AG Teacher Position

Position: AG Teacher | (Position #25) | 2026-27 School Year
The Chowchilla Union High School District comprises a comprehensive four year academic high school, Chowchilla Union High School, a continuation school, Gateway Continuation, and an Independent Study program. Three school districts serve the overall student population for Chowchilla and the surrounding area, including Alview-Dairyland Union School District (ADUSD) and Chowchilla Elementary School District (CESD), which both feed students into the Chowchilla Union High School District programs.

Both ADUSD and CESD are K-8 programs. The City of Chowchilla has a population of roughly 19,000 people including the population of two correctional facilities; one for men (Valley State Prison) and one for women (Central California Women's Facility). Both facilities are located outside of Chowchilla. The City of Chowchilla is still very much considered an agricultural town by virtue of its location, which is completely surrounded by farmland and dairies.

Chowchilla has families that range from economically wealthy to very poor. Student free and reduced lunches have averaged 67.2% of the student population over the last 6 years. The Chowchilla Union High School District is governed by a 5 member board that is elected by voter trustee areas. Current board members and the dates of their first service are:
Mike Cargill (2002), Pat DeWall (2008), Charlene Espinola (1998), Joe Botelho (2020), and Brandon Moore (2020). These 5 board members truly have the philosophy of doing what is in the best interest of the students first and foremost. Vision Statement:
The vision of CUHS is to serve as the leading educational institution where every student is inspired and empowered in a safe, nurturing, and innovative environment to follow their passions as they discover, pursue, and realize their life goals Mission Statement:
The mission of the Chowchilla Union High School District is to promote a school-wide culture of higher education, life-long learning, professional behavior, effort, and individual accountability.

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Candidates must hold valid Agrictulture Single Subject Teaching Credential and Ag Specialist Instruction Credential Credential must authorized to teach grades 9-12. English Learner Authorization Required. Copy of Testing (CBEST, CSET, MSAT, etc.) Potential Courses:
Ag Mechanics, Ag. Construction, Ag. Engineering Salary schedule placement information:

-Upon completion of  reopener negotiations, CTE instructors shall be placed on the salary schedule (Appendix

A) effective July 1, 2022, based on their years of prior relevant experience.

-Newly hired CTE instructors will be placed on the salary schedule (Appendix

A) based on their years of prior relevant experience up to Column 6, Step 25.

-Credit for prior relevant experience shall be determined by the District's Human Resources Department. Fractional portions of a year will not be included. For example, if a CTE instructor has four and a half (4 ½) year of prior relevant experience, they will be credited with four (4) years of experience.

-Prior relevant experience shall have occurred within twenty-five (25) years prior to a CTE instructor's first day of employment with the District.

-The District's Human Resources Department may require CTE instructors to provide documentation to verity their prior relevant years of experience.

-CTE instructors will advance on the salary schedule (Appendix

A) post-hire based on years of CTE teaching experience with the District. For example, if a newly hired CTE instructor is placed on the Column III, Step 10, they would advance to Column IV, Step 11 after teaching for the District for one year.

A complete application packet will, at a minimum, include:
• A Complete Ed Join Employment Application
• Letter of Introduction (Should indicate any credentials and certifications that are held and/or on file with the District)
• Professional Resume (Should consist of all relatable work experience to the position to which you are applying at this will assist in salary placement)
• Letters of Recommendation (3)
• Any Certificates and/or Credentials that are related to the specific job you are applying…