About This Role
This teaching post lays the foundation for students' academic journey by leading a small class through their first year of school and teaching them to read using structured literacy. The role involves joining a dedicated team of four kindergarten teachers, receiving consistent coaching, and utilizing clear data to guide instruction.
Responsibilities
- Deliver explicit, systematic foundational skills instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, decoding, and encoding using 95% Group’s structured literacy resources
- Build oral language, vocabulary, and comprehension through the Wonders ELA curriculum, using read-alouds and purposeful talk so students develop the language that skilled reading requires
- Use DIBELS and classroom assessment data to group students, monitor progress, and adjust instruction quickly so every child is on track to read
- Teach Bridges in Mathematics through hands-on, play-rich learning that builds number sense and early problem-solving
- Create a classroom rooted in belonging, structure, and joy, with predictable routines that help young learners feel safe to take risks and grow
- Plan and analyze data with three grade-level teammates, instructional coach, and interventionists in weekly PLCs
- Engage in regular coaching cycles to refine practice and accelerate student learning
- Differentiate for diverse learners, including multilingual and newcomer students and students receiving special education services
- Bring schoolwide ASPIRE values (Accountable, Seek Joy, Pursue Excellence, Inclusive, Resilient, and Empathetic) into classroom culture and family partnerships
Requirements
- Colorado Teaching License with an Elementary Education or Early Childhood Education endorsement (or eligibility)
- Completion of Colorado READ Act evidence-based reading training, or willingness to complete it
- Experience with Wonders, 95% Group, or other structured literacy programs preferred, or a willingness to learn
- Experience working with multilingual learners and collaborating in PLCs, or a willingness to learn
Benefits
- 401(k)
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
About the Company
Altura Elementary is dedicated to rebuilding, re-energizing, and transforming its school into a place where every student feels seen, safe, included, and held to high expectations within a diverse community.