Middle School Visual Arts: Districtwide (2024-2025)

Position Function/Purpose:

To teach and develop the secondary Visual Arts program in a middle school.

Major Responsibilities:

• Teach a sequential visual arts curriculum as defined by TEA and the District Curriculum Planning Guides.

• Coordinate activities within the school which pertain to visual arts and the curriculum.

• Target instructional techniques, teaching strategies, 21st century terminology and skills, and district initiatives to prepare students to be college and workforce ready.

• Attend required district content meetings and professional development and demonstrate a desire for continuous growth in the field of visual arts.

• Participate in student and teacher field and exhibition events and vertical teaming annually.

• Work with other visual arts teachers and comprehensive classroom teachers to improve educational offerings and artworks which engage active student dialog, curiosity, debate, and writing.

• Display student work in the school and community. Participate in local and state contests, including Junior Vase.

• Work closely with school administration to ensure that the arts are a valued and viable part of the school curriculum.

• Work closely with colleges, community, educational, arts, and business organizations to promote thinking and learning through the visual arts in the local community.

• Work with the Secondary Visual Arts Coordinator in the coordination of the art program and projects throughout the district.

• Work to establish and maintain a safe, secure, and orderly learning and working environment, in compliance with EPA and OSHA standards.

• Participate in local, state and national Art Education organizations; attend local gallery and museum openings and free lectures at colleges; read professional journals and stay current with 21st Century skills.

• Implement essential skills and knowledge in the digital arts as required for 21st Century skills.

• Perform all other tasks and duties as assigned.

• All federally funded incumbents of this position must comply with time and effort reporting requirements through personal activity reports or periodic certification, as appropriate.

• Regular and punctual attendance at the worksite is required for this position

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Travel throughout the district is integral to this job. A remote working environment /alternate work arrangement is not an option for campus-based employees/campus-based positions because regular and punctual attendance at the worksite and performing all duties at the worksite are essential job duties for all campus-based personnel.

The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required of this job:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university; valid Texas teacher certificate with required endorsements for subject and subject level assigned.

• Must have experience or demonstrate a desire to work in an urban school district.

• Demonstrate understanding and ability to teach students with multiple learning styles and abilities.

• Demonstrated ability to work with diverse populations.

• Demonstrated visual arts skills in drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics and digital media.

• Demonstrate personal artistic ability through an artistic portfolio.

• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of art history and the application of art criticism.

• Demonstrated ability to engage students with 21st century teaching strategies such as Project Based Learning and technology integrated curriculum with computer programs including Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator).

• Demonstrated proficient to advanced skill in the use of Outlook, Google Docs, Microsoft Word, Excel, Publisher, and PowerPoint.

• Demonstrated writing and editing skills.

• Demonstrated willingness to improve competency and teaching effectiveness by participating in professional growth opportunities and professional learning communities.

• Demonstrated flexibility to cope with the challenges of a rapidly changing world

• Demonstrated willingness to remain current with the latest developments in the profession

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. Reasonable accommodations will be made if necessary:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to demonstrate, and to handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; talk, see, and hear. The employee frequently is required to carry or move materials weighting up to 50 pounds. The employee frequently is required to stand for extended periods, walk, and drive an automobile. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.