Jeffco Public Schools (Jeffco) is located in Jefferson County, Colorado. It is the second largest school district in Colorado serving 69,000 students across 155 schools. With 14,000 employees, the district is the largest employer in Jefferson County and has provided educational excellence for more than 70 years.

Jeffco embraces the spirit of the West and the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountain region with the county spanning more than 770 square miles running the length of the western edge of the Denver metropolitan area. The district is diverse in both population and geography, from urban to rural, including the mountain communities in the foothills west of Denver.

Overall, Jeffco has 31% of students that qualify for free and reduced lunch, an indicator of poverty, and 34% minority (25% Hispanic) student population. The district is implementing a new strategic plan, Jeffco Thrives 2025 that is focused on providing a world-class education that prepares all Jeffco students for bright and successful futures as local and global citizens. Come join us!

Jeffco Public Schools is a Single-State Employer. All candidates hired by Jeffco Public Schools must reside within the state of Colorado.

Bell Middle School's vision that all students will have the skills to be proactive citizens in an ever-evolving global society drives our teaching and learning. We take pride in being the only neighborhood middle school in Golden, and in having a diverse student population, both socio-economically and culturally. We genuinely believe that all means all, and continually seek equity in our educational opportunities. The focus on community, both inside and outside of Bell, makes Bell unique. Internally, we are organized in a teaming model for English, science, and social studies in grades 6-8, and we are in the beginning stages of implementing restorative practices to further enhance the focus on community. We also have revisited and redefined our Positive Behavior Intervention Supports (PBIS) at Bell. Outside of Bell, we often leverage our strong community partnerships in our Project Based Learning (PBL) activities, providing students with rare opportunities to engage in real-world projects and empathize with the world they live in. Starting in the 2019-2020 school year, we are taking our highly successful PBL model present in our iSTEM pathway and replicating it in an Arts & Humanities pathway.

Bell's vision that All students will have the skills to be proactive citizens in an ever-evolving global society drives our focus on high expectations for ALL students. Because of the broad diversity of our students' abilities, teachers should be skilled in planning and implementing data-driven, differentiated lessons. Teachers at Bell have a passion for creating positive relationships with middle school-aged students (11-14 year olds), project-based learning, and collaborating with teacher colleagues, admin, and classified staff.

Teacher Secondary
Annual Position
FLSA: Exempt
FTE: 1.00000 , Hours/Day: 8.000 , Days/Year: 185
Salary Plan, Grade, Step: JCE - Professional - 185 days , L01, 1
Min-Mid Annual Salary Range: $50,000.00 - $66,989.54 Effective as of: 08-16-2022

**Annual salary noted above is based on an 8 hour day and full days worked calendar. Any position that is less than a full FTE/8 hours per day or late start will be prorated accordingly.

Certain Education Support Professional (ESP) jobs may include the value of holiday pay into the hourly rate. Review the Holiday in Rate column of the Education Support Professional Job Title, Wage Plan, Grade document.

Important Notice Regarding Licensed Positions

Job Status: Ongoing
A successful external applicant will be issued a probationary contract. A successful internal applicant that currently holds a probationary or non-probationary contract with Jeffco Public Schools will maintain that contract status.

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The Jefferson County School District does not discriminate on the basis of disability, race, color, creed, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, political affiliation, pregnancy, or gender.