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Who We Are
Atlas prepares and empowers all students for success on their post-graduate paths through educational excellence, character development, and community engagement.
- Atlas students are outpacing national average growth across all grade levels
- Atlas student proficiency has surpassed the district and state
- Atlas provides family-centered support services that consistently lead to over 90% participation in our parent advisor conferences
- Atlas teachers engage in ongoing professional development targeted towards instructional best practices and academic data analysis
Who We Serve
- Tuition free and open enrollment public schools serving 1,100 students in K-2nd and 5th-12th grades
- 92% Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
- 78% Hispanic, 12% African American, 9% White, and 1% Asian
- 56% English Language Learners
What You’ll Do
- Lead intervention services for designated small groups in push-in and pull-out models.
- Manage a caseload of students and all relevant district, state, and federal paperwork/accounting.
- Embody the characteristics that the school wishes the students to uphold, especially respect, excellence, authenticity, curiosity, hard work, and professionalism.
- Lead an after school activity one day per week.
- Lead one day of tutoring after school per week.
- Instruct or coach during REACH Beyond (June enrichment program for scholars).
- Serve as adviser for a group of students and their families, including regular communication, problem solving, and hosting quarterly family conferences.
- Assist in student arrival and departure, transitions between class periods, and lunch periods.
- Document all syllabi, lesson plans, assignments, and other curricular materials.
- Work closely with the High School Principal and School Psychologist to develop and implement strategies for all students to reach success.
- Reinforce school-wide rules and expectations in the classroom.
- Communicate effectively and maintain strong relationships with students, families and colleagues.
- Assist in the design and implementation of research-based curriculum.
- Maintain the school culture of high academic and behavioral expectations through continuous reflection.
- Use detailed data analysis of student performance to inform best practices.
- Complete other tasks as assigned by the Executive Director, High School Principal, or Team Leader.
Who You Are
- Experienced classroom teacher with demonstrated, quantifiable and objective student performance gains that surpass state or local averages.
- Current Colorado teaching credential with special education generalist (5-21) endorsement or ability to attain one https://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeprof/endorsementrequirements.
- Professional demeanor.
- Three years of urban teaching preferred.
Compensation
Compensation will be competitive and commensurate with experience. Signing bonuses range from $2,500-$5,000.
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits. Plan options include PPO or High Deductible Plan with a Health Savings Account (HSA).
- Participation in the Colorado PERA retirement program, including a PERA 401k contribution option.
- Approximately 10 weeks of paid time off for holidays, scheduled breaks during the year and summer break, in additional to personal flex time.
- Flexible Spending Account (Medical or Child Care)
- Regular staff get togethers and celebrations.
- Early student release every Friday with staff professional development.
- Four designated industrial copy machines per school with unlimited copying for classroom instruction.
Additional benefits available to all team members include:
- SimplyEngaged Plus – monthly gym membership reimbursement
- Health Discount Program – savings on Lasik, prescriptions, teeth whitening, etc.
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) – up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave
- Short Term Disability Benefit (Partial Paid Maternity Leave)
- Short Term Disability Benefit (Partial Paid Leave due to injuries)
- Long Term Disability Benefit
- Life Insurance Benefit of $25,000
- Additional option to purchase Life Insurance Benefits for employees and family members
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) which provides up to four free counseling sessions annually
Start Date
- July 9, 2021
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