High School Art Teacher - Stride, Inc.

Job Description

Are you passionate about providing an individualized virtual education so students are prepared to enter the workforce or continue with postsecondary education regardless of circumstance? Heron Virtual Academy of South Carolina (HVASC) is an accredited public school serving students in grades 8-12. HVASC offers smaller staff-to-student ratios, personalized graduation plans, and daily mentoring sessions and wraparound services to help meet the educational and social/emotional needs of our unique student population.

The High School Art Teacher is a highly qualified, state certified educator responsible for delivering specific course content in an online environment. High School Art Teachers provide instruction, support, and guidance, manage the learning process, and focus on students' individual needs. High School Art Teachers monitor student progress through K12's learning management system. They actively work closely with students and parents/Learning Coaches to advance each student's learning toward established goals. High School Art Teachers typically work from home but must travel occasionally throughout the year to various school functions, such as state testing or as otherwise required by the school.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.

Instructional

• Takes ownership for students' academic progress and attendance, communicating high expectations and showing active interest in students' achievement;
  
• Prepares students for high stakes standardized tests;
  
• Conducts live synchronous teaching - minimum of 15 hours per week;
  
• Asynchronously supports objectives, including composing/sending emails, planning course objectives, preparing learning plans, and using data to determine student needs;
  
• Collaborates with local/regional/national teams and teacher trainers regarding instruction, resources, interventions and data-driven decision making;
  
• Makes self open and available to be coached on a regular basis with administrators and teacher trainers;
  
• Under guidance from principal and coach, augments course content according to prescribed policies and procedures using appropriate asynchronous and synchronous tools;
  
• Submits grades and required student work ensuring student academic honesty and integrity; Maintains grade book; makes placement and promotion decisions by generating formal and informal reports regarding student progress, alerts administrators to concerns about student performance and progress.
  

Relationship Building

• Establishes and maintains positive rapport with families and regularly communicates with students and learning coaches/parents;
  
• Elementary and Middle School Teachers support learning coaches/parents with student curricular and instructional issues in a virtual classroom environment that is in line with academy policies and procedures;
  
• Supports students and learning coaches with the set-up and maintenance of their learning environment including basic computer troubleshooting;
  
• Understands how both diverse and unique characteristics of students and their families impact required support;
  
• Works collaboratively with other teachers to ensure that all students are successfully progressing through the program, that parents have a central point of contact, and that tasks are distributed among the stakeholders;
  
• Responds to students, parents, and colleagues in timely manner.
  

Other Essential Functions

• Organizes social and educational activities for students and families, including sponsorship of virtual clubs, outings, marketing events or other extracurricular activities as required;
  
• Travels to testing sites to proctor state exams.
  

Required Education: Bachelor's degree

Required Experience: Six (6) months of student teaching experience

Required Qualifications:

• Pedagogical knowledge of content being taught and ability to apply critical thinking
  
• Knowledge of state content standards and ability to align those with the K12 curriculum
  
• Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes
  
• Ability to problem solve independently and have a high level of organization
  
• Understanding of interdependency of deadlines on multiple projects and able to act to preserve integrity on other people's deadlines
  
• Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week
  
• Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction d