Michael Jon Skura

About Michael Jon Skura

Teaching art education with a passion and living my mission;\"Through creativity, I…

Experience

1. Fine Arts Department Chair

   Community Unit School District 308

   Jul 2001 — Present · Oswego, IL, US

   Communication-Agendas/Minutes, Department goals & Department Action Plan/End of the Year Report, Collaboration w/ Admin on school goals, Course catalog revisions, Daily communications to department members, Collaboration w/ counterparts, Communication w/ CommunityPlanning, Organizing, & Executing-Planning & conducting meetings, Developing a budget, Reporting monthly expenditures, Inventorying, ordering, & distributing supplies equipment, & textbook, Coordinating clinical observations & student teachers, Scheduling & conducting evaluations & subsequent meetings for nontenured teachers, Scheduling & conducting observations for nontenured teachers, Scheduling & conducting professional growth plans, Summarizing & analyzing divisional data, Creating department schedule as a part of the master scheduleInterpersonal,Coaching staff, Interview, hire, & provide divisional orientation for new staff, Mediating issues w/ parent & teachers, & between teachers & staff, Actively contributing to building leadership team discussions, Serve as link between teaching staff & administration, Departmental articulation at secondary levelCurriculum Development-Investigating & recommending on curricular technology, Updating curriculum in coordination w/ stakeholders, Development & revision of support materials (eg. PSAE), Reading, understanding, & distributing professional journals & articles, Alignment of curricula to state & national standards (Illinois State benchmarks, Common Core, National Standards), Coordinating guest speakersCommittees-High School Curriculum Council (HSCC), Building Leadership Teams, Various committees at building and/ or district level (e.g. Rising Star, Character Counts, Architects, etc.)School Sponsored Events-Curriculum Night, Senior Awards Night, Excellence in Education Banquet, Graduation, Related curricular events (e.g. National Art Honor Society induction, performing arts events, clubs/ organizations events)

Skills

• Microsoft Excel
• Powerpoint
• Photoshop
• New Hire Training
• Fine Art
• Painting
• Coaching
• Visual Arts
• Leadership
• Hospitality
• Sculpture
• Recruiting
• Contemporary Art
• Lesson Planning
• Curriculum Development
• Teaching
• Drawing
• Management
• Typing
• Events
• Community Outreach
• Tutor
• Internet
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Social Networking
• Bookkeeping
• Rendering
• Microsoft Word