SY2026-27 4th Grade Reading Teacher
Who We Are
- A tuition-free, open enrollment, K-12 charter school in the southeast community of Colorado Springs
- Preparing and empowering all of our students for success on their post-graduate paths through educational excellence, character development, and community engagement
- Dedicated to student proficiency through academic rigor and robust family support through the Atlas family scholarship
- Dedicated to our staff through offering a competitive total rewards package and providing meaningful professional development
Who We Serve
- 92% Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
- 86% Hispanic, 6% African American, 7% White, and 1% Asian
- 56% English Language Learners
What You’ll Do
- Embody the mission and vision of Atlas and execute rigorous and standards-aligned curriculum
- Create, edit, revise, and share lesson plans for the school to retain as needed
- Create and maintain a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the developmental level and interest of the students
- Deliver daily, weekly, interim, and end-of-year assessments to consistently capture student learning
- Collaborate with colleagues and instructional coaches with sincerity and a growth mindset
- Support colleagues during their absences by providing classroom coverage (compensated additionally)
- Actively participate in professional development and learning opportunities as needed/required
- Draft scholar report cards to ensure meaningful information is displayed for families and revise as needed
- Actively engage with families to understand their backgrounds and experiences in order to support an equitable and inclusive school environment
- Communicate effectively and maintain strong relationships with students, families, and colleagues
- Be present for all quarterly parent/teacher conferences and actively engage with families
- Support Atlas' summer enrichment program
- Participate in additional activities including field trips, academic support sessions, community building events, and other required programs as needed throughout the year to best serve our children and community
- Support various duties to include arrival, dismissal, and lunch
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Compensation & Schedule
- Salaried/Exempt
- Signing Bonus: $1,000
- Annual Salary Range: $50,500 - $63,549 (DOE)
- Full Time; Monday - Friday; Occasional evenings and weekends as needed
Benefits
- Approximately 13 weeks of paid school breaks
- 30 hours of annual flex time and 48 hours of annual sick time
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account
- Participation in the Colorado PERA retirement program (required in lieu of social security as a public employee)
- 100% Employer paid short and long-term disability benefit
- 100% Employer-paid life insurance benefit of $25,000 (option to purchase more)
- Access to a comprehensive Employee Assistance Program
- Access to thousands of employee discounts
Annual Calendar and SY2026-27 Start Date
- Annual Workdays: 199
- Following years will not include new staff orientation and will consist of 196 workdays.
- Start Date: July 13, 2026