Managing Director of Fine Arts

About the role

Provide oversight to the District's fine arts program while ensuring varied and extensive opportunities for students to participate as creators, performers, and consumers.

Salary: Actual salary will be calculated based on experience.

Education/Certification

• Master's degree or higher preferred
• Principal certification preferred

Special Knowledge/Skills

• Knowledge of Grades K-12 fine arts programs including dance, music, theater arts, and visual arts
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of federal and state laws, local policies, and UIL rules governing competitive academic and musical events
• Innovative and creative thinking skills with demonstrated ability to conceptualize, lead, and evaluate large-scale fine arts and enrichment projects
• Knowledge of collaborative professional learning and curricular implementation practices K-12 in the areas of visual and performing arts
• Ability to facilitate coordinated internal and external communication strategies for the comprehensive fine arts department

Experience

• Minimum of five years of teaching experience in a fine arts classroom preferred
• Campus-level or district-level administrative experience

Instructional and Program Management

• Maintain an awareness of all issues currently under discussion by the Board of Trustees, which directly or indirectly affect the District Fine Arts program.
• Initiate and coordinate preparation of District curriculum/scope and sequence for use by Arts teachers in carrying out the instructional program at all grade levels.
• Provide assistance to principals and teachers in coordinating instruction in the Arts program with other areas of the curriculum.
• Work with principals and teachers in selecting and utilizing materials for enrichment, recreational use, curricular support, and appreciation for the Arts.
• Coordinate with the Teaching and Learning Department regarding the creation and addition of new course offerings when appropriate.
• Provide supervision to ensure that all Fine Arts course offerings meet the state and/or District criteria.
• Provide oversight in the development and distribution to principals and teachers of information regarding copyright.
• Provide oversight for the development and distribution of internal communication ensuring that the principals and teachers have current information regarding rules and regulations for all UIL competition, and other co-curricular and extracurricular Fine Arts activities.
• Establish curricular delivery standards for all Fine Arts divisions to campus principals to further clarify District-modeled expectations.
• Provide oversight regarding the purchase of new equipment, equipment repairs, and equipment maintenance for Fine Arts.

Personnel Management

• Maintain awareness and provide support in determining the District's needs for additional Fine Arts personnel.
• Provide leadership, oversight, and management in the establishment of pools of candidates for campus consideration for open positions.
• Provide oversight and management in the recruitment, assignment, and evaluation of Fine Arts personnel.
• Assist in recruiting and interviewing applicants who are qualified to lead and support Arts programs for the District.
• Review Fine Arts staffing and compensation needs to make recommendations to the Human Resources Department.
• Serve as a collaborator with principals on questions relating to personnel involved in the Fine Arts program.
• Support the Human Resources Department in securing and assigning cooperating teachers in the Fine Arts for student teachers from area universities.

Supervisory Responsibilities

• Supervise and evaluate the work of Fine Arts staff located at the central office.

Policies, Reports, and Law

• Research, develop, and present reports regarding the District Fine Arts program and/or other subjects relevant to the Arts program as directed.
• Coordinate and maintain a departmental staff handbook containing information relevant to the Arts regarding policies, procedures, and communications of the District.
• Provide support to compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and other documents as required.

Budget Management

• Provide oversight in planning and administering the Fine Arts budget at the district level.
• Administer the districtwide central administration Fine Arts budget.
• Ensure that all Fine Arts teachers comply with District, state, and federal laws regarding the expenditure of public funds.
• Coordinate with the business office and the Chief Financial Officer in preparation of bids for Fine Arts equipment.
• Coordinate with the District Business Office in securing competent, professional vendors as suppliers of Arts equipment and supplies.
• Supervise coordinators in the process of maintaining necessary records for proper fiscal and inventory management, which includes, but is not limited to, budget, equipment, and personnel.

School or Community Relations

• Collaborate with the Professional Development Department to develop and maintain a Fine Arts-related professional development program that provides varied growth opportunities for the Fine Arts staff.
• Actively participate and provide leadership in state professional organizations representing the various divisions in the Fine Arts.
• Encourage and support student Art performances, productions, and exhibits in the schools and community when they are representing the school and/or the District.
• Maintain liaison with social, professional, civic, volunteer, and other community agencies and groups having an interest in the school Fine Arts program.

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors

• Work with frequent interruptions.
• Maintain emotional control under stress.
• Prolonged sitting.
• Occasional bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting.
• Repetitive hand motions.
• Frequent keyboarding and use of mouse.
• Occasional reaching.
• Occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds.
• May work prolonged or irregular hours.
• Frequent districtwide, regional, and/or statewide travel.