FOURTH-GRADE TEACHER (PLATO CAMPUS)

Liberty Common School is seeking a fourth-grade teacher beginning immediately at the Liberty Common Elementary School (Plato campus). Liberty Common School is a public, tuition-free school chartered by the Poudre School District in Fort Collins, Colorado utilizing the Core Knowledge© curriculum and timeless principles of classically oriented education. The Aristotle campus currently enrolls over 600 students grades k-6.

Liberty Common School follows the Core Knowledge© curriculum in grades k–8. This curriculum encompasses language arts, mathematics, science, history, geography, fine arts, and physical education. The curriculum is characterized by content-rich instruction, cumulative knowledge, content-specific lessons, and coherent sequencing. The school’s mission is to provide excellence and fairness in education by teaching a contextual body of organized knowledge, the skills of learning, and the values of a democratic society. This is done through parental choice, partnership with teachers, and student acceptance of responsibility for her/his academic effort.

Fourth-grade teachers are classroom professionals responsible for planning and delivering the entire Fourth-grade-educational program in the classroom and being part of an active faculty dedicated to ambitious student achievement. Successful applicants will work closely with other fourth-grade instructors and teaching assistants. Applicants should be dedicated to the mastery of an academic discipline and knowledge-based curriculum.

FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Salary, Exempt

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Regular, full-time

WORK HOURS: 40 hours per week

PAY RANGE: $44,000-$60,000

REPORTS TO: Principal

REVISION DATE: March 2025

Minimum Essential Duties:

• Research and gather resources and materials needed for lesson units
• Set up classroom materials and equipment
• Enforce administrative policies and rules governing students
• Conduct testing and evaluate student work
• Conduct student interventions
• Monitor, assess, and report on student’s progress
• Communicate clearly and respectfully with teachers, other faculty, students, and parents
• Tutor and assist children individually or in small groups to help them master assignments and to reinforce learning concepts presented by teachers.
• Maintain inventory of materials, equipment, or products
• Adapt communication and teaching styles when necessary to support individual students and their families

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to maneuver uneven surfaces
• Must be able to carry or transfer up to 20lbs of supplies frequently
• Must be able to work in occasionally loud environments
• Must be able to frequently use office technology including computers, copiers, and printers
• Must be able to use commercial office tools including paper cutters and staplers

Minimum Requirements:

• Desire and willingness to learn about Liberty’s history and philosophy and uphold and promote the mission and values of the school
• Demonstrated competence in a relevant discipline
• BA/BS, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience
• Ability and willingness to teach the Core Knowledge Sequence©
• Demonstrated effective classroom-management skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Outlook, internet utilization, and general aptitude for learning new software applications
• Ability and willingness to work effectively with peers and team members to improve student academic achievement.

Preferred Characteristics:

• Experience with the Core Knowledge© Curriculum and demonstrated ability to support effective instructional delivery.

Benefits:

• Enrollment in Colorado’s Public Employees Retirement Association (PERA) and employer contributions to your PERA retirement account.
• Health, dental, vision, long-term disability, short-term disability insurance.
• Earned sick leave in accordance with Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces (HFWA) Act.

AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT

All employment with Liberty Common School is voluntary and is subject to termination by you or Liberty Common School at-will, with or without cause, and with or without notice, at any time. There is no guarantee, in any manner, Liberty Common School will continue employment for any set period of time. This applies to all aspects of employment at Liberty Common School including but not limited to recruiting, hiring, promotion, placement, discipline, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and access to benefits and training.

EEO STATEMENT
Liberty Common School is an EEO employer. Applicants are considered for positions for which they have applied without regard to gender (regardless of gender identity or gender expression), race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, pregnancy, or other characteristics protected by law.

Studies indicate women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they can perform all job descriptions identified in the job-vacancy announcement. Liberty Common School prioritizes identifying the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may come from a less-traditional background. Liberty Common School may consider an equivalent combination of knowledge, skills, education, and lived experiences to meet minimum qualifications.

Liberty Common School is located in the City of Fort Collins in Northern Colorado. Northern Colorado is an integral part of the traditional and ancestral homelands of the Arapaho, Cheyenne, and Ute Nations. European-American trappers and traders arrived by the early 1800s but rarely established permanent settlements. Gold and silver discoveries in the Colorado mountains in the mid-1800s and the prospect of land for farming and ranching attracted people from across the globe to the Colorado Territory, including what would become the town of Fort Collins; an agricultural colony that emerged from its founding days as a military fort. The expansion included the sugar-beet industry's growth, which brought new residents whose descendants still live here today, including Mexican-American families from southern Colorado, New Mexico, and northern Mexico, as well as Germans from Russia. Since 1879, Fort Collins has been the home of the state’s land-grant institution, Colorado State University, which currently enrolls 34,000 students. Along with the university, the city’s major high-tech and manufacturing companies and high performing charter-public schools attract new residents from all over the country and world. The community’s overall social diversity continues to grow.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

Please note that this job description is not a comprehensive list of activities, duties, and responsibilities that are required of this position. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice with direction from Liberty Common School.

For more information about Liberty Common School, visit www.libertycommon.org

A complete application includes nothing less than the following items:

• 
  Letter of application
• Resume
• Statement of educational philosophy
• Transcript photocopy
• Three references with phone numbers.

This job posting will remain open until positions are filled.

Mail to:

Mrs. Sandy Stoltzfus, Principal

Liberty Common School

1725 Sharp Point Drive

Fort Collins, CO 80525

Or e-mail to: sstoltzfus@libertycommon.org

Liberty Common School is an EEO employer.