Durango School District 9-R is accepting applications for an Advisor/ELD Teacher position, with a desire to work as part of a smaller educational team at Big Picture High School. MUST have a Colorado teaching license and meet CDE requirement for In-Field Teacher in ELD. Position begins August 14, 2023.

Preference Given to Candidates who Possess:

• Experience working in a Big Picture Learning school. See https://www.bigpicture.org/ for more information about Big Picture Learning.
• Experience working in alternative education programs.
• Experience as a generalist, working with students in all subject areas, while being able to be the content expert in one area - English Language Arts
• Strong comfort level with technology.
• Experience working with students who are significantly behind in math skill and concept development.

• Experience at the high school level.

Job Title: Licensed Teacher 

Pay Grade: Licensed Salary Schedule

Job Family: Licensed Staff 

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: School 

Prepared Date: 

Typical Work Year: 10 months

SUMMARY: 

Facilitating learning through student-designed independent project work by aligning research and products with state academic standards and district performance indicators in a variety of subject areas. 

• Implement, by instruction and action, the Big Picture Learning philosophy of education.
• Coordinate Leaving To Learn experiences outside of school for students in the area of Science.
• Facilitate quarterly learning plan meetings with each student.
• Forecast the educational needs of each student based on their interests and abilities.
• Identify learning opportunities and internships for students.
• Facilitate internship searches through phone calls, shadow days, and informational interviews to ensure that each student has an internship.
• Monitor student internships through site visits, phone calls, and mentor meetings.
• Report on each student’s educational and social/emotional progress in detail through quarterly narratives, phone calls to parents and weekly student meetings.
• Attend staff meetings, professional development days, and yearly training sessions.
• Create a positive culture of learning.
• Maintain complete and factual records on each student as required by school and law.
• Work with staff on strategies for grade levels, school, and network.
• Make provisions to be available to students and parents for education-related reasons outside of the school day when necessary.

Durango School District 9-R is an equal opportunity educational institution and will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, creed, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability or need for special education services in admissions, access to treatment, or employment in educational programs or activities which it operates, or any other applicable status protected by federal, state or local law. For information regarding civil rights or grievance procedures, contact Laura Galido, Compliance Officer, Durango School District 9-R, 201 E 12th Street, Durango, CO 81301, (970) 247-5411, lgalido@durangoschools.org, or the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, 1244 Spear Bulevard, Suite 310, Denver, CO 80204-3582,(303) 844-5695.