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Turnaround Arts – Art Teacher Grades 6 – 8 Willard Intermediate School is currently recruiting for an art teacher for the 2016-2017 school year. Willard is a Turnaround Arts: California partner school, and the art teacher will play an integral role in the implementation of the Turnaround Arts initiative. Part of a national public-private partnership that leverages the arts to help turn around the nation's lowest performing schools, Turnaround Arts: California is one of twelve localities from across the nation selected by the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Education, the National Endowment for the Arts, and several private foundations. More information is available at turnaroundartsca.org. The art teacher will provide a differentiated arts program based on the National Core Arts Standards for regular and special education students. The teacher will work to provide an engaging curriculum using different art mediums and techniques. The teacher will work collaboratively with school staff in order to integrate core curricular areas into the arts experience. In addition, the teacher will work with various community arts partners in order to provide additional high quality arts programming for students. The teacher will be a member of the school’s arts leadership team and will work to create and implement the strategic plan.