MONTEZUMA CORTEZ SCHOOL DISTRICT RE-1

Elementary Teacher

About Us: Montezuma-Cortez Mission and Values 

Our district is dedicated to ensuring all our students reach their potential and graduate ready for college and career. Our district is driven by our core values:

• Kids First
• Working Together for Educational Excellence
• Whatever it Takes

We are looking for passionate teachers who are interested in joining a dynamic team of educators dedicated to closing the achievement gap in a high-need, diverse community of learners. We are privileged to serve students from the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and the Navajo Tribe, which contributes greatly to the cultural richness of our community and schools.

Position Summary: Our teachers are the key to our students’ success. The role of our teachers is to facilitate a dynamic learning environment that engages all students in a rigorous, joyful educational experience that meets individual needs while holding all students to a high standard of performance.

Our teachers collaborate with each other on an ongoing basis in their quest to continue their development and professional growth. Teachers receive regular observation, coaching, professional development, and support from the Principal and other instructional coaches. 

Essential Duties:

• Creates an effective and engaging learning environment that aligns to school-wide values, behavioral expectations, and positive behavioral support systems.
• Develops and teaches standards-based lessons that provide all students with rigorous instruction aligned to district curriculum.
• Actively participates in weekly teacher-led grade-level professional learning communities.
• Actively participates in the data-driven instruction cycle including regularly utilizing data from formative, interim, and benchmark assessments to evaluate student progress and make adjustments to instruction to ensure all students are making adequate growth.
• Utilizes data to provide individualized support to students through small group instruction and to identify students in need of additional support through the school’s MTSS/RtI process.
• Provides leadership and guidance to para-professionals and other school intervention staff working in the classroom.
• Proactively communicates with and engages parents and guardians as partners in supporting student educational goals.
• Supports the development of the whole child including providing regular opportunities for social-emotional learning and character education.
• Complies with all applicable state and federal laws and district policies.

Growth Mindset: A commitment to continuous improvement including an ability to apply knowledge of current research and educational theory to instructional programming; an ability to receive feedback and reflect on one’s own instruction; an ability to interpret and use data to drive changes in instruction; and a desire to engage in ongoing collaboration with colleagues to share and learn best practices.

Minimum Qualifications:
• Must hold or qualify for Colorado Licensure
• Understanding of standards-based instruction and the data-driven instructional cycle
• Knowledge of Colorado State Content Standards preferred

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand for long periods of time, walk around the classroom and school; provide verbal instruction and solicit and hear students responses as well as demonstrate an ability to read handwritten or typed materials. The employee is directly responsible for the safety and well-being of students. The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally be asked to push or lift up to 50 lbs. Examples of this include lifting boxes of books and/or pushing AV/VCR carts. These physical demands represent those an employee needs to routinely demonstrate while performing the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for this position. This job description is not intended to create any express or implied contract of employment or expectancy of continued employment for any definite term.

This Position Reports to: The Principal

Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age. The following staff have been designated to handle inquiries regarding our nondiscrimination policies:

Title IX Coordinator and Compliance Officer (Title II/ADA, Title VI)

Cynthia Eldredge, Executive Director of Human Resources

400 North Elm Street

Cortez, CO 81321

970-565-7522 ext. 1135

titleIXcoordinator@cortez.k12.co.us

504 Compliance Officer (Section 504)

Robbin Lewis, 504 Compliance Officer

400 North Elm Street

Cortez, CO 81321

970-565-7522 ext. 1127

504complianceofficer@cortez.k12.co.us

M-CSD RE-1 School Governance Policies can be found on our website at:

www.cortez.k12.co.us/our-district/board-of-education/policies

CLÁUSULA DE NO DISCRIMINACIÓN

El Distrito Escolar Montezuma-Cortez RE-1 no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, discapacidad o edad. El siguiente personal ha sido designado para manejar consultas sobre nuestras políticas de no discriminación:

Coordinador del Título IX Oficial de Cumplimiento (Título II/ADA, Título VI)

Cynthia Eldredge, Directora Ejecutiva de Recursos Humanos

400 Calle Elm Norte

Cortez, CO 81321

970-565-7522 extensión 1135

titleIXcoordinator@cortez.k12.co.us

504 Oficial de Cumplimiento (Sección 504)

Robbin Lewis, Oficial de Cumplimiento 504

400 Calle Elm Norte

Cortez, CO 81321

970-565-7522 extensión 1127

504complianceofficer@cortez.k12.co.us

Las políticas de gobierno escolar de M-CSD RE-1 se pueden encontrar en nuestro sitio web en:

www.cortez.k12.co.us/our-district/board-of-education/policies

2.15.2023 DKR