Company Info

Vega Collegiate Academy

1400 Yosemite St.
Aurora, CO, United States

Phone: 720-390-6975
Web Site: www.vegacollegiateacademy.org

Company Profile

CLDE Lead Teacher


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Job ID:

19116

Location:

Aurora, CO, United States 

Category:

Education

Salary:

$52,000 - $90,000 per year
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Job Views:

4453

Zip Code:

80010

Employment Type:

Full time

Posted:

03.12.2022
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Occupations:

Education: Classroom Teaching level3

Job Description:

Mission

Vega Collegiate Academy is more than a school. Vega Collegiate Academy is a mission. Our mission is to be a high-quality public school that prepares students with the knowledge, skills, and character to go on to college and to have a successful, happy life. We fulfill this mission by being focused on the needs of our students, by building a real community that shares core values and supports each other, and by using every minute of the day to help our students achieve academically and personally.  We fulfill our mission through our organizational beliefs.

Job Description

The role of the English Language Development (ELD) Teacher serves as a specialist for students who are learning the English Language. The ELD Teacher works to provide direct English Language Development instruction in the classroom, small groups and/or individual student settings. In addition to this specific individualized instruction, the ELD Teacher will assist general education classroom teachers with selection of appropriate curricula and the development of appropriate strategies to meet the unique needs of English Learners. The ELD Teacher will follow the regulations associated with ELD standards and reporting requirements. The ELD Teacher works under the supervision of the CLDE Coach.

Job Responsibilities

 
  • Teach 4-6 classes of ELD using lesson plans that are differentiated and are designed to engage and challenge students  
  • Collaborate with grade-level teachers and the CLDE Coach to create lessons which reach core standards and are appropriate for multilingual learners at each level  

  • Co-teach and push into classrooms to support instruction for multilingual learners as needed

  • Participate and contribute to the schoolwide MTSS team in monitoring schoolwide academic progress 

  • Utilize, refine, and implement existing ELD Plan across the school – serving students in grades K-8

  • Manage a formalized student and parent engagement plan that details engaging students and parents, as well as provides for metrics to measure growth and development, socially and academically, on a trimester basis

  • Design a wide range of performance assessments aligned with lesson plans, instruction, unit objectives, appropriate pacing guides and CO state standards

  • Administer, analyze and reflect upon quantitative and qualitative student data (schoolwide benchmark data and classroom data) to inform instructional practice

  •  Communicate with, teach and build relationships with students and their families in the culturally and linguistically diverse Vega community

  • Collaborate and be a positive “team player” with colleagues, parents and community members to affect the best outcomes for students

  • Differentiate instruction according to varied learning styles and child cognitive and social development

  • Commitment to become an active participant in the school community – attending school events, extracurricular activities, field trips and conduct home visits
     

Job Requirements:

Job Qualifications
  • Unwaveringly high expectations for all students with the belief that every child should have access to a college education. 

  • Strong attention to detail. 

  • Ability to use technology seamlessly.

  • Ability to work effectively under stressful working conditions. 

  • Initiative and strong work ethic. 

  • Bachelor’s Degree required.

  • Valid CO Teaching License with CLDE endorsement preferred.