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Job Details
Job : 5736184
Final date to receive applications: Jun 09, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Posted: Yesterday

Starting Date: Jul 1, 2026

Job Description

Class Code:

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Title:

ARTTEACHER-CLASSROOM

Responsible To:
Principal

Assistant Principal

Basic Function:
Fulfills the requirements of classroom instruction with punctuality, reliability, and responsibility.

Performance Responsibilities:

Has prepared lesson plans that are appropriate for classroom/content/grade level assignment.

Exercises proper care of materials and equipment.

Communicates needs of the classroom to the proper personnel.

Arrives for work at the assigned hour and does not leave before the assigned time.

Communicates appropriately and effectively with other staff members, parents, students, and with administration.

Accepts assistance, advice, and guidance from those responsible for supervising his/her performance, and makes a concerted effort toward improving or refining skills.

Shares ideas, plans, materials, and facilities.

Alert to the district’s, school’s, and his/her own goals and priorities and seeks professional learning appropriate to these needs.

Keeps information confidential information that has been obtained in the course of professional service, unless disclosure serves professional purpose or is required by law.

The teacher, in his/her association with others, respects the rights, feelings, and differences among individuals, and communicates directly with the person(s) involved in any situation.

Adheres to professional code of ethics stipulated by the Kentucky Department Professional Board.

Standards - Employs classroom management techniques that result in a positive atmosphere for teaching and learning.

A. Classroom Management

The teacher begins the class promptly.

The teacher communicates to students those behaviors expected of them, or there is evidence that expected behaviors have been communicated.

Student exhibit classroom behaviors, which promotes active engagement from all participants in the lesson.

Inappropriate behaviors receive immediate and appropriate teacher intervention.

B. Materials

The teacher chooses appropriate materials and/or equipment for teaching a lesson.

The teacher handles efficiently the materials and/or equipment in the classroom setting.

Planning for Instruction – Engages in effective unit/lesson planning.

· Follows school or district-established curriculum documents and processes.

· Establishes appropriate objectives (or learning targets) for each unit/lesson.

· Utilizes effective teaching strategies to promote student engagement and achievement.

Teaching the Lesson - Recognizes student differences in needs, abilities, and interests and imparts instruction so that these differences are met.

· Communicates with the student the objective of the lesson.

· Communicates with the student the purpose of the learning and makes learning/content revelant.

· Relates the learning from the lesson being taught to previous learnings and assists students in making connections.

· Communicates with students are told how they will be accountable for demonstrating proficiency in the learning.

· Demonstrates sound, up-to-date knowledge of the subject matter being taught.

· Checks periodically throughout the lesson for the students’ understanding of the objective.

· Provides practice experiences for the student of the appropriate number and variety to insure mastery of the objective.

· Demonstrates knowledge of reinforcement theory throughout the lesson.

· Each aspect of the lesson gives evidence of the teacher’s attention to maintaining a classroom climate

conducive to learning (Feeling Tone).

· The activities of the lesson demonstrate the teacher’s desire to include the interests of the students in the

classroom.

· Encourages, praises, and/or acknowledges student effort appropriately.

· Manages instruction in such a way that each student demonstrates a measure of success.

· There is evidence that practice is scheduled in such a manner as to guarantee retention of…