2025-26 Gryphon Power Hour ELA Teacher
Atlas Preparatory Middle School
Who We Serve
- 92% Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
- 86% Hispanic, 6% African American, 7% White, and 1% Asian
- 56% English Language Learners
What You’ll Do
- Gryphon Power Hour (GPH) is a class wide intervention block focusing on remedial and grade-level ELA skills and development to support student content mastery. GPH serves as a complementary space alongside the general education setting to allow students to work at their individual level and receive strategic support to promote growth in learning. The GPH ELA teacher will:
- Plan and Deliver Instruction: Teach foundational ELA skills for students having difficulty with ELA through whole-class, small-group, and 1:1 support tailored to student mastery levels.
- Curriculum Development: Create, adapt, and refine curriculum, scope and sequence, and lesson plans for grades 5–8 ELA interventions.
- Collaboration: Work with Middle School leadership, Department Leads, and Special Education staff to make decisions regarding curriculum, assessments, programming, and to implement best practices, MTSS/RTI accommodations, and data-driven instruction plans.
- Student Growth: Build systems to motivate and assess student progress through rubrics, assessments, and progress monitoring.
- Program Support: Help develop MTSS structures, Gryphon Power Hour logistics, and related reports.
- Family and Community Engagement: Participate in parent-teacher conferences and actively engage with families.
- Professional Development: Participate in and contribute to various professional development opportunities
- Additional Support: Assist with arrival/dismissal duties, support REACH Beyond summer programming, and perform other school-related tasks as needed.
Compensation & Schedule
- Salaried/Exempt
- Signing Bonus: $1,000
- Annual Salary Range*: $50,500 - $63,549 (DOE)
- Full Time; Monday – Friday; Occasional evenings and weekends as needed
Benefits
- Approximately 10* weeks of paid 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 long-term disability benefit
- 100% Employer-paid life insurance benefit of $25,000 (option to purchase more)
- Access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
- Access to thousands of 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.
Who You Are
- Required Qualifications
- Able to meet “in-field status” for the position with one of the following:
- Hold an active CDE License with an endorsement in Secondary ELA
- Possess a Bachelor’s Degree or higher in English Language Arts
- Completed 24 credit hours (with a B- or higher) aligned with CDE's ELA endorsement worksheet
- Have successfully passed the PRAXIS 5038 within the last 10 years
- Ability to successfully pass all required background screening pursuant to CRS § 22-30.5-110.7
- Committed to creating a rigorous, nurturing, and joyful educational experience
- 100% dedicated to educational equity
- Have the highest commitment to improving curriculum and instruction through collaboration, best practices, and regular assessment
- Ownership for the academic results of students
- Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, and colleagues
- Ability to demonstrate evidence of self-motivation and willingness to be a team player
- Possess a growth mindset and experience using feedback as a way to improve practice
Desired Qualifications
- Successful leader of an urban classroom who has used structure, incentives, and high expectations to drive student success while creating a joyful environment for students to thrive in
- Spanish speaking skills
Essential Job Functions
- Prolonged periods of standing, sitting, and walking
- 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