Fine and Performing Arts Program Administrator; School-Based

Primary Location

North/Northwest Side-2714 W Augusta Blvd (Chicago HS of the Arts)

Position Type:
Union Position

Salary Range: $67,000.00 to $89,000.00

CPS is the third-largest school district in the United States, serving over 340,000 students in 600+ schools and employing nearly 36,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career, and civic life. In order to fulfill this mission, CPS makes three commitments to our students, their families, and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability, and integrity.

Six core values are embedded within these commitments – student-centered, whole child, equity, academic excellence, community partnership, and continuous learning.

Fine & Performing Arts Schools in Chicago Public Schools value and utilize the arts as a primary vehicle for teaching and learning in their communities. These schools cultivate artistic literacy in every learner through authentic, high-quality, standards-based arts education experiences and by purposefully integrating arts education pedagogies and creative processes with other core content areas. They provide students with consistent access to in-school arts experiences in multiple disciplines taught by certified arts instructors, as well as high-quality out-of-school arts experiences provided by arts instructors and/or arts partners.

Finally, they ensure an arts-rich environment for students and staff alike by implementing the Fine & Performing Arts School Standards for Success across the school community.

The Fine and Performing Arts Program Administrator has a strong commitment to equity and acts as lead in ensuring the successful implementation of a school’s Fine and Performing Arts Program. This includes leading strategic planning processes, spearheading all recruitment and audition efforts, engaging critical community partners across the non-profit, governmental, and corporate sectors, and ensuring the built environment, educational approach, and operational ecosystems across the school are arts-rich and student-centered.

The Fine and Performing Arts Program Administrator acts as the schools Magnet Cluster Lead Teacher, answers directly to the School Principal, and works in close collaboration with the school’s arts teachers and Arts Leadership Team.

• Strategic Planning
  • Oversee the development and execution of a strategic plan or road map related to the school’s Fine and Performing Arts program designation.
  • Ensure alignment between the school’s CIWP and the mission/vision of the school’s Fine and Performing Arts program.
  • Convene regular meetings of the school’s Arts Leadership Team to progress monitor and execute the school’s strategic plan.
• Admissions and Recruiting
  • Lead all annual district-wide elementary outreach, recruitment efforts, and audition planning for the school.
  • Steward positive relationships with key Central Office Departments, especially the Department of Arts Education, the Office of Access and Enrollment, and the Office of College and Career Success to ensure streamlined and supportive admissions processes.
  • Coordinate audition logistics for the school, including setting audition requirements, scheduling, rubric development, and GoCPS matters.
• Student Support
  • Work directly with students and counselors to promote a sustained “five year plan” for each student, culminating in actionable, arts-rich postsecondary plans.
  • Proactively provide student supports (e.g., MTSS, other academic interventions) for students who are off-track or need additional support to achieve their goals.
• Special Events and Arts Partnerships
  • Act as liaison between all community arts organizations and the school’s programs, fostering new partnerships and deepening existing opportunities.
  • Source and plan extracurricular opportunities for students across all artistic disciplines, including field trips, workshops, master classes, and in‑school performances.
  • Actively create…