Teacher on Special Assignment, Elementary Visual Arts (0.4FTE) (11 Months) - Academics and Instructional Innovation (2025-26)
Teacher on Special Assignment, Elementary Visual Arts (0.4FTE) (11 Months) - Academics and Instructional Innovation (2025-26)
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Visual Arts TSA Summary of Role
Under the general direction of the Visual and Performing Arts Director OUSD is actively seeking candidates who are committed to developing and supporting Visual Arts programs in an ongoing effort to improve teaching and learning in classrooms within OUSD.
The Visual Arts Teacher on Special Assignment (TSA) will work with the Visual and Performing Arts (VAPA) team to:
- Design implement and coordinate professional development for the Visual Arts Teachers Network i.e. monthly sessions and teacher inservice days
- Curate and build upon curriculum resources to support Visual Arts instruction
- Support Visual and Performing Art events i.e. art festivals exhibitions performances
- Work with VAPA leadership team to establish goals work plans and identify Visual Arts learning priorities
- Provide instructional coaching mentorship and support for K12 Visual Arts teachers
- Model and support use of effective teaching strategies that lead to increased student achievement and use of assessment to inform instruction
- Collaborate with district departments and artsbased community partners to articulate Visual Art educational programs to ensure all students have access
- Provide administrative support for VAPA team meetings and coordinate with Consultants for updates/report backs
Learn more about our district at our next hiringevent!
Oakland educators are passionate equityfocused and resilient. Oakland Unified is an incredible place to build and develop your career in service of our core values: students first joy equity excellence integrity and cultural responsiveness.
Our Mission and Vision
The Oakland Unified School Districtsmissionis to build a Full Service Community District focused on high academic achievement while serving the whole child eliminating inequity and providing each child with excellent teachers every day.
Ourvisionis that all OUSD students will find joy in their academic experience while graduating with the skills to ensure they are caring competent fullyinformed critical thinkers who are prepared for college career and community success.
Our Strategic Plan
The four key initiatives of our currentdistrict wide strategic planare:
- Ensuring Strong Third Grader Readers (Catalyze citywide effort to guarantee literacy for all third graders)
- Supporting Powerful Graduates (Develop essential skills to secure post secondary success)
- Creating Inspiring Schools (Redesign schools to be places of joy inclusion and beauty)
- Growing a Diverse and Stable Staff (Attract and retain staff reflective of Oaklands rich diversity)
We are seekingeducators who believe that:
- Building and maintaining caring relationships with students and families is a key part of the foundation of teaching;
- Maintaining high expectations for all students is best accomplished through a persistent assetbased lens of what students can do;
- Your actions can directly lead to creating more equitable conditions in public schools;
- Your work is most effective in collaboration with colleagues families and students;
- Developing as an antiracist educator requires investing time in selfreflection listening and incorporating feedback from students their families other educators and school leaders and is critical to your growth as an educator and leader.
- Working for racial justice requires close attention to educational systems and policies and working to eliminate racism is critical to the educational success of all students.
What we offer teachers:
Oakland Unified has received substantial funding to support pathway programs including tuition and debt relief for selected middle school teachers Special Education teachers and for pathway programs including ClassifiedtoTeacher and the AfterSchooltoTeacher programs. We are invested in creating and maintaining affinity spaces for educators that support retention and socioemotional support. We provide extensive professional development and training for teachers innovative curricula ongoing mentoring and advancement opportunities. Our teachers are also given abundant opportunities to work together in Professional Learning Communities within and across schools in the District.
In addition to professional development and training we offer a comprehensive compensation package that includes:
- Competitive salaries determined by experience education level and credentials
- We accept up to twelve years of full time teaching experience in other school settings on the salary schedule (please see our salary schedule here: medical dental and vision benefits including Flexible Spending Accounts plus life insurance and longterm disability coverage
- Retirement benefits through the CALSTRS Retirement System
- Read more about benefits here: must have a Bachelors degree must be eligible for employment in the US and pass a criminal background check. Candidates must possess a Preliminary or Clear California teaching credential authorizing instruction in core TK12 curriculum.
Additional requirements:
- Completed online application
- Resume and cover Letter
- Two current professional references including from a Supervisor
You can also learn more about our teaching opportunities and hiring events here: you have questions or would like more information please email
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NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY
The Oakland Unified School District does not discriminate in any program activity or in employment on the basis of actual or perceived race religion color national origin ancestry age marital status pregnancy physical or mental disability medical condition genetic information veteran status gender sex or sexual orientation.
Employment Type
Full-Time
