6A C.E. King High School, in growing Sheldon ISD in northeast Houston, is looking for a full-time Art Teacher for the 2025-2026 school year who can join a team of 5 art teachers across the main campus and 9th Grade Campus. Sheldon ISD is a Texas Art Education Association "District of Distinction," and our Art students participate in the Houston Rodeo Art Program, Scholastic Art Awards, VASE, Youth Art Month, Big Art Day, and other local and state art and STEAM events. We are looking for engaging, energetic, organized, and pedagogically strong music educators, who can provide student-centered instruction and make a positive impact in students' lives. Ideal candidates would already have Art EC-12 Texas teaching certification, but degreed alternative certification program candidates can apply. In addition to the online application, please submit your Resume and a digital/online art portfolio to Daniel Pfannstiel, Director of Fine Arts, at [email protected]. Candidates should have demonstrated proficiency (either themselves as artists and/or in their students as teachers) in the basics of 2D and 3D art, but experience in other art genres, such as Crafting, Digital Art, Photography, or Theatrical/Scenic Design would be welcomed.
Duties and Responsibilities
* Plan a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
* Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
* Prepare lessons that reflect accommodation for individual differences.
* Prepare for classes assigned and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisor.
* Encourage students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
* Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and, in harmony with the plans, establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, and the like to communicate these objectives to the students.
* Employ a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media consistent with the physical limitations of the location provided, and the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.
* Strive to implement, by instruction and action, the district’s philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.
* Assess the accomplishments of the students on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required.
* Refer students for evaluation by district specialists as required.
* Take necessary and reasonable precautions to protect the students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
* Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.
* Assist the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct. Develop reasonable rules for classroom behavior. Maintain order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
* Make provisions for being available to the students and to the parents for education-related purposes when required.
* Plan and supervise purposeful assignments for teacher aide(s) and volunteer(s) and, cooperatively with department heads, evaluate their job performance.
* Maintain and improve professional competence.
* Participate in district staff development.
* Attend staff meetings and serve on staff committees.
* Maintain a professional relationship with colleagues.
* Establish and maintain open lines of communication with students, parents, and community members.
* Maintain open communication with parents.
* Perform other job-related duties as assigned.
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
Education:
* Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
* Texas Teacher Certificate appropriate for level and/or subject area of assignment.
Other Requirements:
* Ability to communicate effectively in both written and oral forms with all levels of management, both internal and external to the district.
* Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships both internal and external to the district.
* Ability to adjust the eye to bring an object into focus; judge distance (close and distant); reach with arms extended and use hands to manipulate the keyboard.
* Ability to lift and carry up to 10 pounds, stoop, kneel, crouch, walk, twist, bend, climb, and/or be mobile.
* Ability to travel throughout the district and city by means of private or public transportation. If driving a personal (or private) vehicle, must possess a valid driver’s license and appropriate insurance coverage.
*Salary commensurate with experience
*Starting Salary $66,000
Works 187 Day Calendar
*Position cannot be performed remotely
Sheldon ISD will accept applications for this position through October 16, 2025. After this date, applicants can continue to submit applications in case the district was unable to find a suitable candidate. If the district is unable to find a suitable candidate from the initial applications, applications submitted after October 16, 2025, will be reviewed in ten-day increments until a viable candidate is recommended for hire.
