ART TEACHER: MIDDLE SCHOOL

BENTON HARBOR AREA SCHOOLS

JOB DESCRIPTION

TITLE:                   Art Teacher: Middle School

LOCATION:            Fair Plain Middle School

SUPERVISOR:        Building Principal

JOB SUMMARY:   

This is an exciting time to join the Benton Harbor Area Schools teaching team. As we move to a pathway concept providing each BHAS student with opportunities to take Art, Music, and PE/Health, we are enhancing their experiences by coupling each subject with Literacy, Numeracy, and Whole Child Approaches. A candidate in this position would be responsible for instructing students in the course of study adopted by the District; developing lesson plans; establishing and maintaining a classroom climate conducive to learning; identifying student needs, and assisting in helping solve health, attitude, and learning problems.

Qualification Requirements: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.  

Education and/or Experience:

• Valid Michigan elementary teaching certificate with appropriate K-12 Art endorsement (LX or LQ).
• Prior successful teaching experience preferred.
• Proven ability to meet the challenges of an urban-rural, multi-racial, multi-ethnic school district.
• Other qualifications as the District may find appropriate and acceptable.
  
  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Teach art with literacy utilizing the course of study adopted by the District.
• Develop lesson plans and instructional materials and provide individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
• Establish and maintain standards of student behavior needed to achieve a functional learning environment in the classroom.
• Evaluate students' academic and social growth, keep appropriate records, and prepare progress reports.
• Communicate with parents through conferences and other means, to discuss student progress.
• Identify students' needs and cooperate with other professionals and support staff in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Maintain required inventory records of textbooks and instructional materials.
• Administer group-standardized tests in accordance with the district-testing program.
• Participate in district professional development programs as required.
• Create an effective environment for learning through functional, attractive displays, and bulletin boards.
• Supervise students in out-of-classroom activities as assigned.
• Perform other duties that may be assigned by the Superintendent or designee.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Commitment to Equity: Passionate about closing the achievement gap and ensuring that every child, regardless of background or circumstance, receives an excellent education
• Leadership: Coaches, mentors, and challenges others to excel despite obstacles and challenging situations.
• Focus on Data-Driven Results: Relentlessly pursues the improvement of central office performance and school leadership, instruction, and operations, and is driven by a desire to produce quantifiable student achievement gains.
• Innovative Problem-Solving: Approaches work with a sense of possibility and sees challenges as opportunities for creative problem solving; takes initiative to explore issues and find potential innovative solutions.
• Adaptability: Excels in constantly changing environments and adapts flexibly in shifting projects or priorities to meet the needs of a dynamic transformation effort; comfortable with ambiguity and non-routine situations.
• Teamwork: Increases the effectiveness of surrounding teams through collaboration, constant learning, and supporting others; sensitive to diversity in all its forms; respects and is committed to learning from others.
• Communication and Customer Service Skills: Communicates clearly and compellingly with diverse stakeholders in both oral and written forms; anticipates and responds to customer needs in a high-quality and courteous manner.

Terms of Employment:

Salary based on education and experience pursuant to the Benton Harbor Area School Board policies and collective bargaining agreement for any position that falls under collective bargaining.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit and talk.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception.

The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position.  Additional duties are performed by the individual currently holding this position and additional duties may be assigned.  Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts.  The organization maintains its status as an at-will employer.  Employees can be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law

Funding Source:

If this position is funded using Title dollars, federal regulations do not allow a promise of employment beyond the current year of allocated funds. If this position is funded using state program dollars, the district is not obligated to fund the position beyond the current year's allocation. This position, at any time, maybe dissolved based on funding availability and data collected from a comprehensive needs assessment.

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