High School Art Teacher-Anticipated Retirement

West Monona High School is in search of a High School Art classroom teacher for the fall of 2025-2026. The candidate must have effective communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills. They must be able to develop in each student an interest in and the ability to express herself/himself creatively in visual terms, utilizing skills and techniques of artistic expression appropriate to the pupil’s interest and abilities. To develop aesthetic understandings and appreciations; to discover and develop talents of pupils in the fields of art. The candidate must demonstrate effective classroom management skills through building positive and strong relationships with students and families.

West Monona is located in Onawa, Iowa (pop. 2,900) along the I29 corridor between the Missouri River and scenic Loess Hills. We enjoy the benefits of small town living, yet are located in close proximity to the Sioux City Metropolitan Area (35 minutes away) and the Council Bluffs/Omaha Metro (60 minutes away).

Onawa offers a wide range of amenities including museums, city parks, golf course, hospital, court house, race track, swimming pool, movie theater, stores, restaurants, pharmacy, library, motel and casino.

Monona County offers recreational opportunities in the form of 16 individual parks, natural areas, preserves and water recreation accesses encompassing some 900 acres across the county. Within Monona County the State of Iowa manages an additional 5, 195 acres in Lewis and Clark State Park, Preparation Canyon State Park, and the Loess Hills State Forest.

Education and Related Experience:

• Appropriate Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major or minor in art
• Valid Iowa teaching license or ability to obtain required certification or Class B license by the district’s starting date for the school year

Skills, Knowledge, & Abilities:

• Demonstrates competence in classroom management
• Ability to build relationships effectively and professionally with families, students, and colleagues
• Highly developed oral and written communication skills
• Work in a collaborative team to plan and prepare instruction
• Engage in professional growth at both the building and district level

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Provide a safe, thriving, and respectful environment for all students in classroom
• Work collaboratively with grade level, subject area, and building teachers to enhance learning opportunities for all students
• Utilize and develop curriculum and essential standards to meet student learning goals and instructional activities
• Exercise open and respectful communication with families, co-workers, supervisors, and other school staff
• Prepare and plan engaging lessons and deliver the lessons with fidelity
• Create a positive educational learning environment
• Teaches knowledge and skills in art, including crafts, drawing, painting, lettering, design, commercial art, art history, and/or three-dimensional art, utilizing adopted courses of study and other appropriate learning activities.
• Demonstrates techniques in activities such as drawing, painting, and modeling, using standard and/or teacher-prepared instructional aids
• Provides instruction by which pupils develop aesthetic concepts and appreciations and the ability to make qualitative judgements about art
• Perform other duties as assigned