K-12 Art Teacher

Student Mentorship

• Trains students to exercise and develop their aesthetic, moral, and intellectual faculties, with a view to their growth in wisdom.

• Serves as a model for students of Christian charity and of the good life.

• Honors other authorities in the lives of students, including parents, pastors, elders, other teachers, and school administrators; partners with parents in mentoring students.

• Supports school events and programs to advance student ownership in the school and its culture.

• Provides regular academic feedback to students and positive coaching on behaviors.

• Aligns classroom culture with larger school culture and expectations.

Student Learning

• Loves students and loves the visual arts.

• Possesses a thorough knowledge of the concepts, history, techniques, and structure of the visual arts and understands how the visual arts integrate with other subjects in a unity of knowledge.

• Prepares and delivers high-quality instruction in the concepts, history, techniques, and structure of the visual arts, following classical principles of teaching.

• Inspires students to imitate classical master works and to create artistic productions that reflect the beauty and orderliness of the created world.

• Showcases student work in classrooms, the hallway, and at school and public events.

• Provides a joyful, respectful, orderly, organized, and academically rigorous learning environment.

• Designs course maps and lesson plans and meets all assigned planning requirements.

• Monitors student learning with formal and informal assessments and adapts instruction to meet learning needs.

• Maintains an updated gradebook.

• Implements individual behavioral or academic intervention plans.

• Manages classroom behaviors in a positive and effective manner.

School Ambassadorship and Professional Growth

• Lives according to the school’s classical Christian mission in private and serves as ambassador for the school and its mission in public.

• Regularly communicates student progress and performance to parents in timely fashion.

• Communicates effectively with students, staff, parents, administration, and the community.

• Implements school procedures and policies.

• Serves on committees as assigned.

• Possesses a growth mindset and is committed to a lifetime of learning.

• Attends and participates in faculty meetings and professional development opportunitites and contributes to the profession of teaching.

Other Responsibilities

• Ensures the safety and well-being of students by implementing safety protocols and standards in the classroom and at school.

• Supervises students during instructional periods, transitions, and other assigned times.

• Other duties as assigned.