The Chicago High School for the Arts is accepting applications for a licensed:
Science Academic Teacher for the school year 2024-2025.

Job Identification

Title: Science Academic Teacher

Department: Education

Classification: Full-time instructor

General Summary

The Chicago High School for the Arts develops the next generation of artistically gifted, diverse scholar artists through intensive pre-professional training in the arts, combined with a comprehensive college preparatory curriculum. The school approaches the development of students through a whole-student approach and through a continuous learning environment for all staff to continuously develop their understanding of our scholar-artists. We strive to build upon and improve our practices to make sure we are always serving all of our students to the best of our abilities.

Position Summary:

The ideal teacher candidate will have the passion and skills to create a learning environment that will offer a rigorous college preparatory education that challenges students to achieve at high levels. Teachers at ChiArts will be required to differentiate instruction; design lesson and unit plans that properly assess student achievement; and use data to inform instruction.

Responsibilities:

A teacher's primary professional responsibility is classroom instruction of ChiArts' students. Classroom and professional

duties include, but are not limited to the following:

• Embrace and promote the ChiArts vision, mission, educational approach, goals, and core values
• Implement trauma-informed, restorative justice, and anti-racist practices
• Prepare and implement lessons that encourage and foster proficient oral and written expression, critical thinking, applications, and ethics
• Create structured lessons that prepare students for success in both ChiArts' curriculum and standardized tests
• Collaborate with the staff to develop "best practices" tailored to the unique philosophy and instructional approach geared toward the needs of the ChiArts' student population.
• Design, administer, and track a variety of student assessment tools
• Integrate technology into assessments as well as classroom activity
• Employ outstanding classroom management skills and implement the school code of conduct
• Submit unit plans using the backwards by design format
• Seek and participate in continuing professional development