TEACHER, SECONDARY (HIGH), MATH - 9TH-12TH

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NORTHEAST EARLY COLLEGE

Far Northeast

Traditional 187 work days per year - DCTA

FTE: 1.00

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

Subjects and Grades:

* Grade 09 - Ninth
* Grade 10 - Tenth
* Grade 11 - Eleventh
* Grade 12 - Twelfth
* Math

E ssential Functions and Objectives:

- The High School Teacher teaches specific grade level subject matter to a diverse high school student population, following DPS standards-based curriculum. Helps all students develop competence and confidence simultaneously through a balance of acquiring basic skills and developing conceptual understanding. Monitors, supervises, coordinates and enforces rule of conduct and behavior for assigned students, and reinforces positive student behaviors in accordance with school and District policy. Observes, evaluates, reports and records students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health. Communicates with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems.

Knowledge, Experience, & Other Qualifications:

- Must possess a current Colorado Department of Education Teachers License with appropriate endorsement.
- Provides instruction in Math following DPS standards-based curriculum.

- This position requires an advanced degree.

Q ualifications:

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:

* Mathematics - 36 Hours
* Mathematics - Degree
* Mathematics - Endorsement
* Mathematics - National Board Certification
* Mathematics - Place/Praxis

Additional Information:

Northeast Early College is a 9-12 traditional, non-charter, public high school, a state accredited Early College and an Institution of Higher Learning under Innovation Status in the Far Northeast area of Denver. Students attend Northeast Early College for two main reasons--They have a passion in one of our seven CareerConnect (Career and Technical Education) Pathways of Business, Graphic Design, Computer Science, Engineering, Robotics, Audio Technology, and Environmental Sustainability/Green Careers which they study for four years AND they see college as a non-negotiable for their future and want to earn as much college credit as possible while working to obtain their high school diploma. As an Early College, students can even earn their Associate Degree while a student in high school through our partnership with the Community College of Aurora. Students begin college courses as early as second semester of their 9th grade year. At Northeast Early College, we are proud to have 8 adjunct professors on our campus providing college-level course work to our high school students. We are also proud of the growth that we have achieved. In the 2017-2018 school year, Northeast Early College students passed 496 college classes with a 92% pass rate. We have a #1 College Course enrollment rate in the FNE and are #2 in the District. We have earned a GREEN rating on the SPF in the area of College and Career Readiness. Not only are we graduating students in the highest numbers ever, they are graduating remediation-free, with college credit, and they are enrolling in and staying in college.

What Values Should I Have to Be Considered as a Staff Member at Northeast Early College?

To work at Northeast Early College, teachers must have an attitude to relentlessly work to not only obliterate the opportunity and achievement gap, but to ensure that every child seated in a classroom achieves at high levels no matter what the narrative is that society places upon them. As a members of the Wolf Pack, we are working to redefine how we deliver a quality, public education and are only recruiting teachers to our campus who come with a record of success in serving students of color, who value diversity and are unafraid to have conversations about race and implicit bias in education, and who will commit to serving our students each and every day.

What Do I Do to Apply?

Teachers interested in applying to a position at Northeast Early College should prepare a resume celebrating their accomplishments in impacting positive student achievement and a cover letter that answers the following questions: -Why do you want to be a teacher at Northeast Early College? -What has been your record of student achievement? (please give measurable outcomes) -What is your experience working with diverse student populations? (including but not limited to race, ethnicity, socio-economic) -What is your experience teaching second language learners?

Great! I Applied..Now What?

Teachers who advance forward in the screening process should anticipate submitting a written response to a prompt, as well as sending the building principal and personnel committee Unit Plans and a Daily lesson plan for review. -Teachers who then advance forward from the second hiring phase should anticipate a school tour, teaching demonstration (either in person or via video if you live out of state), and a panel interview with students and our personnel committee. -Exemplary out of state candidates can be invited to an on-campus interview if the committee requests it. We will pay only for a flight and a local hotel. Please email your cover letter and resume to Stacy_parrish@dpsk12.org

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.