Elementary School Teacher
About The Position
Colorado Preparatory Academy (COPA), a Stride K12 partner school, seeks an elementary educator to deliver course content in a virtual learning environment. General Education Elementary serves K–5 students in subjects including English, history, math, science, music, art, and world languages. The teacher builds relationships with students, families, and learning coaches, supports individual learning needs, and monitors progress through Stride K12’s learning management system. The role is remote and requires Colorado residency and Colorado elementary teaching certification. Teachers typically work from home and travel occasionally for school functions, including testing and professional development. This is a full-time, salaried, exempt position. The typical workweek is 40 or more hours, with a professional, distraction-free home office during the school’s usual schedule, typically 9–5 or 8–4. Travel is required on average once per month and/or approximately 20% of the time. The stated annual salary range is $51,766–$64,708; eligible employees may receive a bonus. Stride notes that eligible employees may receive health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree.
- Active state teaching license; the posting specifies a required Colorado Elementary Teaching Certification.
- Must reside in Colorado.
- Ability to clear the required background check.
- Ability to work independently, typically 40 or more hours per week.
- Ability to maintain a professional, distraction-free home office during the workday.
Nice To Haves
- Experience working with the proposed age group.
- Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology.
- Experience teaching online, virtually, or in a brick-and-mortar environment.
- Experience with online learning platforms.
- Ability to collaborate with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data and use them to guide instructional decisions.
- Receptiveness to regular coaching from administrators and teacher trainers.
- Ability to embrace change and adapt to support excellent student outcomes.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.
- Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms.
- Ability to maintain teacher certification and professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems, programs, and curriculum.
Responsibilities
- Provide rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students.
- Personalize learning and differentiate instruction based on each student’s level of mastery.
- Augment course content under the guidance of the principal and coach, following prescribed policies and procedures and using appropriate online tools.
- Maintain the grade book and student academic integrity, make student placement and promotion decisions, and alert administrators to concerns about student performance and progress.
- Prepare students for high-stakes standardized tests.
- Establish positive rapport with families and communicate with and respond to students and learning coaches or parents in a timely manner.
- Support learning coaches and parents with curricular and instructional issues and basic virtual classroom troubleshooting in line with academy policies and procedures.
- Monitor student progress through the learning management system and work with students and families toward established learning goals.
- Travel as required for professional development, student testing, and other school needs.
Benefits
- Eligible employees may receive health benefits, retirement contributions, and paid time off.
- Eligible employees may receive a bonus.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
