Upper School Art Teacher - New York, United States - The Quad Preparatory School

Description

Quad Preparatory School


Upper School Art Teacher Part Time

• Updated: May 2024_

Classification:
Part-time Exempt


Reports to:
Upper School World Languages, Arts, and Culture Chair

Salary Range(full-time equivalent): $60,000 - $75,000

The Quad Preparatory School is an alternative, non-profit, K-12 college preparatory school dedicated to the education of twice-exceptional students, bright and creative children who learn differently.

Quad Prep is a young, fast-growing school founded in 2013 that is a vibrant professional and collegial learning community for employees.

The Quad Preparatory School transforms the lives of twice-exceptional people - those who are gifted and learn differently - by redefining the experience of school.

Our personalized model fully integrates social and emotional learning with challenging academics, empowering our students to rise to the level of their extraordinary talents.

Through our innovative programs we are leading a larger movement in service of both twice-exceptional people and society at large.

Our teachers, clinicians, and staff joined together to craft our statement of values, which we are proud to share:
Quad Prep is a kind and joyful learning community where everyone is celebrated for who they are.

We ignite students' strengths and passions and allow for safe academic pursuit at the highest levels by learning from mistakes.

We are trustworthy and steadfast, and our high academic expectations challenge students to grow uniquely as people and in the way they learn.

We widen our students' perspectives, giving them the tools to know themselves and find success in the future of their choosing.

We never give up on each other and are driven by the ethos of "not if, but how."

As Quad Prep is rooted in the community of New York City, we commit, as a matter of justice and equity, that we shall work toward enrolling a student body and employing a staff that fully reflects the makeup of our community.

As education at Quad Prep is rooted in the idea that our neurodiverse students are to be proudly celebrated for their unique talents and potential, we commit that the whole self of every individual student, parent, and staff member shall be welcomed, valued, included, and treated always with the deepest respect and empathy.

And, as at Quad Prep our community is a single fabric supporting the development of all, we commit that every student shall benefit from the richness of the backgrounds and experiences that make up that fabric, so that they leave Quad fully prepared to engage with the exciting and wonderful diversity of this world.

The Quad Preparatory School is looking for a part-time Upper School Art teacher. Teachers provide art instruction and social-emotional support to students in collaboration with our clinicians. Our classrooms consist of no more than ten students, and some classes are taught one-to-one or in dyads.

Teachers have the opportunity to receive mentorship, coaching, and support from the clinicians as well as academic administrators.


WHAT YOU'LL DO:

• Plan and implement highquality, engaging Art lessons that are differentiated to meet the learning needs of the students.
• Regularly assess the students and the curriculum, adapting content and instruction as appropriate; communicating assessment results to parents.
• Subscribe to and implement the school's philosophy of progressive and personalized education for twiceexceptional children.
• Collaborate with the psychosocial teachers in planning and implementing an integrated program for executive functioning within the academic curriculum.
• Map and evaluate curriculum.
• Collaborate with other members of the World Languages, Arts, and Culture Department to ensure a vertically aligned K12 Art program.
• Develop and teach electives.
• Create and maintain an orderly and aesthetic learning environment that accounts for students' social, emotional, and executive functioning needs.
• Maintain accurate records using both the learning management system Veracross as well as carefully managed portfolios of student work to illustrate and record progress and achievement.
• Empower students to take charge of their learning by providing all necessary scaffolding, modeling, materials, and resources, and consistently maintaining a high level of expectation for student success.
• Collaborate with other academic staff and psychosocial staff members to plan, integrate, and facilitate crosscurricular, inquirybased projects.
• Follow the professional code and policies of the school and conduct oneself in a way that promotes the mission of the school.
• Utilize Google Suite, in particular Google Drive, Docs, and Sheets.
• Attend all faculty and staff meetings and required special events (_e.g._, open houses, Curriculum Night, Carnivale).
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Competencies:

• Love for working with children
• Desire and ability to work with students with special needs
• Ability to connect