<p>August 2025</p> <p>Closing Date:</p> <p>07/31/2025</p> <p>Additional Information:</p> <p>You belong in the Power of WE!</p> <p>Excellent teachers make excellent schools. That's why we are relentless about hiring top educators who can provide high-quality instruction and build authentic, loving relationships with students.</p> <p>Position: Teacher - Art</p> <p>Location: to be determined - Elementary School</p> <p>State Date: August 2025</p> <p>Reports to: Principal</p> <p>Compensation: Refer to current teacher salary scale on District website</p> <p>Work Year: 10 months</p> <p>POSITION GOAL:</p> <p>To create and sustain an educational environment conducive to the fulfillment of the District's Mission so that maximum positive impact on the education of children can be realized. A teacher is responsible for planning, organizing, and delivering instruction based on the approved curriculum and Common Core State Standards to help students move towards academic proficiency.</p> <p>MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:</p> <p>The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Must be eligible or hold State of Delaware Certification as an Art Teacher K-12</p> </li><li> <p>Bachelor's degree or Master degree</p> </li><li> <p>Student Teaching</p> </li><li> <p>Proficient in Technology, Microsoft Office Applications, Children's Educational Software etc.</p> </li><li> <p>Demonstrates sensitivity to issues impacting various cultural, ethnic and socioeconomic groups.</p> </li><li> <p>Show evidence of knowledge regarding practices known to be effective in promoting student learning while shows evidence of knowledge while increasing student achievement</p> </li><li> <p>Demonstrates understanding and ability to perform job related tasks.</p> </li><li> <p>Regular attendance is an essential function of the position</p> </li><li> <p>Acceptable Criminal Background Report and no entries on Child Abuse Registry in the State of Delaware.</p> </li><li> <p>Must be able to teach/serve students remotely and in person depending on the Needs of their students.</p> </li></ol> <p>ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:</p> <p>To perform this job successfully, an individual must beagle to satisfactorily perform the essential duties and responsibilities related to the District. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.</p> <ol> <li> <p>Provides instruction in Visual Arts following the Colonial School District Visual Arts Curriculum and the National Core Arts Standards (NCAS)</p> </li><li> <p>Teaches students to recognize and use visual arts as a form of creativity And communication.</p> </li><li> <p>Evidence of lesson planning that is goal-oriented and aligned with curriculum and integrates instructional technology, maintain pace of of learning and provide opportunities for students differences: and conveys appropriately high expectations for students.</p> </li><li> <p>Helps students explore the application of materials, tools, techniques, Technologies, and processes:</p> </li><li> <p>Relate visual arts to various historical and diverse cultural traditions.</p> </li><li> <p>Creates a supportive and creative learning environment that celebrates he visual arts within the classroom and school community.</p> </li><li> <p>Demonstrates experience and knowledge of various arts media, elements and Application of art principles of design, sensory and expressive features.</p> </li><li> <p>Carefully plan for substitute teachers when unable to attend school and relate lessons to the state content standards in the core content areas as well as in a specific content area.</p> </li><li> <p>Creates a positive and structured classroom environment</p> </li><li> <p>Create and maintain a classroom environment to encourage all students to be engaged and work toward meeting the standards: maintain accurate, thorough records of student achievement and behavioral performance; and complete progress and grade reports promptly and as scheduled using automated System.</p> </li><li> <p>Promote a high rate of student interest and provide prompt and specific feedback in a constructive manner and opportunities for active participation; demonstrate fairness and consistency in dealing with student; and speak and write clearly, correctly, and at an</p> </li></ol> <p>appropriate level for student understanding</p> <ol start="12"> <li> <p>Foster a supportive school community that embraces the visual arts and promotes student creativity(i.e. Visual display, cross-curricular connections, cultural experiences, etc.)</p> </li><li> <p>Incorporates data analysis to inform instructional planning and delivery</p> </li><li> <p>Collaborates/communicates with related service providers, parents, and school district staff <em>Follows the appropriate protocols when questions, issues, and/or concerns arise. </em>Apprises all parties who have a legitimate educational interest in the student of</p> </li></ol> <p>meetings, concerns, progress, and other issues. <em>Confers with parents/guardians, teachers, school counselors, specialists, and administrators to resolve student's behavioral and academic problem</em> Establishes and maintains a cooperative and professional</p> <p>relationship with peers, support staff, parents, administration, agency staff and school district personnel.</p> <ol start="15"> <li>Complies with Federal, State and Local Regulations and Policies <em>Accurately completes all required paperwork within the designated timelines </em>Utilizes all available resource materials (i.e. Employee Handbook, District website, Collaborative Agreement, </li></ol> <p>Professional Code of Conduct, Administrative procedures, school district board policies, etc) to complete required paperwork, maintain professionalism and to avoid potential violations/noncompliance *Cooperates with Federal, State andLocal Agency Personnel .</p> <p>during Alternative education and/or Special Education Compliance Monitoring and/or dispute resolution activities.</p> <p>16..Remains current in certification research instructional strategies and technology. <em>Attends in-seric programs, mandated trainings, andself-selected workshops, conferences, courses etc.</em>Reads journal articles, investigates internet resources and collaborates</p> <p>with other professionals and/or mentors. *Keeps certification current and active by monitoring status, including clock hours, on the DEEDS website.</p> <ol start="17"> <li>Performs other duties/responsibilities as assigned by Supervisor. </li></ol> <p>PHYSICAL DEMANDS:</p> <p>The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and/or fingers to handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. This job inquires repetitive stooping, twisting and bending. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, and sit. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.</p> <p>Why Apply in Colonial</p> <p>When you apply, you will have:</p> <ul> <li> <p>The opportunity to teach with a very knowledgeable, high-achieving and fun school team.</p> </li><li> <p>An innovative and diverse work atmosphere.</p> </li><li> <p>The ability to grow and learn in a considerate, and open-minded culture with supportive school colleagues.</p> </li><li> <p>Access to new and exciting technologies to use in your classroom daily.</p> </li><li> <p>A competitive salary with generous benefit packages.</p> </li><li> <p>The opportunity to make an impact on the lives of students and families daily in Delaware.</p> </li></ul> <p>HOW TO APPLY:</p> <p>Interested candidates who meet the qualifications may apply by completing and employment application at http://applitrack.com/colonial/onlineapp no later than 11:59 pm on the closing date. A resume and teaching certification are required for external candidates and for internal candidates resume is required.</p> <p>Applicants needing special accommodations in the application process of this vacancy announcement may contact the Human Resources Division at (302)323-2712.</p> <p>Note: Incomplete application packages will not be considered.</p> <p>The Colonial School District is a family of more than 16 schools serving over 10,000 students in the New Castle, Delaware area. We are committed to hiring a diverse teaching staff to create warm, joyful, student-centered and welcoming schools. We believe educational inequity is the most pressing social problem facing Delaware and we are working to help solve this problem through the Power of We. The driving force around how Colonial operates, the Power of we is organized around four driving pillars:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Early Childhood</p> </li><li> <p>Leadership & Learning</p> </li><li> <p>Innovation</p> </li><li> <p>Access & Opportunity</p> </li></ul> <p>#teachindelaware #newcastledelaware #powerofwecsd #delawareteacher #colonialnation</p> <p>Attachment(s):</p> <ul> <li>Art Teacher.pdf </li></ul>