In the fall of 2015, the Creative Schools Initiative entered into a three-year project in the Highline School District funded by the U.S. Department of Education.The Creative Schools Teaching Artist will collaborate with 5th and 6th grade teachers in Highline Public Schools to deliver project-based arts integrated units.
Arts Corps is hiring a visual teaching artist (the project has two visual artists and two theater artists) who will teach units that integrate visual art with language arts in order to enhance student learning, classroom engagement and feelings of belonging. Each teaching artist will split their time between two elementary schools, where they will contribute to an arts rich environment by co-teaching in the classroom, supporting students’ online portfolios and guiding exhibits/performances with students. Creative Schools Teaching Artists will also be responsible for the support of professional development for classroom teachers, program evaluation and some administration as it pertains to their school sites.
Creative Schools TA Job Description 2016
Highline Public Schools is one of the highest poverty, most diverse and lowest performing school districts in its region. This district serves nearly 19,000 Washington students Kindergarten through Grade 12 in South King County, an area characterized by the availability of inexpensive housing and the presence of diverse populations of low-income families, including many different immigrant and refugee populations. Because of these factors, Arts Corps is especially seeking applicants who have some connection to the communities of South King County, and who are bilingual in English and Spanish. People of color are strongly encouraged to apply.
To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to Nate Herth at: csi@artscorps.org
Priority Deadline for applications is 6/8/16
Learn more about the work of Highline Creative Schools Initiative this past school year: Drawing Out the Artist
