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