Upper School Fine Arts Teacher

Classification: Exempt

Reports To: Head of the Schools of Logic and Rhetoric

Purpose

The purpose of this position is to educate upper school students (6th through 12th grades) using classical methods and a biblical worldview in order to prepare students with excellence to diligently pursue God’s truth, knowledge and wisdom in order to winsomely and persuasively communicate their thoughts both orally and in writing.

Summary

The Upper School Teacher provides instruction in an educational environment where students defend a love for God’s created order as they explain the truth, goodness, and beauty of His world through methods consistent with the classical approach to learning. The focus here is on teaching students how to form clear, eloquent arguments, and to communicate and defend these ideas via a written and oral thesis at the end of the senior year.

Accordingly, most classes are discussion-based with an emphasis on sound logical and rhetorical principles across all disciplines. The Upper School Teacher will lead, instruct, disciple, and mentor students in a manner consistent with the School’s Statement of Faith and the Portrait of a KPA Teacher. The teacher will purposefully partner with parents in the education and spiritual development of their children.

The Upper School Teacher will partner collegially with other School employees and will actively pursue intellectual and professional development.

• Spiritual Leadership
  • Study the Bible, God’s only written Word
  • Skillfully articulate and exhibit the personal/ethical implications of a lifelong commitment to follow Jesus Christ faithfully
  • Measure knowledge against the standard of God’s revealed truth in Scripture
  • Demonstrate an overt commitment to the life of a church and its core traditions
  • Respect the School’s Christian mission and values, and aid students in Christian formation by modeling Christian living, both in and out of the classroom
  • Be a positive role model for students by supporting the School’s Statement of Faith and exemplifying KPA’s Portrait of a Teacher
  • Perform duties as a minister and steward of the Christian faith
• Lesson Planning, Preparation and Presentation
  • Demonstrate understanding of pedagogical knowledge, skills and objectives in a classical, Christian school
  • Establish a classroom environment that follows the classical methodology with a biblical worldview
  • Implement the approved educational program
  • Develop, maintain and implement lesson plans, learning activities, schedules, etc. that fulfill the requirements of the School’s curriculum program and show written evidence of preparation, as required
  • With Upper School Head approval, review, revise and write a syllabus and curriculum, modifying plans based on student progress and assessment
  • Meet all FACTS/Renweb entry deadlines for lesson plans and homework and update as needed
  • Establish clearly articulated standards for student academic performance
• Student Learning
  • Convey information to students using a variety of modalities, e.g., auditory, visual, demonstrations, discovery, etc.
  • Use clear language and appropriate vocabulary, integrating new vocabulary within existing shared framework
  • Deliberately articulate how all subjects are interrelated, as parts of God’s integrated universe
  • Provide just, reliable, understandable grade/reward structures
  • Schedule and assign instructional activities, providing timely feedback on the results
  • Assess students’ learning and monitor students' academic progress and personal growth toward stated objectives of instruction
  • Conduct ongoing assessment of student achievement through formal and informal testing
  • Explain to students the grades received and ensure understanding of how improvement might be possible
  • Provide private and public positive reinforcement for individual and group successes
  • Maintain student learning results by providing instructional feedback, reviews, coaching, counseling, tutoring, mentoring, etc.
  • Maintain records of students' educational progress by documenting accomplishments, attendance and behavior using FACTS/Renweb
• Classroom Management
  • Understand, embrace, interpret and apply KPA School…