Design Dance Tier System Information is below!

Please note: Design Dance reserves the right to change, update, modify, or alter their policies and procedures throughout at any point. Design Dance will make all necessary efforts to inform the Independent Contractor of any changes, updates, or modifications to the policies and procedures in order to ensure compliance.

Questions? Email christine@brainchildcollective.co

This Tier Assignment determines an instructor’s pay rate, and is subject to change each year as a result of the instructor’s performance review. This review is based on careful consideration of the instructor’s performance in the following domains:

• Planning and Preparation

• Classroom Culture and Environment

• Instruction

• Professional Responsibilities.

Planning and Preparation

1. Discipline literacy, knowledge of students, and teaching resources

2. Teacher preparedness with materials and resources

3. Lesson plan structure

4. Lesson plans goals and objectives

5. Lesson plan activities and pedagogical approaches

6. Understanding of prerequisite knowledge

Classroom Culture and Environment

1. Interactions and connections with students

2. Behavior expectations, procedures and routines

3. Communication and tone

4. Cultivation of student ownership

5. Inclusive and culturally responsive environment

Instruction

1. Explanation and modeling of content and class expectations

2. Application of social and emotional learning techniques

3. Choreography preparation

4. Adjustment and pivoting of instruction to meet student needs

Professional Responsibilities

1. Teaching experience and retention rate

2. Professionalism

3. Pre-Assessments and Post-Assessments

4. Acceptance and application of observation feedback

5. Reliability and communication with administration

6. Upholding the Design Dance mission

Specific criteria can be found in the Tier Rubric.

Please consult your contract for your Tier Assignment.