Performative Arts Director

Overview

Position Type: Full-Time

Reports To: Upper School Principal

Job Overview for Performative Arts Director, Summit Classical Christian School aims to partner with faithful Christian families to educate students in a Biblical worldview using classical methods. We foster humility and virtue, train curious thinkers, eloquent communicators, and passionate stewards of God’s gifts. The goal of the fine arts department is to support this mission. As a classical school, we immerse students in great music and arts, cultivate a rich vocabulary in the arts, and inspire students to love and joyfully participate in the performative arts.

Instruction builds foundational knowledge and skills through Grammar (experience and memorization), Logic (theory and application of technique), and Rhetoric (individual and collaborative preparation and performance). At the Rhetoric level, students demonstrate mastery of musical and performative skills, technical understanding, and expressive communication.

The Performative Arts Director will educate students in a distinctly Biblical worldview through whole-person formation—mind, heart, and body—which includes music, speech, and the dramatic arts, oriented toward worship, wisdom, and wonder. The aim is doxological communication: proclaiming truth, training eloquence, and practicing joyful discipleship.

Summit Classical Christian School seeks a full-time Performative Arts Director. The director must be a visionary with administrative skills, a committed Christian with a background in music and the performing arts, and committed to helping improve and build our distinctly classical program.

• Teaching and Leading in Light of Classical Pedagogy Provide instructional and philosophical leadership in the performing arts, grounding all teaching and program development in the principles of classical education and a biblical worldview.
• Program Leadership & Instruction Serve as the lead instructor for Cantorum and other secondary performing arts courses (grades 6–12). Possibilities (based on expertise) include but are not limited to art/music history and theory, ensemble work, drama and theatrical performance, and worship or performance electives, while mentoring students toward artistic excellence, disciplined practice, and confident public presentation.
• Vision & Program Development Formulate, develop, and execute a comprehensive performing arts vision for Summit’s secondary school in collaboration with the Senior Leadership Team, ensuring alignment with the school’s mission, academic priorities, and long-term strategic goals.
• Departmental Collaboration & Oversight Collaborate closely with the directors of drama, lower school music, and strings programs to ensure coherence, continuity, and progression across grade levels. Provide leadership and support to foster a unified performing arts culture throughout the school.
• Performance Leadership & Administration Plan, coordinate, and oversee all music and performing arts events, including rehearsals, concerts, liturgies, and special programs. Prepare Cantorum students for major performances such as the Christmas program and end-of-year concerts, setting high artistic and professional standards.
• Curricular Integration & Musical Literacy Lead the development and implementation of a cohesive, vertically aligned performing arts curriculum that integrates choral music, musical literacy, and performance arts across divisions, in collaboration with Lower School Music and Strings faculty.
• Corporate Worship Leadership Direct and oversee corporate worship for all-school events, including long-term planning, song selection, scheduling, and coordination. Mentor, coach, and spiritually support student worship leaders and teams, cultivating reverent, theologically grounded worship practices.

• Manage the administrative aspects of the performing arts program, including scheduling, facilities use, and stewardship of instruments, music, and equipment. This includes, but is not limited to, the Christmas Cantata and annual Fine Arts night.
• Collaborate with school leadership to plan responsibly and ensure that…