Details
Posted: 24-Jan-23
Location: Sandy Spring, Maryland
Type: Full Time
Categories:
Elementary Teacher
Required Education:
4 Year Degree
Founded in 1961, Sandy Spring Friends School is a progressive, coed, academically-rigorous day and boarding school serving approximately 600 students from age three through 12th grade. The campus is located on 140 acres in the historic Sandy Spring area of Montgomery County, Maryland, and the School is approved by the Maryland State Board of Education and accredited by the Association of Independent Maryland Schools.
Our school’s culture, rooted in the idea that collaboration engenders achievement, can be traced to our Quaker heritage and abiding belief in the Quaker values of simplicity, equality, honesty, stewardship of the environment, and peaceful resolution of conflict.
2023 -2024 Lower School Co-Curricular Teacher (Art), Full-Time, 10 month, Exempt
Summary: The Lower School Art Teacher provides integral specialty area content for students across the spectrum of age groups within the division. This position reports directly to the Head of the Lower School.
Responsibilities:
- Teaches two sections each of Lower School Art for Preschool 3 through 5th Grade
- Develops and implements a scope & sequence in early childhood and elementary art (PK-5) that is research-based and standards-based
- Develops, selects, and modifies instructional plans and materials that meet the needs of all students
- Monitors and evaluates student outcomes through qualitative and quantitative assessment practice
- Maintains regular reporting to parents through parent conferences, parent conference notes, and progress reports
- Implements social-emotional learning routines and practices aligned with Quaker education, best practices in self-regulation, and character development
- Assists with Admissions responsibilities, which may include Open Houses, tours, observing and assessing applicants, and reviewing applicant files as needed
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in the content area, elementary education, or similar field, Master’s degree preferred.
- Demonstrated successful classroom teaching experience working with elementary-aged children; extensive experience within the teaching of art.
- Technology proficiencies with Google Suite
- Thoughtful and professional communicator skilled in fostering partnerships with adults and children; a passionate educator with a deep understanding of child development.
Please note that the School has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, which requires that all employees be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and provide proof of vaccination, including documentation of a booster shot given five months or more since you completed the final dose in the primary series.
Commitment to Diversity: Sandy Spring Friends School embraces the Quaker testimony of Equality and seeks applicants who represent all backgrounds and demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We greatly value our diverse student population with 42% of students self-identifying as people of color and 89 international students representing 21 different countries. We actively seek faculty representative of our students’ diversity. Click to learn more about diversity at Sandy Spring Friends School. Special consideration may be given to members of The Religious Society of Friends.
Sandy Spring Friends School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or a person's status as a qualified candidate with a disability in administration of its educational program, admission policies, financial aid program, staff hiring and other school-administered programs.
Please provide a cover letter, resume, a completed application, and three professional references by selecting the link.
About Sandy Spring Friends School
SSFS offers an inquiry-based college preparatory program that emphasizes deep understanding throughout the curriculum while encouraging collaboration, instilling confidence, fostering practical experience, and cultivating respect for others. The School's teachers help students internalize a process we call "QRA” —Question, Reflection, Action—which ensures that they think critically, integrate new knowledge, and apply what they learn. We help students develop their individual sense of purpose as they become caring citizens of the world.
Our school’s culture, rooted in the idea that collaboration engenders achievement, can be traced to our Quaker heritage and abiding belief in the Quaker values of simplicity, equality, honesty, stewardship of the environment, and peaceful resolution of conflict. Our teachers are lifelong mentors and strive to identify and cultivate each student’s intellectual, extracurricular, and social passions. In doing so, we help shape students whose actions speak volumes and whose lives become exemplars—not only among their peers and families today but also in their personal, educational, and professional communities long after high school. Sandy Spring Frie
...nds School students are taught to act upon what they learn. This call to action propels their accomplishments as graduates, in college, and beyond.
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