William Bixby Childress

525 Mason Ave.

St. Louis, MO   63119

314 961-1124

Education

BFA from the Kansas City Art Institute, with a concentration in painting, with minors in Drawing and Design 1985

Teaching Experience

Crossroads School - St. Louis, MO                                     August 1989 - August 2006

Seventeen years of developing curriculum and teaching a variety of art classes to grades 7-12, which include: Drawing, Painting, 2 Dimensional Design, 3 Dimensional Design, Ceramics, Sculpture, Photography, A.P. Art Studio, Art Explore, Humanitas (art), Airbrush, Yearbook and Illustration. Developed and taught conflict resolution classes to the Middle School. In 1992, re-created the Art Department, which evolved into one of the most highly accredited and most widely respected art programs in St. Louis. Since 1990, donated time and skills as an artist and photographer to nearly every school publication. Continuously volunteered for committees and extracurricular activities whenever needed.

Committees

Advisory Committee

Student Life Committee

Art Club (an after school program)

Coaching Experience

Varsity Baseball (6 seasons), Varsity Girls Soccer (1 season), Varsity Boys Soccer (1 season), Varsity Girls Tennis (1 season), Middle School Co-Ed Soccer (13 seasons), Middle School Baseball (2 seasons)

 Middle School Physical Education (15 years)

Career Accomplishments

• For the past 14 years, received outstanding reviews from ISACS art evaluations
• High average of graduates pursue art degrees at highly accredited colleges
• Compiled most victories in baseball and middle school soccer than any coach in school history
• Compiled second best total overall winning record by any coach in school history

Computer Skills

Adobe Photoshop, Microsoft Word, Pagemaker, Virtual Registrar, Windows Moviemaker, Edline

Interests