Salary Range: $32,000 - $100,000. The position on the scale will be based on years of teaching experience and education.

Exemption Status: Exempt

The Dalton School, a progressive K-12 gender-inclusive school in Manhattan’s Upper East Side, is consistently recognized as one of the preeminent independent day schools in the nation. Known for its child-centered approach and an exceptional, inspiring faculty, Dalton enrolls over 1,300 students with approximately 350 faculty and staff. Guided by the Dalton Plan, the foundation of a Dalton education, our faculty meets each student’s evolving needs, interests, and abilities. Dalton challenges each student to develop intellectual independence, creativity, curiosity, and a sense of responsibility toward others both within the School and in the broader community.

We are seeking a part-time teacher to join a dynamic group of teaching artists in the High School starting in September 2026. This position is for 1 year only. The most promising candidates will bring their own creative expertise to studio classrooms where they will engage students in exploring materials, developing technical skills, and building a sense of artistic competence and joy. We are particularly interested in teaching artists who have backgrounds in new media, graphic design, and textile art, but we are open to a variety of artistic passions. We welcome candidates who can support and challenge students to take artistic risks as they create, reflect, and develop their own practice.

 The Dalton Art Department values:

• historical context and perspective 
• an open-ended creative process
• purposeful play 
• conceptual rigor that elicits engagement and reflection

 Responsibilities: 

• Teach 2-3 high school visual arts classes, meeting in class and individually through the Dalton Lab system.
• Develop course content aligned with the visual arts curriculum.
• Collaboratively maintain shared teaching spaces and equipment.
• Differentiate pedagogy to meet the needs of each student; collaborate as needed with student support staff and advisors.
• Display student work in designated public areas.
• Attend and contribute to departmental meetings; collaborate with colleagues regularly.

Qualifications:

• BA or BFA degree in visual arts required; background in new media, graphic design, textile arts preferred.
• High school teaching experience or other teaching experience with adolescents in an art program is required.

The Dalton School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, ethnic origin, age, physical disability, sexual orientation, or any other category protected by applicable law in the administration of our educational policies, hiring policies, admissions policies, financial aid programs, athletics, and other school-administered programs.

Application Instructions

To apply, please submit a resume and cover letter to the employment portal using the following link - https://www.dalton.org/employment

About The Dalton School

The Dalton School is an independent, co-educational day school (K-12), founded in 1919 by the renowned progressive educator Helen Parkhurst. Parkhurst’s visionary Dalton Plan remains the keystone of the school’s progressive educational philosophy and is now the model for over 200 Dalton schools in other parts of the world. The Dalton School is the innovative leader in developing creative problem solvers who identify issues, grapple with possibilities, and design solutions to global challenges from multiple perspectives. Dalton is recognized for its rigorous, innovative educational curriculum and offers its 1,300 students a breadth of stimulating and challenging programs taught by our dedicated faculty. Our high academic standards are complemented by an exemplary performing and fine arts curriculum – taught by faculty who are professionals in their fields – and a full range of athletic teams and extra-curricular activities. The Dalton School actively seeks to forward diversity through its programs and hiring.

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