environment and adhering to school, local, state, and federal policies.
• Respond to emergency situations for the purpose of resolving immediate safety concerns and/or directing to appropriate personnel for resolution.
• Abide by all local, state and federal policies, regulations, and laws.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Perry Street Prep is seeking educators with the following education, experience, and personal philosophy:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university required; Master’s degree preferred
• Two or more years of teaching experience as an elementary or middle school teacher in an urban environment with a strong record of student achievement preferred
• A belief that all students can learn
• A desire to be an active part of a diverse community of educators, scholars, and families
• A strong work ethic, individual drive, and an ability to thrive in a collaborative environment

Compensation and Benefits

Perry Street Prep offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience and a comprehensive benefits package. Please see our salary scale here.

PHYSICAL ABILITIES: Hearing and speaking to exchange information in person and on the telephone; seeing to read, prepare and proofread documents; sitting or standing for extended periods of time; dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment; kneeling, bending at the waist and reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally to retrieve and store books, materials, files and supplies; pushing and/or pulling objects, lifting light to medium weight objects.

WORK HOURS: Daily work hours are 7:45 am to 3:45 pm. This position requires occasional evening and/or weekend commitments outside of regular school hours.

CLEARANCES: Criminal background clearance including fingerprinting

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

Perry Street Prep is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The School’s EEO policy prohibits discrimination in employment based on race, color, religion, national origin, disability, sex, age, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Perry Street Prep prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities and will reasonably accommodate applicants with a disability, upon request, and will also ensure reasonable accommodation for employees with a disability. Under this policy, equal employment opportunity is required in recruitment, hiring, training and development, promotion, termination, compensation, benefits, and all other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment as required by applicable law.