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IDYLLWILD ARTS ACADEMY

InterArts Department Chair

Idyllwild Arts Academy, an independent arts boarding school for 295
students in grades 9-12 located

in the San Jacinto Mountains of southern California, is looking for a
InterArts Arts Department Chair

starting in the 2012-2013 academic year.

The Chair of the InterArts department is responsible for the curriculum
and the program for the Inter-

Arts department at Idyllwild Arts Academy. InterArts is a revisioning of
the former Interdisciplinary

Department; the Chair will have a major voice in the development and
vision of this program. The

InterArts department is committed to the ideas of exploration for the
younger students and the

synthesis and development of a distinct and unique artistic path for its
older students, pulling from the

established school arts curriculum in Theatre, Music, Dance, Visual
Arts, Creative Writing and Moving

Pictures. The InterArts major encourages collaborative, multi-media, and
project-based approaches,

drawing from other disciplines and connecting to practitioners in other
departments. The Department

Chair reports directly to the Dean of the Arts, assumes the leadership
of the department, gives guidance

to new faculty members, keeps members of the department abreast of new
trends in their field, and

ensures that departmental and academy policies are followed in regard to
course objectives, standards,

and syllabi. The Chair coordinates the coursework of each InterArts
student across the arts disciplines

at Idyllwild Arts.

Idyllwild Arts seeks a dynamic leader who:

* Is a practicing artist with significant experience in more than
one art form
* Has knowledge of issues, practices, and directions in contemporary
art and arts careers
* Has knowledge of new media and technologies
* Has demonstrated experience in developing high-school aged artists
* Has demonstrated experience in working within a group and working
toward consensus and compromise

In addition, the chair:

* Attends and participates in the regularly scheduled chair meetings
* Maintains the departmental budgets
* Encourages members of the department to pursue studies, attend
conferences, and grow
* professionally
* Plans and conducts departmental meetings
* Secures substitute teachers and provide coverage for classes and
duties during absences of any faculty member within the department
* Evaluates faculty within the department
* Ensures that proposed courses adhere to departmental scope and
sequence.
* Evaluates course offerings and submit required materials for all
courses to the dean.
* Assists the admission staff in the recruitment of qualified
students for the school.
* Serves as faculty advisor and fulfills other ancillary
requirements of faculty at a residential high school such as a
supervisory rotation, etc.
* Teaches coursework within his/her area of expertise

Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in appropriate field of artistic
study, Master's degree preferred. Strong

background and knowledge of the desired discipline; strong evidence of
success in artistic collaboration,

interest and demonstrated ability in teaching and supporting
adolescents; sense of humor, flexibility,

energy, collegiality, and the ability to work effectively with a team;
ability to work well with a range of able,

highly motivated students; strong organizational skills and high energy
and creativity; technological literacy

in standard programs (Word, Excel, Email, Social Media, etc.), and
commitment to residential life and

program.

Qualified applicants should submit electronically a letter of interest,
a curriculum vitae, and names and

contact information for three references (a portfolio of work will be
requested later) to:

Douglas Ashcraft

Dean of the Arts

dashcraft@idyllwildarts.org

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the
position is filled. To ensure

consideration, please submit materials by March 15.

Idyllwild Arts Academy is an independent, coeducational boarding and day
high school offering both college-preparatory

academics and pre-professional arts training. IAA is an Equal
Opportunity Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis

of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, ancestry, place of
birth, age, national origin, or handicaps in the making of

employment decisions. Idyllwild Arts Academy seeks to promote diversity
through its program and hiring.

http://www.idyllwildarts.org

from LA Culture Net