Position Type: Art Teacher/Art Teacher

Date Posted: 4/30/2025

Location: Jr/Sr High School

Date Available: 08/18/2025

Closing Date: 05/16/2025 6-12 Art Teacher

6-12 Art Teacher Orangeville CUSD 203 is dedicated to providing quality education to all students, committed to fostering positive relationships with young people, devoted to educating the whole person and driven to inspire a life-long commitment to learning. Job Summary: The Art Teacher will be responsible for developing in each student an interest in and the ability for creative expression in visual terms, using skills and techniques of artistic expression consistent with school guidelines; to develop aesthetic understandings and appreciations; to discover and develop talents of students in the field of art. Job Description: The Art Teacher will perform all or some of the following Job description: Teach knowledge and skills in art, including drawing, painting, lettering, and art history, Instruct students in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school Provide instruction by which students develop aesthetic concepts and appreciations and the ability to make qualitative judgments about art Demonstrate techniques in activities such as drawing and painting Understand the versatility of acrylic paints: dry brushing, staining, layering, underpainting, monoprinting Understand a variety of "masters" techniques Knows and can apply elements of design and modern principles of art Knows the fundamentals and different approaches to drawing media technique Provide individual and small-group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of students with varying intellectual and artistic abilities, and to accommodate a variety of instructional activities Instruct students in proper care and use of tools and equipment Organize storage areas and control use of materials, equipment and tools to prevent loss or abuse, and to minimize time required for distribution and collection Evaluate each student's performance and growth in knowledge and aesthetic understandings, and prepare progress reports Select and requisition books, instructional materials, tools, instructional aids, and maintain required inventory records Plan and present art displays and exhibitions designed to exhibit students' work for the school and the community May sponsor exhibits from outside the school Maintain professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the school and/or in self-selected professional growth activities

Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts with Illinois licensure (PEL or CTE) Orangeville Collective Bargaining Agreement may be found on the district's website at www.orangevillecusd.com Course schedule includes a 7% stipend for yearbook advisor.

Please submit letter of interest, resume, ISBE credentials and references by May 16, 2025.