About the position
Gifted Education and Programming in Douglas County School District is a collaborative model with general education teachers, support specialists, and administrators working as a team to identify, plan for, and serve gifted learners. Works with students, families, staff, school leaders, and community partners to identify student needs and provide direct and indirect support for gifted learners in order to support each student in reaching his/her potential. Coursework and experience in gifted identification, instructional practices, collaboration and planning, professional development, and service delivery models specific to high potential, advanced, and gifted learners is required. M.Ed. and/or Endorsement in Gifted Education, preferred. Must be able and willing to obtain other certifications required for the position.
Responsibilities
- Meet the duties, physical and mental demands described in this description as representative of those that must be met to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.
- Recognize the learning and developmental differences of students with gifts and talents, promote ongoing self-understanding, awareness of their needs, and cognitive and affective growth of these students in school, home, and community settings to ensure specific student outcomes.
- Provide information and strategies to advocate for and support the learning and developmental differences of students with gifts and talents.
- Promote ongoing self-understanding and self-awareness for students with gifts and talents.
- Collaborate with gifted students, staff, administrators, and parents/families to develop understanding of cognitive, academic, and affective needs.
- Facilitate and maintain accountability for the implementation of all rules and regulations pursuant to the ECEA for gifted education at a school/site.
- Facilitate the Gifted Identification Process at the school/site.
- Facilitate the creation and maintenance of Advanced Learning Plans (ALPs) for all identified gifted learners at the site.
- Perform other related duties as assigned or requested.
- Collaborate/consult with teachers and staff to design and implement instruction based on formal and informal assessments of student abilities, talents, interests, and needs.
- Collaborate/consult with teachers and staff to differentiate instruction by teaching higher-level thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Identify and share learning resources that support higher level thinking skills in all areas for all students.
- Collaborate/consult with teachers and staff to use appropriate assessment information in instructional planning, implementation, and evaluation of student learning for all students.
- Advise, encourage, and support gifted students to help ensure student achievement and growth as appropriate.
- Provide targeted and intensive interventions for identified gifted learners through collaboration and co-teaching using various evidence and research based instructional methods and curriculum resources as necessary and appropriate.
- Participate in, develop, and facilitate continuing professional development to address specific needs of gifted education.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in Education.
- Endorsement in Gifted Education from the Colorado Department of Education.
- Teaching License from the Colorado Department of Education.
Nice-to-haves
- M.Ed. in Gifted Education.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Health savings account (HSA)
- Flexible spending accounts (FSA)
- District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance
- Short and long-term disability
- Critical illness and accident voluntary insurance
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options
- Paid sick and personal time
