Art Teacher | Founding Years Middle School | ECPA

Position Title

Middle School Art Teacher

New Haven, CT

School Principal

Full-time, Exempt

SY26-27

$50,000 - $90,000 , commensurate with experience

Edmonds Cofield Preparatory Academy for Young Men (ECPA) is New Haven’s first dedicated middle school for young men. Our mission is to develop resourceful, resilient, and responsible young men who think critically, lead ethically, and contribute positively to their communities. ECPA provides a rigorous academic experience that fosters mastery of learning while preparing students to navigate real‑world choices with confidence and integrity.

Through exposure to entrepreneurial thinking, leadership development, and hands‑on learning opportunities, our young men cultivate the skills and mindsets necessary to excel in high school, college, and beyond.

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Edmonds Cofield Preparatory Academy for Young Men seeks an experienced, imaginative, and mission‑aligned Art Teacher to build and lead our inaugural visual arts program for grades 5–7. As Connecticut’s first all‑boys public charter school, ECPA is still in its founding years, with a small but growing community of young men and a staff committed to building strong routines, meaningful relationships, and a school culture designed specifically for boys.

As we expand grade levels and deepen our identity, you’ll help shape the traditions, systems, and learning experiences that will define the school for years to come — including establishing a visual arts program that gives our students a powerful space for creativity, confidence, and self‑expression.

• Deliver engaging, standards‑aligned instruction in visual arts that nurtures creativity, technique, and self‑expression in middle school boys.
• Build a joyful, inclusive classroom culture where young men feel safe to explore, take creative risks, and develop a strong sense of artistic identity.
• Design the foundational curriculum, routines, and structures for a high‑quality arts program — selecting materials, shaping scope and sequence, and establishing traditions that will grow with the school.
• Collaborate with colleagues to integrate art across disciplines and contribute to a vibrant, values‑driven school culture during these critical founding years.
• Partner with families and the community to showcase student work, celebrate growth, and make the arts a visible, celebrated part of ECPA’s identity.

This role is ideal for an educator who is reflective, resourceful, and energized by the creative possibilities of a founding school. Someone who is passionate about supporting and developing young men, believes in their brilliance, and is excited to shape a program that will influence hundreds of students as ECPA grows to serve grades 5–8.

• Design and deliver engaging, standards‑aligned visual arts lessons that introduce students to foundational techniques in drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, and mixed media.
• Foster creative exploration and artistic risk‑taking while building technical skills, visual literacy, and appreciation for diverse artistic traditions.
• Differentiate instruction to support varied developmental levels and learning needs, including English Learners and students with IEPs, ensuring all students can access and express themselves through art.
• Use portfolios, rubrics, and student reflections to assess artistic growth and encourage self‑evaluation and pride in creative work.
• Integrate culturally responsive materials and practices that affirm student identities, celebrate global art forms, and teach through an explicitly anti‑racist lens.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to support interdisciplinary learning and integrate visual arts into core academic subjects (e.g., illustrating narratives, designing math models, exploring scientific diagrams).

• Create a joyful, inclusive, and organized studio environment where students feel safe to…