Job Title: Gifted Learning Teacher
FLSA Exemption Status: Exempt
Classification Group: Cherry Creek Education Association
Supervising Position: School Principal or designee
Pay Plan: Certified/Licensed
Pay Range: Certified/Licensed Salary Schedule
Last Updated: 08/12/2024
Pay Information [https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/Page/2906]
Benefits
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Job summary
Provide gifted programming services to students while supporting general education teachers with appropriate differentiation strategies as well as co-teaching in GT Cluster Classrooms. Support administrators and parents/guardians to meet the identified needs of gifted students. Facilitate the equitable identification and programming of high ability students in one or more of the thirteen areas of gifted/talented recognized within the State of Colorado. Manage the writing of Advanced Learning Plans of identified gifted students per District guidelines to include strength-based goal development and progress monitoring and reporting as well as assisting in the selection of appropriate programming to meet identified gifted students’ needs.
Essential duties and responsibilities
The subsequent duties outline the fundamental operations of the position and exemplify the nature of the tasks carried out. They do not encompass a comprehensive inventory of the obligations and responsibilities fulfilled in this role. The approximation of frequencies and time allocation percentages are flexible and subject to the requirements of the organization. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Job Task Descriptions Frequency Percentage of Time 1.
- Provides indirect and/or direct services to gifted students as outlined in the student’s Advanced Learning Plan in conjunction with district guidelines for gifted education Daily 25% 2.
- Assist classroom teachers in enriching and differentiating curriculum, providing materials, developing assessments, enrichment opportunities, and supports to help create an environment which provides opportunities for the exceptional needs of gifted learners while ensuring continued academic and affective growth and development Daily 20% 3.
- Communicates with parents, teachers, and students on a regular basis, including but not limited to hosting information meetings at the building level which align with district initiatives and the Office of Gifted & Talented Services messaging and processes Weekly 10% 4.
- Engages stakeholders (e.g. parents, students, colleagues, co-teachers, administrators) in a professional manner across all situations Weekly 5% 5.
- Collaborate with building principal and staff, Director Gifted & Talented Services., and department staff to oversee equitable building-level identification process and programming for gifted students as defined by Colorado’s Exceptional Student Act Monthly 10% 6.
- Leads the process of developing and writing yearly Advanced Learning Plans for all identified gifted students, soliciting input from teachers, parents, and students; monitors and reports progress to strength-based and affective goals as outlined in the student’s individual Advanced Learning Plan in alignment with state timelines, requirements, and guidance/expectations set for by the Office of Gifted & Talented Services Monthly 10% 7.
- Attend meetings and staff development opportunities hosted by the Office of Gifted & Talented Services to ensure timely curricular support and to maintain consistent alignment of process and practice Monthly 10% 8.
- Facilitates dialogue with staff, parents, and administrators around how the Advanced Learning Plan informs student learning and growth Monthly 5% 9.
- Perform other duties as assigned or requested.
- Daily 5% TOTAL 100%
Reporting relationships
- This job has no direct supervisory responsibilities.
- N/A
Minimum Qualifications
- The minimum prerequisites of formal education, professional work experience, certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, trainings, and other criteria that a candidate must fulfill to be considered for a position. It is essential that certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, and trainings are fulfilled, valid, and not expired.
- Bachelor’s degree in education or similar field
- Colorado Department of Education (CDE) teaching license
- Obtain CDE Gifted Education Core (grades PreK-12) or Gifted Education Specialist (grades PreK-12) endorsement within two (2) years of hire
- Knowledge of the identification and screening process for placement into the gifted and talented program
- Knowledge of the Cherry Creek School District policies and Colorado Exceptional Children’s Act
- Strong instructional knowledge of teaching methods, learning styles, and educational research related to gifted, talented, and twice-exceptional learners
- Knowledge of standards-based education, Professional Learning Communities, Culturally Responsive Education, Innovation, and implications for best practice
- Demonstrated strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated presentation skills in a variety of settings
- Ability to maintain confidentiality in all aspects of the job
- Ability to align curriculum and assessments with state content standards
- Ability to support programs designed to increase student achievement
- Ability to assume leadership in the development and communication of programs and curriculum
- Ability and desire to work as a team member
- Ability to actively participate in a Professional Learning Community
- Ability to understand, appreciate, and make accommodations for student diversity
- Ability to serve as a role model and an innovative and creative learner with an insatiable thirst for knowledge that stays on the cutting edge of instructional practice and pedagogy
- Criminal background check and fingerprinting required for hire
Physical requirements and working conditions
- The physical demands, mental functions, cognitive capacities, and work environment factors required to perform a position’s essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Light work strength level (lifting or carrying up to 25 pounds)
- Primarily works indoors
- Typically a moderate noise level
- Prolonged standing and walking
- Occasional bending, reaching, and climbing
- Occasional lifting, pulling, and pushing
- Speaking and hearing
- Visual concentration
- Eye/hand coordination
- Manual dexterity to operate a computer keyboard
- Concentrated reading/writing/mathematics
- Varying levels of noise
- Normal classroom environment
- Normal office environment
- Normal school district environment
- May work outdoors when monitoring student activities
Desired qualifications
- Formal education, professional work experience, certifications, licenses, endorsements, designations, trainings, and other qualifications relevant to the position that are strongly preferred but not mandatory for a candidate to be considered.
- Formal education beyond a Bachelor’s degree in gifted education
- Experience advising school clubs/co-curricular activities
- Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds
- Racially conscious and culturally competent with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement
- Demonstrated understanding of adult learning theory, change management, and program development/education reform
- Demonstrated skill in working with staff, parents, and students on issues related to advanced, gifted, and talented students
