Middle School Language Arts Teacher

Flagstaff Academy•Longmont, CO

13h•Onsite

About The Position

Flagstaff Academy is seeking a full time Middle School Language Arts Teacher for the 2026-2027 school year. The candidate is responsible for teaching students in grades six through eight. The position requires close collaboration with the Middle School Team to ensure that there is a meaningful scope and sequence for the middle school Core Knowledge curriculum. Flagstaff Academy is a tuition-free public charter school located in Longmont, serving grades kindergarten through eighth, and also offers a tuition-based full- and part-time preschool program for three and four year olds. Since its founding in 2005, Flagstaff Academy has grown into Longmont’s premier science and technology school, serving approximately 800 students as part of the St. Vrain Valley School District. The school is operated by a board of directors made up of parents and community members. The Mission of Flagstaff Academy is to develop students who are equipped to be well-rounded, ethical leaders in the world community with a foundation based on science and technology. Guiding Principles include providing a K-8 Core Knowledge-based education with a science and technology focus, offering opportunities for scientific and technological exploration, pursuing excellence in every student and employee, promoting academic achievement and creativity, welcoming an academically diverse student population, and respecting the individual, classroom, school, community, and world.

Requirements

Subject expertise in reading and writing
Good communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills
Ability to work collaboratively
Excellent communication skills
Willingness to work closely with families
Ability to form positive relationships with adolescents
Effective instructional delivery techniques
Proven ability to differentiate instruction and meet the needs of all students
Pedagogy should be student-centered and practiced in differentiated instruction with a particular focus on the teaching of language arts through investigation and inquiry
Current Colorado teaching license
Ability to interpret and communicate student data
Strong systems orientation and commitment to follow-through
Experience working with middle school students

Nice To Haves

Three years teaching experience preferred

Responsibilities

Teaching students in grades six through eight
Close collaboration with the Middle School Team to ensure a meaningful scope and sequence for the middle school Core Knowledge curriculum

Benefits

Medical & Rx (choice between two UMR healthcare plans, PPO or HDHP, with prescription coverage through OptumRx)
KerixHealth (Direct Primary Care healthcare provider access for employees and dependents enrolled in UMR plans, at no cost)
Teledoc (telehealth program for medical and select behavioral health visits via video or telephone, at no cost)
Dental insurance (through Delta Dental of Colorado, full cost paid for employee’s coverage)
Voluntary Vision insurance (through VSP)
Medical Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for those covered under the UMR PPO plan
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) for qualifying dependent care expenses
Health Savings Account (HSA) partners with UMR HDHP plan (employer contributes $720.00 for employee only or $1,200.00 for employee + dependent(s) coverage annually)
PERA Retirement (tax-deferred retirement account, employees contribute 11%, Flagstaff Academy contributes 21.4%)
Life/AD&D insurance ($40,000 benefit)
Short Term Disability policy
Paid Time Off (based on years of service and contract days, prorated for part-time employees)
Free Childcare (before/after school and during professional development days through Dragon Flight program)
Employee Appreciation program
Voluntary Retirement Options (401(k) or 457(b) plan through PERA Plus)
Additional term Life/AD&D Insurance (at group rate for employee, spouse, and child(ren))
Long Term Disability insurance (at group rate)
Aflac Accident and Critical Illness plans (at group rate)
Norton LifeLock (identity theft protection plans at group rate)