Teacher - Middle School Art Teacher

Job Description

Provide high-quality instruction to students and work collaboratively with the school leader, colleagues, students, parents and the board to accomplish or surpass the academy's articulated educational goals. Work as a collaborative team member to implement the academy curriculum and accomplish short- and long-term academic goals.

• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning; develop reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure; enforce the academy's student discipline code; collaborate in the implementation of initiatives such as school-wide behavior management systems.
• Plan a program of study that meets the individual needs and goals of students; establish clear objectives for all lessons and units; ensure that lessons – as planned, delivered, and assessed – are aligned with state curriculum and school-wide curriculum standards.
• Develop lesson plans and submit them for review and feedback as scheduled; work cooperatively with the academy's instructional coach to learn from feedback and improve the quality of instruction; participate in ongoing analysis and planning to ensure that the school's curriculum remains aligned to state standards.
• Collaborate with special education staff to implement, to the greatest extent possible, an inclusive approach to students with special needs; remain aware of student needs; participate in child study teams or individualized education planning; implement accommodations and modifications as indicated in student IEPs; seek advice and counsel from student support services areas when needed to ensure that all students are fully served.
• Collaborate with other staff, as necessary, to implement grant‑funded programming to accelerate learning for students with a variety of needs including special education, at‑risk, limited English proficient students and others, to bring them to grade‑level proficiency.
• Maintain accurate and complete records as required; maintain the confidentiality of student records and student information; complete any documentation necessary for the academy to be in compliance with regulatory requirements, such as time and effort reporting.
• Communicate with parents and make provisions for being available outside normal hours; work with parents to encourage participation in their child’s learning experiences; provide regular communication to parents regarding their children’s performance.
• Maintain professional competence via conferences, mentoring, involvement in professional organizations, continuing coursework, etc.; complete all coursework and other requirements necessary to maintain teaching credentials and "highly qualified" status, as required by the teacher's assignment.
• Inform the school leader of needed instructional resources; serve as an active member of teams such as grade‑level, school‑wide planning, school improvement or other areas of focus.
• May participate in extracurricular activities such as coaching, clubs, student government, tutoring, enrichment activities, etc.
• Other duties as assigned.

• State teacher licensure/certification with appropriate endorsements.
• Bachelor’s degree with subject area emphasis and/or coursework and/or experience necessary to be deemed "highly qualified" for the grade/subjects to be taught. (Will consider non-certified applicants with a degree in the subject area to be taught; would be required to complete a plan of action to become "highly qualified" within a prescribed period of time.)
• Demonstrated commitment to young people’s learning success and achievement.
• Demonstrated proficiency in a teaching/tutoring capacity as acquired through prior experience in tutoring, teaching or other education-related experience; evidence of successful experience in student and parent relations.