Who We Are
- A tuition-free, open enrollment, K-12 charter school in the southeast community of Colorado Springs
- Preparing and empowering all of our students for success on their post-graduate 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 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
- Annual Range $50,500 - $63,549
- 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
- 209* work days per academic year
- Start Date: As Soon as Possible
*Prorated if the employee's start date is after July 1st.
