<div dir="ltr"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;white-space:normal">Sussex School, an independent, K-8th grade school is hiring a music teacher (.8 FTE)  for the 2016/17 school year. This year Sussex celebrated 45 years as an independent school in Missoula and was selected as one of the top 50 independent schools in the U.S. by </span><a href="http://thebestschools.org/" target="_blank" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;white-space:normal">thebestschools.org</a><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-weight:normal;line-height:normal;white-space:normal">.  Sussex focuses on academic, social, and emotional growth in our students through place-based, experiential education and a focus on community.</span><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><b>Sussex Music Teacher Job Summary:</b></span></p><ul style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Teach K-8th grade general music classes.</span></p></li></ul><ul style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">K-4th music includes but not limited to: music vocabulary, pitch identification, rhythm, singing, movement, percussion, Orff Instruments, Folk Dance, and recorder.</span></p></li></ul><ul style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">5th-8th music includes but not limited to: ukulele, guitar, African drumming, singing, music composition, ensemble work,</span><span style="font-style:italic;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">and focused student-driven projects such as songwriting, Battle of the Bands, film scoring, etc.</span></p></li></ul><ul style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Music teacher will orchestrate two all-school concerts; winter and spring.</span></p></li></ul><ul style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">As with any teacher at Sussex, the music teacher will integrate and collaborate with the Sussex Community and may be asked to lend his/her skills to help with all-school meetings, the talent show, various drama performances, and school ceremonies.</span></p></li></ul><br style="font-size:12.8px"><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Application Deadline: </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Open until</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent"> </span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">filled</span><span style="font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">. </span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial;line-height:21.528px;white-space:pre-wrap">Salary is DOE plus benefits.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style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