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Position: Alternative Education Art Teacher for 2026-2027 School Year

Overview

Alternative Education Art Teacher for School Year.

Position Type:
Alternative Education
Date Posted: 3/13/2026
Date Available:

8/2025

Title and Qualifications

TITLE:

Certified Secondary Teacher

Illinois State certificate in the teaching field qualifying the teacher to teach at the secondary level.
Bachelor's Degree
Ability to function effectively as a member of the school staff.
Such other requirements as the Board may establish.

Reports, Supervises, and Liaison

REPORTS TO:

The Secondary Building Principal

SUPERVISES:
Instructs and evaluates the school work of designated:
Students, Student Teachers, Volunteers. Assists the Principal with the evaluation of Teaching Assistants.

MAINTAINS LIAISON WITH:
Parents. Communicates with parents as the teacher deems necessary, or when requested by parents or administrators.

Job Goal

To help students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their development as mature, able, and responsible men and women.

Performance Responsibilities

(In addition to those listed in 500.31, Certified Teacher, the following are the essential fundamentals to include but not limited to the following job duties.)

Teaching in compliance with curricular requirements of the State and of the Board of Education of District 61.

Remaining current on research, new developments and literature on education, especially elementary and/or the area of special assignment.

Compliance with Board Policies, Administrative Regulations, and Board-Employee Agreements at the school level.

Participation on an appointive, elective, or volunteer basis in the curriculum development process at the building and district levels, as is required to periodically review all curricular areas to keep them up-to-date.

Participation from time-to-time, in the development of District Policies and Administrative Regulations, on an appointive, elective, or volunteer basis.

The major instructional function of the secondary classroom teacher includes:

Instructional Delivery: understanding and use of learning principles and appropriate pacing, questioning, grouping, involving students, and direct vs. indirect instruction.

Human

Skills:

ability to stimulate students and care for the worth and dignity of individuals.

Planning

Skills:

develop goals/objectives based on student needs, aptitude, and learning styles; provisions for individual and group learning.

Evaluation of Students and Programs: construct and use diagnostics and tests; maintain and interpret records for students, parents, administrators, and other teachers.

Classroom Management: create a structured learning environment and foster self-discipline.

Resource Utilization: use available resources within and outside the educational setting.

Terms, Evaluation

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:
Salary is based upon Schedules A & B of the collective negotiated Agreement.

EVALUATION:
Each employee in contractual continuing service shall be evaluated at least once every two (2) years. Each employee not in continuing contractual service shall be evaluated once every year.

Physical and Mental Demands;
Work Environment

Physical Demands:
Handle work with people and equipment; depth perception and field of vision are important. Ability to bend, stoop, twist, reach, lift up to 50 pounds, carry, pull, push, climb, and kneel; walk and stand 50-75% of each shift. Recognize differences in sound and tone.

Mental Demands:
Ensure children are supervised at all times and are engaged in safe activities. Be prepared to handle accidents and emergencies at any time.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Busy and occasionally noisy. Reasonable accommodations may be made for disabilities. May supervise multiple activities and situations at once.

Decatur Public Schools is an equal employment opportunity employer with an affirmative action plan.

Approved 6/24/97. This position falls under the Decatur Education Association (DEA) Contract - . Salary information and benefits can be found HERE.

Posting Date

Postings current as of 3/14/2026 3:59:11 AM CST.

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