Highline Academy

www.highlineacademy.org

Job Description

MISSION: We exist to foster a diverse community of youths and adults striving together for

academic, personal, and civic excellence.

VISION: Creating inclusive excellence in public education.

HIGHLINE ACADEMY OVERVIEW: https://www.highlineacademy.org/

Position:

Interventionist

Role:

Teacher

Location:

Highline Academy Southeast

Reports to:

Campus Principal

Supervisory responsibilities:

None

Position Responsibilities:

All Highline teachers must show clear competency and reliable practice of the following indicators:

• Create a Positive Classroom Culture and Climate
• Practice Effective Classroom Management
• Plan and implement Masterful Content Delivery
• Practice High-Impact Instructional Moves
• Demonstrate Essential Knowledge of Students and Use of Data
• Demonstrate Effective Collaboration and Engagement with students and colleagues
• Demonstrate thoughtful reflection, learning and development

All Highline teachers are also expected to demonstrate the Highline Internal Commitments for Professional Practice.

• We will take responsibility for student learning by valuing diversity, needs, learning styles and through shared ownership.
• We will commit to being clear and purposeful in our objectives and instruction while continuing to reflect and revise learning strategies by frequently monitoring student assessment data and ensuring that it is used as a tool for learning.
• We accept and embrace diversity within our community of faculty, students, and parent/guardians by valuing each other for who and where we all are in life as learners and as people, and we commit to providing a safe place for all to succeed.
• We will be direct, intentional, timely, and graceful in giving and receiving communication without judgment and for positive and proactive purposes.
• We will create an environment that empowers faculty, students and parent/guardians to be active participants in student success.
• We will create a focused and sustainable adult community by focusing on what is most essential to student success and staying focused on Highline’s goal.
• We will consistently model and enforce Highline’s academic and behavioral expectations.

Role Responsibilities:

• Interventionists are a key piece to closing the achievement gap. Intervention teachers use normed data points (ie iReady) to identify students who should receive intervention services. Intervention teachers will do additional testing on identified students to determine the appropriate focus for intervention to close the gap of students. Intervention teachers will provide targeted intervention to students in their selected groups.

• Intervention teachers will use a pre and post test at the beginning and end of each intervention cycle to measure student growth and intervention effectiveness. Intervention teachers will also progress monitor students throughout intervention block to ensure students are making progress on the intervention target goal.

• Interventionists oversee the SIT process at HIghline Academy. Interventionists are responsible for communicating the SIT process to teachers, helping teachers in understanding forms, and collecting forms from teachers. Once a form has been turned in, intervention teachers are responsible for communicating with parents, teachers, administration, and any other necessary parties about student concerns and needs, this includes setting up a pre meeting with Highline staff, setting up and leading the SIT meeting with HIghline staff, parents, and any other necessary parties. After the initial meeting, interventionists are responsible for continuing communication with the team about the effectiveness of interventions and overall student progress. Interventionists are responsible for any subsequent meetings that are needed as the student moves through the SIT process, continuing communication with parents and classroom teachers, and involving SIT at the appropriate point in the MTSS process.

Denver Health Order requires all school employees to be vaccinated for Covid-19 by 9/30/2021

Qualifications:

• Valid teaching credential appropriate to their teaching assignment;
• Teaching experience appropriate to the assignment;
• Demonstrated commitment to and understanding of the Highline mission;
• All teachers will be hired based on being highly qualified per ESSA (Every Student Succeeds Act specifications.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Minimum Physical Requirements:

• Be able to walk quickly, bend, kneel, crouch, sit, stand, grab or hold with one or both hands.
• Be able to lift up to 40lbs without difficulty
• The ability to sit for extended periods during group training
• Strong classroom management- in lower elementary

Compensation and Benefits:

Salary range: $41,530 - $71,002

Colorado PERA/PERA 401K

PTO

Health

Dental

Vision

LIfe Insurance

Short Term Disability

Gap Insurance

Aflac

Highline Academy Charter School proudly values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer.