The art teacher exudes and models a love for God, the world God has made, students, and the visual arts, and the teacher feels called to the vocation of nurturing the aesthetic, moral, and intellectual powers of young children. The art teacher prepares and delivers high-quality instruction of a classical Christian curriculum in visual arts for the students following classical principles of teaching. The teacher supports a school culture of ordered joy and performs responsibilities with the highest level of professionalism and integrity.

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.