Spanish Elementary (PreK-6 Grade) Teacher: 2024-25 School Year

About AXIS: AXIS International Academy is a Pre-K-6 charter school offering Core Knowledge curricula through language immersion. All students learn Spanish, Chinese, or French half of the day. We are located in the Clearwater building at 2700 S. Lemay Fort Collins, CO 80525.

The mission of AXIS International Academy is to empower learners to be thriving citizens of character in their local and global communities by instilling four educational priorities:

• Academic excellence through Core Knowledge and Singapore Math;
• X (Cross)-cultural (global) competence;
• Immersion in world languages though a research-based 50/50 language immersion model (Spanish, French, or Chinese);
• Social-emotional and cognitive skills development to foster soft skills and strong character (respect, responsibility, integrity, honesty, and cooperation).

Position Title: Spanish Elementary Teacher

Status: Full-time Exempt

Supervisor: Director of Program, AXIS International Academy Fort Collins

Start Date: July 31, 2024

Broad Scope of the Position The Spanish teacher will teach core subjects (math, literacy, language arts, science and social studies) to two cohorts of students participating in our 50/50 dual language immersion model All curricula and materials are provided and are evidence-based, high-quality materials including Core Knowledge Language Arts and Singapore Math. The teacher will team with the English teachers, who will teach the other half-day lessons in the core subjects in the partner language with the same students, but at opposite times. Teachers have planning and collaboration time for 45 minutes each day while students attend music, art or PE aligned with the Core Knowledge Scope and Sequence. We currently have flexibility in grade level assignment from PreK Spanish through 6th grade, and teacher candidates may share their grade-level preferences where applicable.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Spanish proficiency at native, or native-like
• English proficiency
• Previous teaching experience or experience working with children
• Colorado teaching license, not required but encouraged

Salary: To commensurate with experience and our full-time salary schedule equivalent. Position includes health benefits and retirement benefits through Colorado Public Employee Retirement Association copera.org.

Application Deadline: Open until filled.

Teaching at AXIS

As a charter school we offer an unique opportunity for teachers to be leaders in and outside their classroom and in our community at large. We seek teachers who love to teach, but who also love to learn. Our teachers are innovators and are committed professionals who like to implement best practices to accelerate student learning in two languages. We value and incorporate teacher feedback into our school decisions. Our staff culture is supportive, collaborative, and diligent. We offer individualized professional development opportunities to help our teachers grow their own skills and accomplish their short-term and long-term professional goals. Our teachers thrive in an unique international work environment right here in Fort Collins, Colorado.

Because AXIS is passionate about student learning, we seek teachers who will expertly develop student knowledge, skills, and language (English and Spanish, Chinese, or French). We select staff who believe strongly in our values, mission, and educational philosophy. We value diversity across all areas, and we are an equal opportunity employer. Please read our AXIS Vision for Teachers to learn more. To ensure we reach our AXIS International Academy vision and mission, we seek teaching professionals who:

• Share a passion for children, for the teaching profession, and for the AXIS mission.
• Model AXIS values - respect, empathy, honesty, integrity, responsibility, perseverance, and cooperation.
• Believe in synergy, collective impact, and collaboration.
• Set high expectations and commit to continuous improvement.
• Display strong organizational, planning, and time-management abilities.
• Provide a nurturing, structured, and learning-centered classroom environment.
• Possess knowledge and apply evidence-based practices in instructional planning and delivery.
• Seek to master and apply AXIS foundational frameworks and AXIS mission-aligned curriculum.
• Exhibit excellent communication skills and ability to build strong relationships with students, colleagues, and parents.

Responsibilities

• Nurtures the whole child and supports each child to achieve their personal best academically, socially, emotionally, and cognitively
• Advocates for students' needs
• Provides lessons for social-emotional learning and cognitive skills development
• Uses positive behavior interventions and supports
• Assumes personal responsibility for student achievement on school performance goals
• Approaches teaching practice with a sense of urgency to maximize instructional time
• Focuses relentlessly on results
• Facilitates student learning through use of active learning strategies and student engagement practices
• Designs/Uses informal assessments to measure student progress and growth
• Uses data and assessment to monitor students' response to instruction and intervention
• Maintain accurate records, assessment data, and data tracking systems
• Reinforces SEL lessons and positive behavior supports to respond to behavior concerns and build a strong classroom culture
• Instructs using research-based direct and indirect teaching strategies
• Scaffolds instructional activities that facilitate engaging and appropriate learning opportunities, including inquiry-based learning units
• Utilizes backward design model to create and align units, lessons, activities and assessments
• Utilizes standards-based report cards and supports students in leading student-led conferences
• Provides intervention on a continuous basis and writes student individual or group intervention plans as needed
• Collaborates regularly with team teacher(s) and student services specialist
• Participates actively in collaborative Impact teams and on MTSS teams for students in her classroom and other students as needed
• Collaborates with principal in pursuit of professional development goals aligned with school performance goals
• Communicates regularly with families about academic progress and behavior and/or attendance, includes strengths and needs
• Build and maintains strong relationships with students, family, and colleagues
• Participate in daily duties (i.e. arrival, lunch, dismissal) to support school operations
• Assist with both student and staff recruitment
• Assist Business Manager on occasional and specific marketing requests
• Attend school-wide events

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