AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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POSITION: Teacher, Music

LOCATION: Global Primary Academy / Valley View Innovation School

PAY RANGE: $54,000 - $112,164 Annual Salary

CALENDAR: 190 Days

REPORTS TO: School Directors


SCHOOL DESIGN OVERVIEW:
This position will facilitate Music instruction at two elementary schools in Mapleton, Global Primary Academy and Valley View Innovation School. Global Primary Academy is a PK-3 globally minded and internationally focused school on the Broadway Campus. Valley View Innovation School (PK-8, offering PK-4 for the 2023-24 school year) offers a differentiated Project-Based Learning model designed specifically to support and nurture students who are identified as gifted or are ready for advanced/accelerated classes. This position will split time with mornings at Valley View and afternoons at Global Primary Academy.

Mapleton Public Schools is a small but mighty internationally accredited public school district in one of the fastest–growing areas of metro Denver – Adams County. We are committed to raising expectations, providing choices for learning, and removing obstacles to success so that we can guarantee all students achieve their dreams and enthusiastically contribute to their community, country, and world.

With schools in both North Denver and Thornton, Mapleton covers 25 square miles and serves suburban, rural, and light industrial communities. Often considered “the heart” of the Denver metro area, Mapleton Public Schools is where major Colorado arteries including Interstate 25, Highway 36, Interstate 270, and Interstate 76 converge. It’s where small family farms in Welby share a plentiful fall harvest, where a nationally recognized candy shop carries on its sweet 100-year tradition, where the Clear Creek Trail beckons to walkers, runners, and cyclists year-round, and where families find parks around every corner. Mapleton is also where beautiful new school buildings, inspired by the community’s rich history, elevate our innovative and spirited future. Mapleton may not be a place on a map, but it’s certainly the place to be. It’s where you – and Mapleton’s students – achieve your dreams.

We serve more than 7,000 talented students who are eager to partner with you to create positive, successful learning environments. Mapleton’s schools are small-by-design. Our portfolio of schools provides an enticing menu of options, including STEM, Big Picture, Dual Language, Gifted and Talented, International focus, EL Learning, University Partnership, Online, Performing and Visual Arts, Project-based Learning, and Young Adult. Our school designs emphasize “how” learning is supported, not “what” students will learn. We believe when students choose a school where the content is delivered in a way that aligns with their interests and passions, they will be more engaged and will successfully master the content standards.

Rigor, relevance, relationships, and choice make Mapleton Public Schools a destination district for our families, and for our teachers, and we hope for you, too!
For more information about Mapleton Public Schools please visit our website here.

WORK LIFE AND BENEFITS:
In Mapleton, we believe you deserve every opportunity to maximize your unique potential. We offer a comprehensive benefits package focused on choice, quality, and value. To learn more about any one of the benefits and advantages of being a part of the Mapleton family, please visit our Benefits Page.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Colorado teaching license with an appropriate endorsement required.
• Additional endorsement in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education preferred, *or willingness to pursue endorsement or equivalent coursework. *
• K-3 teachers must provide documentation of evidence-based literacy training per CDE requirements.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/REQUIREMENTS:
Curriculum:

• Design and implement expeditions/investigations as the primary means of organizing curriculum. Expeditions must align with district and state standards and the school content map.
• Expedition documents must include compelling topics, in-depth investigations, and detailed project plans, including plans for integrating literacy instruction.
• Develop and use rubrics to assess student work throughout the expedition; and
• Support students in the development of their portfolios and preparation for, student led conferences as well as public exhibitions of work.

Instruction:

• Utilize the principles of active and participatory pedagogy to engage students to take an increasingly active role in their learning.
• Employ a range of effective instructional practices to give students the support they need to complete projects and meet standards.
• Develop in-depth lesson plans that ensure instruction is well paced, encourages all students to think, engages all students in productive work throughout the class period, and ensures smooth classroom management.
• Use flexible groups based on ongoing assessment to confer with students and provide differentiated instruction.
• Work with students to create assessment criteria that are connected to standards, portfolio, and passage requirements, and help students understand, reflect on, and take responsibility for their learning.
• Design lesson plans that integrate literacy and support understanding of content in all subject areas. and
• Design lesson plans that effectively teach math and support understanding of content in all subject areas.

Leadership and School Improvement:

• Use data to inform decisions about what instruction will best support students.
• Use data to assess your own performance and set individual improvement goals.
• Appropriately participate in a shared decision-making model, which balances the need for centralized (administrative), representative (leadership team), and collective (whole school) decisions. and
• Work with school leadership to evaluate school performance and set school improvement goals.

Structures:

• Work with school leadership to revise drafts of calendars, schedules, and other school structures.
• Establish effective structures for classroom management and progress reporting for your classroom that align with the school's reporting systems.
• Aligned belief and commitment to teaching students for two years within our looping structure.

Culture and Character:

• Prepare students for and participate fully in student-led conferences.
• Give students and families clear and instructive information about student progress in all progress reports.
• Choose instructional practices, compelling topics, and projects that promote character development.
• Participate in adventure activities with students including but not limited to ropes courses, mountain, and camping excursions.
• Participate fully and positively in a staff culture of reflection and the relentless pursuit of our mission.
• Be willing and able to collaborate with peers in the development of curriculum and school structures.
• Be willing to give and receive support from peers to improve teaching practices.
• Attend and take advantage of the professional development range offered including school, regional, state, and national training offered throughout the calendar year.
• Facilitate students to take an active role in their own learning and a leadership role in their community through structures including but not limited to service learning and leadership training.
• Effectively manage classroom and school-wide structures that promote positive student behavior. and
• Utilize effective practices for community building, including rituals and traditions that build a safe, inclusive, and respectful environment.

METHOD OF APPLICATION:

• External applicants must complete an application online at: Work in Mapleton!
• Current Mapleton employees are required to e-mail a letter of interest and resume to Human Resources at HR@mapleton.us