CMS Drama Production Director (Job # 3957)

CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC

SCHOOLSPrince Frederick, Maryland 20678NOTICE OF VACANCYSeptember 13, 2026

POSITION:

CMS Drama Production Director (Job # 3957)

LOCATION:

Calvert Middle School

JOB SUMMARY

The middle school drama production director is the representative of the principal to ensure that the school play has a reflective representation of the school community. The teacher will work with the administration, students, staff, and community to assure a successful experience for students and successful public performances. These efforts can be accomplished through after-school rehearsals, weekend events, and performance events. Teachers shall enforce and ad to the policies, rules, and guidelines of the Board of Education and the school.

REPORTS TO

School Principal

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

1. Excellent oral and written communication skills2. Demonstrated management, leadership and human relations skills3. Ability to exercise good judgment in making decisions4. Proven ability to carry an assignment to its completion5. Demonstrated success in accomplishing tasks akin to the duties and responsibilities listed below6. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and acceptable

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Audition students and select the students who will serve actors, stage manager, set crew, props crew, lighting and sound technicians.2. Oversee fundraising to provide for ad sales, donations, special drawings, flower and tee-shirt sales.3. Budget monies for the year, including set construction materials, costumes, make-up, royalties and fees, transportation, and equipment.4. Select an age appropriate production.5. Hire additional staff to assist as needed (assistant director and scenic artist).6. Secure the calendar dates for rehearsals and the performances and reserve the building.7. Provide for the design, purchase, maintenance, assignment, and cleaning of the costumes.8. Provide for the purchase of all make-up and wigs and oversee the make-up design.9. Co-ordinate the design, purchase, painting, and building of props and the set.10. Co-ordinate parent volunteers to assist with concessions, fundraising, and ticket sales.11. Arrange lighting by overseeing the design, ordering gels, hanging the lights, and programming the board.12. Arrange sound by overseeing sound effects, maintaining microphones, and setting up monitors.13. Make arrangements for publicity, pictures, fliers, newspapers, radio spots, road signs, and emails.14. Run the rehearsals including blocking and lines.15. Strike and clean up the stage, dressing rooms, lighting and sound booth, and back stage areas.16. Other duties as assigned by the Principal that will provide for a successful program.

OTHER DUTIES

Performs related work as required or assigned by the Principal and/or Athletic Director

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Position requires significant periods of standing and walking, and is performed in a typical school environment

UNUSUAL DEMANDS

None

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT

Salary commensurate with qualifications and experience applied to the current year Extra Pay for Extra Duty Longevity Pay Schedule.

FLSA STATUS

Exempt

EVALUATION

Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the policy on evaluation as established by the Calvert County Public Schools.

EFFECTIVE DATE OF POSITION

School Year 2026-2027APPLICATION

PROCEDURE

Applicants, please apply through the Applicant Tracking system located on the Calvert County Public Schools' website - calvertnet.k12.md.us.

This position remains open until it is filled. References must be directly related to work experience and must include immediate supervisor.

State law requires that anyone hired after October 1, 1986, who will have contact with school children, must be fingerprinted and submit to a criminal background investigation. Federal law requires that a new employee must complete the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) in person before beginning employment. Employment is conditional upon successful completion of a drug screen. Current employees of the Calvert County Public Schools are exempt from these requirements.

• House Bill 486 - Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention StatementPursuant to Section 6-113.

2 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland - House Bill 486 - Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention all applicants are required to report all former employers in which you may have had direct contact with minors. The applicant must submit the contact information of the current employer, all former school employers, and all former employers not school related. Applicants should also include contact information for organizations in which you have volunteered, coached, mentored, tutored or otherwise have direct contact with minors.

• Nondiscrimination StatementCalvert County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth programs.

Calvert County Public Schools does not refuse enrollment of a prospective student, expel a current student, or withhold privileges from a current student, or prospective student, or the parent or guardian of a current or prospective student because of an individual's race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

Calvert County Public Schools does not discipline, invoke a penalty against, or take any other retaliatory action against a student or parent or guardian of a student who files a complaint alleging that the program or school discriminated against the student, regardless of the outcome of the complaint.

The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

• Director of Student Services
• Director of Human Resources443-550-8000For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Assessment System at: ocrcas.ed.gov or call 1-800-421-3481.
• Anti-sexual, Anti-racial and Anti-disability Harassment StatementDiscrimination can manifest itself in behaviors such as bullying, harassment, or intimidation of individuals.

Calvert County Public Schools does not tolerate any form of harassment including, but not limited to, sexual, racial, or disability. Any individual (student, employee, or community member) who believes that they have been subjected to any form of harassment is encouraged to report the allegation of harassment.

Students, parents, and community members may report allegations of harassment to:

Ms. Sabrina BergenDirector of Student ServicesCalvert County Public Schools1305 Dares Beach RoadPrince Frederick, MD 20678Employees may report allegations of harassment to:

Mr. Zachary SeawellDirector of Human ResourcesCalvert County Public Schools1305 Dares Beach RoadPrince Frederick, MD 20678Calvert Count... Visit the Employer site for more details