Teacher - Vocational Tech Design and Visual Communications , Gr. 9-12; SY

The Boston Arts Academy, a public high school for the visual and performing arts, with students in Grades 9-12. It is a joint project of the Professional Arts Consortium, Inc., comprising the Berklee College of Music, Boston Conservatory at Berklee, Boston Architectural Center, Emerson College, Massachusetts College of Arts, and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, and the Boston Public Schools.

Boston Arts Academy serves as a laboratory and a beacon for artistic and academic innovation, preparing a diverse community of aspiring artist scholars to be successful in their college or professional careers and to be engaged members of a democratic society.

This innovative school features a college preparatory curriculum supporting integrated and interdisciplinary teaching and learning among arts and academic disciplines. Students explore the arts in both traditional and new media forms. The Academy’s program is enriched by the involvement of the six members of the Professional Arts Consortium. Both the program and the student body at Boston Arts Academy reflect the culture, ethnic and linguistic diversity of Boston.

BAA is an autonomous school within the BPS that holds Pilot School status. This allows us autonomy over our schedule, staffing, budget, governance, and curriculum. As a result, we have an Election to Work Agreement (EWA), which outlines the ways in which we leverage our autonomy, with specific attention to additional working days, hours, and other working conditions that fall outside of the BTU/BPS contract.

Teachers who choose to work at BAA do so with the understanding that our Election to Work Agreement establishes expectations beyond the standard BTU contract, including additional professional development days, extended learning time, and a commitment to our full inclusion model. BTU members are required to work an additional 146 hours above the contracted time. That time includes attending 2 days of professional development before the BTU start day in August, attending 2.5 additional days of professional development in June beyond the contracted days, and attending a weekly hour department meeting outside of the contracted hours.

Boston Arts Academy seeks a Career and Technical Education (CTE) Design & Visual Communications Teacher to lead an innovative, industry-responsive program for students in grades 9–12 within a full inclusion studio classroom. This educator will prepare students for success in the evolving fields of graphic design, digital media, and visual communication by teaching contemporary design practices, emerging technologies, and creative problem‑solving skills.

The ideal candidate will design curriculum that reflects the rapidly changing professional landscape — including artificial intelligence in design, social media content creation, digital production workflows, branding, and multimedia storytelling. This teacher will also play a central role in developing high-quality work‑based learning experiences and ensuring compliance with all CTE Chapter 74 requirements, including Perkins grant planning, Skills Library documentation, and guaranteeing that every student completes at least 100 hours of work‑based learning by senior year.

This role requires collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of arts and academic educators to design innovative, interdisciplinary learning experiences that prepare students to be emerging multidisciplinary artist‑scholars and global citizens.

Boston Public Schools (BPS) seeks an exceptional Vocational Tech [Design and Visual Communications] Teacher who is highly qualified and knowledgeable to join our community of teachers, learners, and leaders. This is an exciting opportunity for teachers who desire to serve where their efforts matter. In BPS, the teachers and leaders are committed to the vision of high expectations for achievement, equal access to high levels of instruction, the achievement of academic proficiency for all students, and the closing of the achievement gap among subgroups within the schools.

BPS is a great place for those who seek to work in an environment that supports their creativity and innovation,…