Teacher -Candidate Pool 2026-2027 School Year

Highline Academy•Denver, CO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a general applicant pool for candidates interested in teaching at Highline Academy for the 2026-2027 school year. Highline Academy fosters a diverse community of youths and adults striving together for academic, personal, and civic excellence. The school seeks educators who believe every student can achieve at high levels, hold ambitious expectations, and provide the necessary support and instruction for student success. Teachers are expected to be passionate about strong instruction, utilizing data for planning, differentiating instruction, and adjusting teaching based on student needs. Building meaningful relationships with students is crucial, creating classrooms that are warm, joyful, structured, and grounded in mutual respect. Collaboration with colleagues, interventionists, special educators, multilingual learner educators, support staff, leaders, and families is emphasized. The school values educators who are reflective about their practice, open to coaching, willing to try new approaches, and committed to continuous growth. Equity is a core component of excellent teaching, valuing the cultures, languages, identities, experiences, and strengths of students and families, and working to create inclusive classrooms where every student belongs and thrives. Teachers are expected to take ownership, remain flexible, focus on influencing what they can, respond thoughtfully to challenges, and adapt to student and situational needs with persistence, problem-solving, and steadiness. The role involves contributing to something larger than the classroom, caring about the academic, personal, and civic development of students, and being part of a community where adults and students strive together. Highline Academy's REACH values (Responsibility, Empowerment, Aspiration, Citizenship, Honesty) are integral to the school's mission. Teachers are the heart of the organization, expected to care about the whole child, be great lesson planners, possess strong classroom management skills, and collaborate effectively with teammates and families. The ideal candidate has good communication skills, is dedicated to making a difference, and possesses a growth mindset. Special education teachers are expected to be advocates for inclusion.

Requirements

A bachelor's degree
Demonstrated commitment to and understanding of the Highline mission
Strong communication skills
Strong collaboration skills
Be able to walk quickly, bend, kneel, crouch, sit, stand, grab or hold with one or both hands.
To be able to lift up to 40lbs without difficulty
To maintain appropriate demeanor and professional classroom behavior when working with children and adults
The ability to sit for extended periods during group training

Nice To Haves

A valid teaching credential in Colorado
Teaching experience appropriate to the assignment

Responsibilities

Teach effectively, demonstrating a commitment to high expectations and student support.
Plan lessons from standards, use data to inform instruction, differentiate without lowering rigor, and adjust teaching based on student needs.
Build meaningful relationships with students, creating warm, joyful, structured, and respectful classrooms.
Collaborate with colleagues, interventionists, special educators, multilingual learner educators, support staff, leaders, and families.
Engage in reflective practice, be open to coaching, and pursue professional growth.
Integrate equity into teaching practices, valuing student and family backgrounds and creating inclusive classrooms.
Take ownership of work, respond thoughtfully to challenges, and adapt to changing circumstances.
Contribute to the school community and the academic, personal, and civic development of students.
Uphold and model Highline Academy's REACH values: Responsibility, Empowerment, Aspiration, Citizenship, and Honesty.
Be a caring educator focused on the whole child.
Be a strong and nurturing classroom manager.
Collaborate effectively with teammates and families.
Serve as an advocate and devotee to inclusion for special education teachers.
Read and follow all policies in the employee handbook and review it annually.