Job Description
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This 0.50 FTE INR (Intent Not to Rehire) posting for the 21-22 school year will close at 4:30pm on Friday, May 21st, 2021.
A COMPLETE TEACHER APPLICATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING (MUST BE SCANNED IN):
A completed online submission
An up-to-date professional resume. Please ensure that your resume includes both months and years for all certified work experience over the last 15 years. These dates will only be reviewed once for your salary offer.
A legible copy of all official college transcripts. Please provide ALL Transcripts, Bachelors level and above. Compensation offers will be reviewed once for credits related to your salary offer.
Three letters of recommendation; 2 professional, 1 collegial (must be within the last two years)
A legible copy of your teaching license(s)
Alternative Licensure Candidates (Teacher in Residence); Statement of Eligibility, must provide copy of passing PRAXIS II scores
Student Teachers: must provide copy of passing PRAXIS II scores and current transcripts
To upload documents into your application, click on the blue FAQ Sheet link on our Employment webpage. It is located on the Teacher Opportunities page and should be read before you begin. Any uploaded documents will carry over to future applications in D11.
JOB DESCRIPTION
SUMMARY OF FUNCTION:
The primary function of the Teaching and Learning Coach (TLC) is to coach and consult with school staff to provide job-embedded professional development, to build organizational capacity in areas of instruction, curriculum and assessment, and to serve as a liaison to the Division of Instruction, Curriculum and Student Services.
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS
Supports implementation of strategies to meet Unified School Improvement Plan goals
Provides peer assistance and coaching, within building and district-wide, toward meeting teachers goals to grow in knowledge and effectiveness in all content areas
Provides staff with structures, professional development and feedback that supports teaching and learning cycles
Serves as a liaison between school sites and the Division of Instruction, Curriculum and Student Services to deliver intentional and consistent professional training supporting school improvement, district initiatives and essential actions
Provides facilitation and guidance in partnership with Instruction, Curriculum and Student Services for district instructional initiatives.
Provides support to staff in formatively assessing and monitoring student progress toward mastery, in interpreting individual and class trends, and in determining effective Tier I instruction, intervention techniques, differentiation, and Tier 2 & 3 intervention techniques.
Coordinates and implements staff development and related follow-up activities for teachers as well as provide professional support and on-site coaching functions as needed.
Provides expertise and build staff capacity in data literacy and the Response to Instruction framework.
Supports implementation of interdisciplinary, cross-content techniques and the use of materials in support of disciplinary literacy.
Demonstrates an ongoing willingness to enhance and further their own professional training, knowledge, and expertise through Division of Instruction, Curriculum and Student Services trainings/in-services/meetings and external professional opportunities within content related to effective instruction, all curriculum/content areas, Response to Intervention, professional coaching and student performance. (Training can also be added with approval of Principal and their Executive Director as supported by the Assistant Superintendent of ICSS.)
OTHER DUTIES
Performs related duties as assigned
KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS
Must demonstrate the following:
Ability to develop ongoing trusting relationships with staff
Skills in meeting the challenges of adult learners
Ability to work through and manage resistance to change
Collaborative, team-oriented attitudes
Ability to be a risk taker and possibility thinker
Knowledge of all content standards and benchmarks as well as strategies for alignment of assessments, interventions, differentiated instruction, a variety of instructional materials, and reporting systems.
Successful experience using various teaching strategies/approaches with students of diverse abilities and learning styles.
Ability to build staff capacity to assess and diagnose students academic strengths/weaknesses and prescribe effective interventions.
Ability to engage staff in reflective, self-inquiry processes to improve practice
Ability in and knowledge of data management systems to include the ability to provide ongoing coaching on effective use of the data systems for improved instruction and leading to improved student performance.
Ability to provide training and coaching for staff K 5 in effective research-based and district approved instructional strategies in all content areas.
Ability to create and implement standards-based lesson plans that embed disciplinary literacy in an appropriate and effective manner.
Strong organization, communication and facilitation skills.
Strong working knowledge of the Response to Instruction framework
QUALIFICATIONS
5+ years of highly effective classroom experience
Masters degree with current Colorado teacher licensure
Successful experience in working with adults in the areas of professional training and staff development
ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to and is evaluated by the building principal
Actively partners with Instruction, Curriculum and Student Services to further the districts essential actions and to eradicate school-based disparities
Participates in Instruction, Curriculum and Student Services -led professional development sessions and information sessions as scheduled
WORKING CONDITIONS
The work is performed in a typical office environment and in school classrooms.
Flexibility in daily work schedule is required.
Summer training is required.
DUTIES NOT TO INCLUDE
Performing Type D license duties specifically those generally assigned to assistant principals and principals
PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work is mostly sedentary with periods of light physical activity. Typical positions require workers to walk or stand for long periods; lift and carry up to 20 pounds, climb stairs, bend, reach, hold, grasp and turn objects and use fingers to operate computer keyboard. The work requires the ability to speak normally and to use normal or aided vision and hearing.
WORK DAYS:
185 Day Per Year
SALARY RANGE
Teachers (including Psychologists, Occupational, Therapists, Physical Therapists, and Counselors) hired into D11 are placed on the appropriate lane and step of the teacher salary schedule based on two factors which include:
a) the educational background of the applicant and
b) the number of years of prior job related experience (the maximum credit granted is 14 years provided the experience occurred in the last 15 years).
The minimum in-hire salary for a this position is $39,273/yr and the maximum salary is $69,432/yr
Benefit Eligibility
This position is eligible for benefits. Benefits include the following: Medical, Dental, Vision, District Paid Life Insurance, Voluntary Life Insurance, Voluntary Short Term Disability, Voluntary Long-term Disability, Medical Flexible Spending Account, Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, and Employee Assistance Program.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
Colorado Springs School District 11 seeks to comply with applicable laws prohibiting discrimination in employment on the basis of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation or disability.
Employment Type: Part-Time
Job Tags
Temporary work, Part time, Work experience placement, Summer work, Flexible hours,