Open Sherrard Ag Ed Position
Ag Ed Teaching Position beginning with the 26-27 school year. The successful candidate will work with two other Ag Ed instructors. The candidate should be highly motivated, community-minded, and collaborative. The candidate should be prepared to offer students authentic learning experiences in and out of the classroom. The Sherrard Unit 200 School District is located across portions of Rock Island and Mercer Counties. The Sherrard H.S. was named to the 2024 US News and World Reports list of Best High Schools. It is located in District 1, Section 3.
Current course offerings :
7th and 8th grade Ag, Introduction to Agricultural Industry, Agricultural Science, Natural Resources Management, Ag. Business Management, Veterinary Science, Horticulture, Ag Woods, Ag Construction and Tech, Agricultural Co-op Education, Ag Communications, Welding 101 (College credit), Ag Metal Fabrication, and Basic Ag Mechanics. Course assignments will be based on areas of strength of the successful candidate. Other dual credit opportunities are available.
Facilities:
The Ag Ed program and FFA chapter have excellent administrative and community support. The facilities include 3 adjoining classrooms, each with a Clevertouch screen, multiple large shops including a Woods shop, Metals Shop, Weld Shop and an Engines Shop, a 3-year-old 30' x 60' state-of-the-art greenhouse with a 20'x 30' headhouse. A 1/3 acre garden is used to raise produce for area food pantries. The chapter operates 54 acres of row crop that rotates between corn and soybeans. The chapter has a 40' x 80' pole barn for storage of some chapter-owned farm equipment.
Qualifications:
Illinois PEL or ELS.
2-5 years of experience in agriculture education preferred.
CASE certification in at least one course preferred.
Salary/Benefits:
Commensurate with education and experience, and based upon the teachers' collective bargaining agreement, which contains salary and benefit details. The school participates in the 3 Circles Grant program
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Alex Johnson at email johnsona@sherrard.us or phone #.309-593-2175
Application Deadline: until filled
-- John Heiser
Facilitating Coordination in Ag Education (FCAE)
Phone: 815-509-5404
Cell: 815-509-5404
Email: jheiser@ilaged.org
Address: 535 Elm Pl, Suite #4, Princeton, IL 61356
Improving and Expanding Agricultural Education Pre-K through Adulthood