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TEACHER, ITINERANT GIFTED AND TALENTED - K-8TH

Employer
Denver Public Schools
Location
Denver, CO, US
Salary
Competitive
If you are not currently a DPS teacher you must first apply to the general teaching position and complete the DPS Central Teacher Screening process before applying to teach at a specific school. If you have not completed this process you will find the Apply Now button above is not available. Candidates who are not current DPS employees may apply to the general teaching position here: Teacher General Application 2019-2020. Current DPS employees will find the general teaching position listed under the Hot Jobs section of Opportunities.

WHITTIER ECE-8 SCHOOL

Northeast

Traditional 187 work days per year - DCTA

FTE: 0.25

Salary: See DCTA Teacher Salary Schedule at http://careers.dpsk12.org/teachercomp/compensation-your-first-year/.

Subjects and Grades:

* Position begins in school year 2019-2020
* Kindergarten
* Grade 01 - First
* Grade 02 - Second
* Grade 03 - Third
* Grade 04 - Fourth
* Grade 05 - Fifth
* Grade 06 - Sixth
* Grade 07 - Seventh
* Grade 08 - Eighth
* Gifted & Talented

Essential Functions and Objectives:

- The Itinerant Gifted & Talented Teacher identifies, documents and provides program support for students in need of gifted and talented services according to district guidelines. Writes and implements a building plan for gifted services and develops and documents Advanced Learning Plans (ALP) for all identified gifted students by working collaboratively with teachers, parents and students on identified strength area(s). Provides expertise and professional development with instruction and use of materials and extensions to teachers for differentiation for advanced learners and GT students.

Knowledge, Experience, & Other Qualifications:

- Must posses a current Colorado Department of Education Teachers License with an endorsement in Gifted & Talented Education.\nPrevious experience working with Gifted & Talented students preferred.
- Provides instruction for highly gifted and high achieving students. Expands, enriches and accelerates district curriculum as appropriate for advanced learners. Collaborates with students and parents to prepare Individual Learning Plan for students in strength areas. Plans and coordinates mentorships, tutoring, and distance learning. Experience working with gifted children who represent the diversity of the Denver Public Schools community is preferred.

Qualifications:

Please enter all of your education, licensure, and endorsements on your profile before submitting an application for this position. Candidates without a complete profile will not be considered. If your teaching license is pending, you are eligible to apply.

* Bachelor's degree in Education or related field.

At least one of the following types of licensure is required:

If your teaching license is pending, you are eligible to apply.

* Teacher: Initial Teacher License
* Teacher: Professional Teacher License
* Teacher: Alternative Teacher License (One Year)
* Teacher: Alternative Teacher License (Two Year)

At least one of the following endorsements or certifications is required in each subject area for this position:

* Gifted & Talented - Degree
* Gifted & Talented - Endorsement
* Gifted & Talented - Place/Praxis
* Gifted & Talented - PM Approved
* Gifted & Talented Specialist 24 Hours
* Gifted and Talented Specialist Degree
* Gifted & Talented Specialist - Endorsement
* Gifted & Talented Specialist - Place/Praxis
* Gifted & Talented Specialist - PM Approved

About Denver Public Schools:

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

Under the leadership of Superintendent Susana Cordova and guided by the tenets of The Denver Plan, DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

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