Job summary
The Lead Teacher holds primary responsibility for the ongoing development, implementation, and assessment of the Excel Center's instructional delivery.He/she will provide instructional leadership to Teachers, Student Support Services Specialists, and administrative support staff at The Excel Center.The Lead Teacher will work effectively across the organization to make certain that students are supported in a way to ensure success academically and with post-secondary goals.
Job seniority: associate level
Responsibilities
• Demonstrate a relentless drive to improve education and career outcomes for all Excel Center students.• Participate in the development of overall educational strategies for the Excel Center, including but not limited to design and implementation of curriculum and systems to assess student outcomes.• Train, orient, and update instructional staff on course sequence, curricular systems, and key instructional issues.• Assist teachers in the development of instructional strategies and intervention plans that support growth and increase achievement among struggling students.• Assure compliance with the Colorado Department of Education Accountability Standards.• Observe and coach instructors daily; contribute to Director evaluation using the proposed rubric.• Ensure access to and participation in high-quality internal and external professional development for instructional staff.• Teach at least one core class to model instructional excellence for staff.• Work effectively across the organization to link ancillary academic services to students.• Work in collaboration with the School Director and Supervisor of Student Support Services to execute effective course scheduling within the student information system (SIS).
Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in subject specialty required with a minimum of 2 years teaching experience post licensing, 3-5 years preferred.• Master's Degree highly desirable.• Current Colorado Teaching License required.• Current Colorado Secondary Administrator's License preferred but not required.• 2+ years working in classrooms and coaching teachers, preferably with high need students.
Key Skills Needed
• Proven Leadership• Communication Skills• Organizational Aptitude• Technical Knowledge• Informed Decision-Making• Information Monitoring/Reporting/Design• Adaptability
Benefits
• Medical• Dental• Vision• Retirement• Long Term Disability• Short Term Disability• Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment• Flexible Spending Accounts• Paid Time Off (vacation, sick, holiday, floating holiday, jury duty, bereavement leave)
