Job Description

"Littleton Public Schools - Big enough to serve you; small enough to know you."

Littleton Public Schools (LPS) is a premier school district located a few miles south of downtown Denver. With approximately 13,000 students, LPS offers a comprehensive education from preschool through Grade 12 at ten elementary schools, four middle schools, three high schools, several alternative programs, a central preschool, and two charter schools. We welcome your interest to join our family and support our 100 Percent Goal: graduating 100 percent of LPS students prepared for meaningful postsecondary opportunities. With a history of close community ties and consistent support from our residents, LPS is not just a place to work but a destination for exceptional educators to establish career long roots, develop professionally, and make meaningful contributions for our students. You belong here!

Position Purpose:
Develop instructional material, coordinate educational content and incorporate current technology in math that provides guidelines to educators and instructors for developing curricula and conducting courses. Includes educational consultants and specialists and instructional material directors.

Essential Duties, Support of the Specific Content Area or Standards:
• Provides intensive technical coaching to improve math instruction of classroom teachers.
• Collaborates with teachers to self-assess and identify a focus of professional growth in math instruction.
• Offers demonstration lessons, planning and co-teaching with teachers on a regular basis.
• Demonstrates effective instructional and assessment practices to aid the implementation of the Colorado Academic Standards.
• Provides support with the development and implementation of formative and summative math assessments.
• Supports implementation of the Colorado Academic Standards through technical coaching support and organized professional learning opportunities.
• Observes classroom math lessons and provides focused feedback to teachers regarding instructional strategies and student engagement when teaching all components of the Colorado Academic Standards.
• Differentiates professional development to support teachers to move from goals and outcomes to independent application of those goals and outcomes in the math classroom.
• Works in collaboration with district and building leadership to develop, define and model instruction.
• Assists teachers with instructional planning that aligns with the Colorado Academic Standards.
• Guides support for teachers and PLCs by analysis of student work and assessment data.

Peer Coaching/Modeling:
• Provide non-evaluative coaching and demonstration teaching to assist staff members.
• Identify and support teachers' growth as math leaders.

Professional Responsibilities:
• Collaborates with others to fulfill responsibilities related to building and district vision, mission, priorities and goal.
• Initiates and/or supports ideas that contribute to the excellence and continuous improvement of district math programs.
• Participates in cooperative analysis of goal achievement and improvement planning in math.
• Takes a proactive role in implementing strategies to achieve goals and priorities.
• Works harmoniously with colleagues.
• Provides coaching to increase the skills and knowledge of teachers to enable them to work most effectively with students.
• Participates in all district required professional development for coaching.
• Provides sustained professional development for individuals, teams of teachers or whole staff.
• Stays current with professional literature and the latest research on promising practices, instructional strategies and curriculum materials related to the specific content area or standards.
• Promotes and adheres to all Board of Education policies, school procedures and other regulations established by district administration.

Experience:
• Evidence of at least five years of demonstrated effective classroom experience preferred.
• Evidence of successful experience working with adult learners.
• Demonstrates knowledge of Colorado Academic Standards.
• Deep knowledge of instructional development, assessment, intervention and learning progressions.
• Demonstrated knowledge of effective instructional and assessment practices including instructional resources (print and online).
• Clear evidence of strong interpersonal skills including demonstrated ability to facilitate groups.
• Evidence of on-going professional learning and reflective practice to continuously improve adult learning and student learning.
• Demonstrates strong skills in oral and written communication and the ability to use technologies for communication.
• Ability to establish positive and supportive relationship with colleagues and building principals.
• Evidence of willingness to advance district and building priorities.
• Organizational skills and initiative in working with minimal direct supervision.
• Demonstrates flexible approaches toward problem-solving to gain positive outcomes.

Education/Certification:
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Hold or be eligible to hold a Colorado Teaching License, Prefer an endorsement in specialty area.
• Criminal background check required for hire.

STARTING SALARY RANGE: (Annual salary schedule based on 1.0 FTE)
WORK YEAR: 187 contract days (district educator calendar)
FTE: [1.0]

BENEFIT INFORMATION:
Littleton Public Schools offers several competitive and comprehensive benefit packages to employees. Fringe benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance; employee assistance program; 403(b), 401(k), and 457(b) retirement savings plans; and various leave and professional development programs. Additionally as a public employer, LPS participates in the Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA). For more information about additional benefits or compensation options by employee group, please visit our website at: https://www.littletonpublicschools.net/o/lps/page/employee-benefits