Multiple positions open fro Sepcial Edcuiation Teachers.
Adams 12 Five Star Schools is Diverse school serving over 36,000 students

SALARY INFORMATION: SEE CERTIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE
STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 40
FTE: 1.0
MONTHS PER YEAR: 9
JOB CODE: 175099
POSITION TYPE: NEW/REPLACEMENT – PERMANENT/REGULAR
LOCATION: THORNTON, CO.

NEW for 2022-2023: Unlimited experience credit to all newly hired special educators.

This Pool Posting is to advertise current Special Education Positions advertised on our district website. Applicants will not be hired through this Pool Posting. Applicants are encouraged to apply to Non-Pool job postings advertised on our district website, https://www.applitrack.com/adams12/onlineapp/

SUMMARY:  A teacher will perform effective teaching methods to ensure student success and promote an exemplary educational program which fosters achievement for all students.  

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

- Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities
- Create positive educational climate for students to learn in.
- Meet course and school-wide student performance goals.
- Participate in ongoing training sessions.
- Create lesson plans and modify accordingly throughout the year.
- Grade papers and perform other administrative duties as needed.
- Read and stay abreast of current topics in education.
- Utilize various curriculum resources and technologies to enhance student learning. 
- Integrate competencies, goals, and objectives into lesson plans.
- Utilize District curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the students served.
- Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities. - Prepare and distribute parent communications. 
- Observe and evaluate student's performance. 
- Manage student behavior in the classroom creating appropriate behavior strategies.

Preference given to candidates with ELL Training and/or an ESL or (LDE) Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement.

SALARY INFORMATION (FOR EXTERNAL CANDIDATES):
All salary placement on our Certified Salary schedule is dependent on the employees’ education and/or work experience. Certified/licensed employees will be granted one (1) year for each full year of contractual and/or work experience up to a maximum of ten (10) years, which includes in-district and out-of-district contractual teaching and/or work experience. Responsibility for verification of outside experience shall rest with the individual employee. For further explanation of salary placement please refer to our Certified Master Agreement that can be found on our district website. 

BENEFITS INFORMATION: 
Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date).

 To learn more about our benefits including paid time off, please see our Benefits Overview.
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