Middle School Special Education Teacher
Middle School Special Education Teacher
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$ 55358 - 63549
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1 Vacancy
Posted on :
06-04-2025
Job Description
Job Details
Colorado Springs CO
Full Time
$55358.00 $63549.00 Salary/year
Description
Scholarship Opportunity!
Atlas is proud to offer qualified unlicensed candidates a full scholarship to theASPIRE to Teach programto earn theirAlternative Special
Education License. See below for more details and reach out to with any questions.
Who We Are
- A tuitionfree open enrollment K12 charter school in the southeast community of Colorado Springs
- Preparing and empowering all of our students for success on their postgraduate paths through educational excellence character development and community engagement
- Dedicated to student proficiency through academic rigor and robust family support through the Atlas family scholarship
- Dedicated to our staff through offering a competitive total rewards package and providing meaningful professional development
Who We Serve
- 92 Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
- 86 Hispanic 6 African American 7 White and 1 Asian
- 56 English Language Learners
What Youll Do
- Teach support and enhance schoolwide systems and expectations at all times with all children
- Execute rigorous and standardsaligned curriculum and provide engaging motivating and rigorous instruction
- Create and maintain a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the developmental level and interest of the students
- Analyze MAP data in order to achieve student projected growth targets
- Deliver daily weekly interim and endofyear assessments to consistently capture student learning
- Use detailed data analysis of student performance to inform best practices
- Collaborate with colleagues and instructional coaches with sincerity and a growth mindset
- Lead academic interventions for designated small groups via apushin and pullout model
- Manage a caseload of students and effectively complete all relevant district state and federal paperwork/accounting
- Serve as an adviser for a group of students and their families
- Includes regular communication problem solving and hosting quarterly family conferences
- Communicate effectively and maintain strong relationships with students families and colleagues
- Actively engage with families to understand their backgrounds and experiences to support an equitable and inclusive school environment
- Be present for all quarterly parent/teacher conferences and actively engage with families
- Document all syllabi assignments and other curricular materials
- Create edit revise and share lesson plans for the school to retain as needed
- Support colleagues during their absences by providing classroom coverage compensated additionally
- Actively participate in professional development and learning opportunities as needed/required
- Support the summer REACH Beyond program
- Participate in additional activities including field trips academic support sessions arrival/dismissal/lunch duties community building events and other required programs as needed throughout the year to best serve our students and community
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Compensation & Schedule
- Salaried/Exempt
- Signing Bonus: $1000
- Annual Salary Range*: $55358 $63549
- Full Time; Monday Friday; Occasional evenings and weekends as needed
Benefits
- Approximately 10weeks ofpaid school breaks
- 32* hours of annual flex time and 48* hours of annual sick time
- Comprehensive medical dental and vision benefits
- Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account
- Participation in the Colorado PERA retirement program (required in lieu of social security as a public employee)
- 100 Employer paid short and longterm disability benefit
- 100 Employer paid life insurance benefit of $25000 (option to purchase more)
- Access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
- Access to thousands of comprehensive employee discounts
Annual Calendar and Start Date
- 212 working days
- Please note this includes 3 days of orientation for new staff. Following years will consist of only 209 work days.
- Start Date: July 9th 2025
*Prorated if employment begins after July 1 2025.
Qualifications
Who You Are
Required Qualifications
- Must be able to meet one of the following:
- Hold a current Colorado teaching credential with special education generalist 521 endorsementor
- Hold an active TEE license AND be actively working to obtain alternative special education licensure within one year of hireor
- Have a completed bachelors degree and be willing to complete the ASPIRE program within one year of hire
- Atlas is offering limited 202526 scholarships for the ASPIRE program.Learn more about ASPIREhere!
- Must be able to successfully pass all required background screening pursuant to CRS 2230.5110.7
- Be committed to creating a rigorous nurturing and joyful educational experience
- Be 100 dedicated to educational equity
- Have the highest commitment to improving curriculum and instruction through collaboration best practices and regular assessment
- Possess ownership for the academic results of students
- Ability to communicate effectively with students parents and colleagues
- Demonstrated evidence of selfmotivation and willingness to be a team player
- Possess a growth mindset and the ability to use feedback as a way to improve practice
Desired Qualifications
- Bilingual; Spanish & English
- Or prior experience working with bilingual students
- Prior experience within an urban classroom setting
- Ability to provide quantifiable and objective student performance data that surpass state or local averages
Essential Job Functions
- Prolonged periods of standing and sitting
- Must be able to reach stoop kneel push and pull
- Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds at times
- Must be able to access and navigate all areas of the school and other facilities as needed
- Must be able to successfully abide by all policies and procedures of Atlas Preparatory School
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.
Position Closes:When filled
Employment Type
Full-Time
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