2024-2025 Teacher/Admin Compensation & Benefits Package
We’re proud to offer a highly competitive compensation and benefits package to support, develop, and reward our hardworking teachers and staff. Benefits may vary depending on position type; please contact Human Resources for specifics.
COMPETITIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE
MEDICAL (LOW/NO
CO PAYS )
DENTAL INSURANCE
TAKE YOUR BIRTHDAY OFF
DEDICATED PREP TIME
SMALL SCHOOL & CLASS SIZES
45
MINUTE
BREAK
COMPARED
TO 30 MIN. (DISTRICT)
ONE WEEK FALL BREAK
$1.5k
MASTER’S STIPEND
NO YARD DUTY
175
STUDENT
DAYS
COMPARED TO 180 DAYS (DISTRICT)
NEW TEACHER CLASSROOM SET-UP FUND
PAID PD OPPORTUNITIES
ASPEN PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2024-2025 COMPENSATION & BENEFITS PACKAGE
Middle School Science Teacher Job Description
Job Summary:
Aspen invites passionate educators to apply for the position of Teacher for the 2024-25 school year. Teaching at Aspen is an ideal position for an educator who is eager to gain rigorous development to help perfect his/her craft. In addition to participating in weekly professional development and team planning meetings, teachers receive consistent high-impact coaching and feedback from a school administrator. Furthermore, Aspen has opportunities available to celebrate excellent teachers that are accompanied by increased compensation, recognition and professional development opportunities. Aspen is committed to recruiting, developing and retaining excellent teachers. Join us!
Key Responsibilities:
-Outstanding academic achievement and student leadership development
-Create a positive, achievement-oriented and structured learning environment that excites and invests students.
-Motivate students to realize high academic and behavioral standards.
-Build classroom community and invest in families to develop children’s academic success and development.
-Utilize data from Aspen’s interim assessments to drive instruction and intervention.
-Design and implement unit and lesson plans in collaboration with grade or subject team
. -Hold all students accountable during transitions, meals, trips and school events.
-Exemplify Aspen’s core values in all interactions with students, families and colleagues. -Professional learning, development and growth
-Collaborate with coach, grade-level teammates and school team to improve instructional, culture-building and leadership skills.
-Attend all professional development, team planning and data analysis meetings.
-Participate enthusiastically in structured and informal learning and development opportunities.
Skills and Characteristics
-Strong instructional and classroom management skills.
-High level of personal organization and planning.
-Team player: maturity, humility, strong work ethic, follow-through, sense of humor, willingness to respond positively to feedback and a “whatever it takes” attitude.
-Strong belief in the Aspen mission and educational model.
-Mastery of and enthusiasm for subject matter.
-Spanish language proficiency is a plus
Required Documents:
- Resume
- Valid Credential
- 2 Letters of Recommendation
- Copy of Transcripts
- Proof of TB Clearance
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Aspen Public Schools
Aspen Public Schools and its schools are committed to building a diverse and inclusive community through our hiring practices and our focus on creating a culture and environment where diverse perspectives, ideas, and identities are valued and integrated into our way of working and educating students.
Aspen Public Schools, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, gender identity and or expression, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, parenthood, citizenship status, creed, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
