Cortez - Secondary Art Teacher - MCHS

Montezuma-Cortez School District • Cortez, CO

59d

About The Position

Our Vision

The district is committed to creating an environment of collaboration and accountability that ensures our students:

Achieve personal goals and academic growth.
Are invested in success for their future.
Attain high levels of literacy and 21st century skills.
Are engaged in active citizenship.
Learn in a safe and healthy school environment.

We are committed to developing a team of effective educators who are dedicated to closing the achievement gap in a high-need, diverse community of learners and this position is critical to meeting that commitment. We are privileged to serve students from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and the Navajo Tribe, which contribute greatly to the cultural richness of our community and schools.

Position Summary: Our teachers are the key to our students' success. The role of our teachers is to facilitate a dynamic learning environment that engages all students in a rigorous, joyful educational experience that meets individual needs while holding all students to a high standard of performance.

Our teachers collaborate with each other on an ongoing basis in their quest to continue their development and professional growth. Teachers receive regular observation, coaching, professional development, and support from the principal and other instructional coaches.

Requirements

• Teacher's License for Colorado (Required)
• Excellent communication skills
• High level of personal organization and planning
• Technology proficiency in Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree
• Demonstrated excellence in classroom instruction preferred
• Instructional leadership or coaching experience preferred
• Experience in Get Better Faster Framework preferred
• Commitment to the mission and values of Montezuma Cortez Re-1
• Ambition and desire to grow as a leader
• Openness to feedback
• Maintains and models high standards of personal and professional integrity
• Collaborative practitioner

Responsibilities

• Creates an effective and engaging learning environment that aligns to school-wide values, behavioral expectations, and positive behavioral support systems.
• Develops and teaches standard-based lessons that provide all students with rigorous instruction aligned to district curriculum.
• Actively participates in weekly teacher-led grade-level professional learning communities.
• Actively participates in the data-driven instruction cycle including regularly utilizing data from formative, interim, and benchmark assessments to evaluate student progress and adjust instruction to ensure all students are making adequate growth.
• Utilizes data to provide individualized support to students through small group instruction and to identify students in need of additional support through the school's MTSS/RtI process.
• Provides leadership and guidance to paraprofessionals and other school intervention staff working in the classroom.
• Proactively communicates with and engages parents and guardians as partners in supporting student educational goals.
• Supports the development of the whole child including providing regular opportunities for social-emotional learning and character education.
• Complies with all applicable state and federal laws and district policies.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support