Instructional Guide

Mapleton Public Schools•Denver, CO

5d•$60,004 - $124,634

About The Position

LICENSED VACANCY Position is for the 2026-2027 school year POSITION: Instructional Guide LOCATION: 9100Poze Blvd., Thornton, CO 80229- Achieve Academy PAY RANGE: Licensed Salary Schedule; $60,004 - $124,634 Annual Salary CALENDAR: 190 Days REPORTS TO: School Director/Principal SCHOOL DESIGN OVERVIEW: Achieve Academy is a K-8 Expeditionary Learning (EL) school strongly rooted in Leadership. Through meaningful community relationships, intentional service-learning projects, and a focus on student voice, all students participate in opportunities to explore, embrace, and enhance their leadership skills. Students master standards through in-depth explorations of leadership characteristics, as active members of their community. Achieve teachers support a positive learning environment that engages and inspires students to take their learning to the next level. Students learn about empathy, responsibility, and curiosity, and connect their learning to the real world to become problem solvers and investigators. To learn more about the school culture, please visit Achieve Academy. WORK LIFE AND BENEFITS: In Mapleton, we believe you deserve every opportunity to maximize your unique potential. We offer a comprehensive benefits package focused on choice, quality, and value. To learn more about any one of the benefits and advantages of being a part of the Mapleton family, please visit our Benefits page.

Requirements

Current and valid Colorado teaching license.
The minimum requirement for Instructional Guide (IG) is 5 years of successful and effective teaching experience.
The IG should also demonstrate mastery of pedagogical and subject matter skills; evidence of excellent interpersonal skills; and a commitment to participate in, plan for and provide professional development.

Nice To Haves

Additional endorsement in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education preferred, or willingness to pursue endorsement or equivalent coursework.
Colorado Principal/Admin license preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversee Mapleton's Induction Program at the school level for beginning teacher(s). Responsibilities include: Attend monthly Induction/IG professional development meetings, provide scheduled Induction meetings with new staff and those new to the school. Introduce and orient the new teacher to the school.
Use a research-based framework to guide the new teacher in reflecting on practice for the purpose of growth and development.
Use structured tools (such as Mapleton's Framework for Teaching) to guide interactions and keep collaborative conversations focused.
View new teacher's classroom to provide objective non-judgmental data.
Arrange reciprocal classroom visits.
Model and conduct demonstration lessons.
Co-teach with the new teacher and help the new teacher.
Identify and access school and community resources.
Support teachers in the development of the teaching/learning cycle.
Support teachers with classroom rules and routines.
Help with classroom management.
Help set up classrooms.
Help plan lessons.
Look at student work.
Use formal and informal assessment strategies.
Analyze student work to differentiate instruction.
Understand and use the curriculum and student standards.
Support teachers in the development of short- and long-term goals.
Support schools in a wide capacity which may include Leadership support and communication, emergency needs, substitute coverage, field trip implementation, assembly planning, and assigned.
Hold strong communication skills.
Assist in recruiting and hiring highly qualified teachers and professionals.
Oversee the ordering, organizing and maintenance of learning resources.
Coordinate and collaborate with school staff to design and implement professional growth opportunities with teachers and paraprofessionals.
Complement the leadership, staff, students, and parents in the pursuit of the development and implementation of the school model (name the model).
Maintain a flexible schedule capable of multiple task undertakings and spontaneous adjustment to circumstances as they arise.
Attend conferences, workshops, in-services, meetings, or classes as needed to support the development a (school model).
Assist the School Director in the preparation of periodic reports on the development and implementation of a (school model).
Oversee the coordination, preparation, administration, and analysis of a variety of educational assessment materials to inform daily learning.
Highly competent in observing, modeling, providing feedback, and coaching individual teachers to positively impact student learning.
Promote and develop leadership with all constituents of the school community.
Willing to provide directions and instruction to staff, community, and students.
Demonstrates a willingness to work with students ranging in grades from seventh to twelfth grade.
Assist teachers in creating appropriate instructional interventions to meet the individual needs of diverse learners, including English Language Learners (ELL), students with special needs, students on a 504 plan, intervention groups, and students identified as gifted and talented.
Possess a strong background in literacy and math instruction.
Other duties as assigned for the school and the district.