Vacancy- Paxton Buckley Loda High Ag Teacher/FFA Advisor
Paxton-Buckley-Loda High School is seeking a full-time agricultural education teacher & FFA advisor for the 2025-26 school year. The new teacher will join Mike White and Kirsten Wyatt in leading the more than 200-student program.
PBL is conveniently located in Section 17, 30 minutes from Champaign-Urbana, 45 minutes from Bloomington-Normal. Facilities include an ag classroom, ag mechanics shop, wood shop, metal shop, greenhouse, land lab, and aquaculture/hydroponics systems.
Class offerings include Introduction to Agriculture, Introduction to Agricultural Mechanics, Agriculture Technology, Agricultural Fabrication I & II, BSAA, Ag Business Management, Ag Construction, Horticulture Science, Aquaculture/Environmental Science, Ag Mechanics & Technology. Course assignments will be determined based on the strengths of each teacher.
PBL is a 1-to-1 Chromebook school with Google Classroom in use for classes.
The successful candidate will possess a valid Illinois Professional Educators licensure that has been registered with ISBE ELIS and Champaign-Ford Regional Office of Education. The successful candidate will also possess knowledge and understanding in best practices in student-centered instruction.
PBL offers an 11-month contract plus FFA stipend. PBL participates in the 3-Circles Grant program.
Questions may be directed to Hannah Eshleman, principal, at heshleman@pblpanthers.org.
Applications can be found at https://www.pblunit10.com/o/pbl-cusd-10/page/careers-at-pbl
-- Megan Coy
Facilitating Coordination in Ag Education (FCAE)
Phone: 217-493-8791
Cell: 217-493-8791
Email: mcoy@ilaged.org
Address: 8 S Washington, Sullivan, IL 61951