EMILY GRIFFITH TECHNICAL COLLEGE
Traditional 235 work days
FTE: 1.0
Salary Range: $69,362 - $80,441
Essential Functions and Objectives:
Provides support to Career and Technical Education (CTE) faculty throughout the College in regards to onboarding, credentialing, planning and pacing guides for CTE courses, common assessments, and state assessments. Delivers best practice onboarding and instructional strategies to CTE teachers throughout the College, including support for essential CTE performance indicators including credentialing and state Perkins alignment.
Provides leadership in the development, implementation and coordination of curriculum.- Uses data to drive changes in classroom instruction by collecting, analyzing, and determining next steps.
- Puts in place an infrastructure for professional development of school staff; assists in the formation and development of the professional development team at the school level; and provides professional development for new CTE teachers.
- Studies, evaluates, and as appropriate, recommends to the VP of Education the adoption of new instructional materials, methods, and programs.
- Assists deans and other staff in designing individualized onboarding and professional development plans to deepen their knowledge of best practices in the classroom and with state and national CTE systems, including Perkins.
- Provides CTE and Perkins coordination including reporting and liaising with the State Office of CTE.
- Provides tools, protocols, and professional development opportunities that help deans and other staff to strengthen their instructional knowledge in order to support teaching and learning for all students.
- Consults with deans, associate deans and classroom teachers to provide strategies and feedback on best practices and instructional techniques in CTE and assists in differentiating instruction to the needs of students.
- Conducts and/or participates in classroom learning walks in schools to engage teachers, administrators, and others in identifying examples of effective classroom practices; uses information gathered to plan the focus of professional development and instructional work with programs.
- Provides training, technical direction, and guidance to teachers regarding appropriate use of assessments to guide instruction.
- Facilitates course advanced credit pathways between K-12 and postsecondary CTE programs and appropriate community college programs.
Knowledge, Experience & Other Qualifications:
Minimum of five (5) years of satisfactory teaching experience.- Two (2) years of experience in planning and providing professional development.
- Holds a Master's degree with a teaching license and CTE credential preferred.
- Success in teaching CTE as defined in District initiatives and knowledge of best program practices in teaching CTE Program Areas preferred.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Word, Excel, Google Suite and learning management systems such as Moodle and Google Classroom preferred.
- Effective time management, problem-solving, and organizational skills.
- Effective verbal and written communication skills.
- Effectively handles multiple demands and competing deadlines.
- Ability to work in a self-directed manner.
- Works collaboratively with others on a team.
- Demonstrated training in and use of the Math-in-CTE model.
- Demonstrated successes in differentiating CTE instruction for English Language Learners, special education students, and gifted and talented students.
- Commitment to continuous professional learning.
- Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred.
Education Requirements:
Master’s degree required.
Additional Information:
Work Year Calendars (including accrued time off): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1129- Benefits (including DPS contributions): http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/1397
- Compensation Structures: http://thecommons.dpsk12.org/Page/244
- Employee must live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working for Denver Public Schools.
About Denver Public Schools:
Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.
DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.
Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.
