SYVan Sickle Academy Middle School Art Teacher

SY25-26 Van Sickle Academy Middle School Art Teacher (Immediate Opening)

VAN SICKLE ACADEMY - Springfield, Massachusetts

Job : 5491862

Final date to receive applications: Mar 30, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Re-Posted: Feb 10, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Position Type: FT - School Year

Salary: $57,396 to $90,424 (BU Salary Schedule)

Grades: 6-8

Art Teacher

Full Time

Start Date:

Immediate

Base Salary: Up to $90,424 and commensurate with experience

• Enacting anti-racist instructional practices that ensure students own the learning
• Providing grade level rigor in the course content using highly-rated, research-based curriculum
• Providing embedded interventions for students needing additional support, time, or scaffolds
• Working closely with a co-taught team of two to three additional educators in the classroom
• Engaging with families as partners in the learning around successes, challenges, and problem-solving on behalf of our scholars
• Other duties as determined by the school Principal

• Experience teaching in middle school or high school (preferred)
• Appropriate content/program area and grade level educator license (English) from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (required) (Educators who are not yet licensed by MA DESE in the appropriate content/program area and grade level may be eligible for a licensure waiver and are still encouraged to apply.)
• Experience as an active anti-racist, LGBTQ+ advocate, or organizer for equity (preferred)
• Bilingual in English and Spanish (preferred)
• Bachelor’s degree (required)

If you meet some of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply or reach out for more information. We know that historically marginalized groups – including people of color, women, people from working class backgrounds, and people who identify as LGBTQ – are less likely to apply unless and until they meet every requirement for a job. Therefore, we strongly encourage applications from educators with these identities or who are members of other marginalized communities.

We encourage you to reach out to us at info if you have questions about the role or your qualifications. We are happy to help you feel ready to apply!

Selection as an educator in SEZP recognizes an individual for their outstanding vision, capacity, and commitment to anti-racist school communities. Educators joining SEZP may be eligible for the following recruitment incentives, subject to personalized negotiation for individual candidates:

• Up to $90,424 base salary
• Substantial signing bonus in addition to base salary
• Relocation award for candidates from regions beyond western Massachusetts

The Springfield Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, age, handicap, or military service, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.

• Robert Francesca, Principal
• VAN SICKLE ACADEMY
• Email: francescar

Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes and other sex-based conduct, genetic information, ancestry, age, disability or military service or marital status. The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in admission to, access or treatment in its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes and other sex-based conduct, religion, national origin, or sexual orientation, disability or homelessness.

Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination, including sex-based harassment, in any…