Carefully read the call for proposal. Pay particular attention to the stated goals and objectives. Highlight the goals and objectives so that you can easily refer back to them.
Consider how your artistic vision matches the goals and objectives of the hiring agency. For example, a school seeking to address issues of cultural diversity would be more likely to hire a visiting art teacher whose artwork deals with issues related to topics such as gender, age or ethnicities.
Refer to your curriculum vita or résumé. How does your vision match the goals of the hiring agency? How does your art experience match the objectives of the hiring agency?
Contemplate how you, as a visiting art teacher, will be able to share your artistic vision with the learning community. Most hiring agencies require that visiting art teachers do more than demonstrate artistic skills. Visiting art teachers who can actively engage with the audience are generally preferred to those who are limited to demonstration.
Draft a document that uses the same headings in the same order as the call for proposals. Most call for proposals will include specific headings such as goals and objectives, timeline, number of participants, projected costs and learning outcomes.
Ask someone else to read your proposal and to edit for clarity and grammatical errors.