English / Language Arts Teacher (INR)

Location: Air Academy High School
Recruiting Start Date: 08/18/2026
Estimated Start Date: 09/01/2026

About the role

A licensed professional who designs and delivers learning experiences for students in a grade level and/or content area. This position is focused on Arts-Integrated English and Yearbook.

• Organizes and facilitates the learning process utilizing a variety of evidence-based instructional practices and applicable technology.
• Participates in a community of learning to develop and refine knowledge and skills for the academic, civic, social, and emotional success of students.
• Consistently evaluates student progress, makes appropriate adjustments, and communicates student progress.
• Regularly collaborates, reflects, and grows to improve learning opportunities for students.
• Reports consistently for work as scheduled.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates mastery of and pedagogical expertise in the content taught; at secondary has knowledge of literacy and mathematics and is a content area expert.
• Provides instruction aligned with the Colorado Academic Standards and the organized plan of instruction.
• Develops and implements lessons that connect to a variety of content areas and disciplines; emphasizes literacy and mathematical practices.
• Demonstrates knowledge of the content, central concepts, inquiry, appropriate evidence-based instructional practices, and specialized characteristics of the disciplines being taught.
• Establishes a safe, inclusive, and respectful learning environment for a diverse population of students.
• Fosters a predictable learning environment characterized by acceptable student behavior and efficient use of time in which each student has a positive, nurturing relationship with caring adults and peers.
• Demonstrates an awareness of, a commitment to, and a respect for multiple aspects of diversity, while working toward common goals as a community of learners.
• Engages students as individuals, including those with diverse needs and interests, across a range of ability levels by adapting their teaching for the benefit of all students.
• Works collaboratively with the families and/or significant adults for the benefit of students.
• Plans and delivers effective instruction and creates an environment that facilitates learning for their students.
• Demonstrates knowledge about the ways in which learning takes place, including the levels of intellectual, physical, social, and emotional development of their students.
• Uses formal and informal methods to assess student learning, provide feedback, and use results to inform planning and instruction.
• Integrates and utilizes appropriate available technology to engage students in authentic learning experiences.
• Establishes and communicates high expectations and uses processes to support the development of critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Provides students with opportunities to work in teams and develop leadership.
• Models and promotes effective communication.
• Demonstrates professionalism through ethical conduct, reflection, and leadership.
• Demonstrates high standards for professional conduct.
• Links professional growth to professional goals.
• Responds to a complex, dynamic environment.
• Demonstrates leadership in the school, the community, and the teaching profession.
• Assesses the progress of students on a regular basis and provides reports as required.
• Complies with applicable state and federal laws, district administrative policies, procedures, and location requirements.
• Ensures that students are supervised at all times.
• Follows established policies and procedures regarding the health, safety, welfare, and education of students.
• Implements by instruction and action the district's philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.
• Instructs, assesses, and differentiates for all students' academic, social, emotional, and health needs.
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law and district policy.
• Makes provision for availability to students and parents for education-related purposes when required or requested.
• Manages materials and supplies.
• Models appropriate conduct at all times.
• Performs duties as directed by supervisors and administrators.
• Performs non-instructional duties as directed.
• Plans a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
• Plans and supervises purposeful assignments for educational support staff and volunteer(s) and, cooperatively with supervisor, evaluates their job performance.
• Responds as directed and as necessary in safety and/or crisis situations.
• Supervises volunteers and paraprofessionals where applicable.
• Uses and integrates technology to support professional responsibilities, instruction, data interpretation, and student learning.
• Uses effective conflict resolution.
• Uses feedback and reflects about professional practice to improve teaching and learning.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's (Baccalaureate) degree (e.g., B.A., A.B., B.S.).
• Meets subject, grade level, and/or content area qualifications consistent with Colorado Department of Education and Academy District 20 requirements.
• Teacher License: Initial - Colorado Department of Education.
• Teacher License: Professional - Colorado Department of Education.

Preferred

• A Master's degree and willingness to teach concurrent enrollment or other Career and Technical Education (CTE) classes.

Skills

• Ability to adapt to changing technologies and to learn functionality of new equipment and systems.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Ability to create, access, input, retrieve, and manipulate information in various software systems.
• Ability to establish and maintain accurate record keeping, document management, and filing systems.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with individuals from many diverse backgrounds and professions including supervisors, administrators, coworkers, staff, students, parents, and the general public.
• Ability to follow oral and written instructions.
• Ability to greet and interact with the public in a courteous and professional manner.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to manage simultaneous demands and set clear priorities.
• Ability to work days, hours, locations, and assignments as directed by the supervisor within the position responsibilities.
• Ability to work independently without direct supervision.
• Commitment to the education of students as a primary responsibility.
• Communicates effectively with students and adults in a wide variety of settings.
• Computer proficiency including office productivity applications.
• Demonstrated ability to manage simultaneous demands and set clear priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others in a team setting.
• Demonstrates citizenship, compassion, courage, discernment, excellence, honesty, hope, integrity, patience, perseverance, reliability, respect, responsibility, and trustworthiness.
• Demonstrates effective organizational and time management skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Energetic, creative, innovative, flexible.
• Excellent cooperative, collaborative, and problem-solving skills.
• Knowledge of Special Education, other educational programming, and associated legal requirements as related to the needs of the students assigned to the teacher.
• Promotes a positive climate, culture, and community.
• Strong organizational, interpersonal, written, listening, and verbal communication skills.
• Student-centered and relationship-focused.
• Understanding of data privacy laws and their implications for the educational community.
• Willingness to participate in ongoing training as required.

Work Environment

• The noise level in the work environment may alternate among quiet, moderate, and loud.
• The incumbent is frequently required to interact in person and through communication methods with the students, public, and/or other staff.
• The incumbent is required to work scheduled school/work hours and/or days.
• The incumbent may be required to work extended school/work hours and/or days as directed.
• The teacher operates primarily independently and frequently with others in a professional school environment indoors regularly and outdoors occasionally.
• The teacher routinely uses standard classroom and office equipment.
• The teacher is directly responsible to provide for the health, safety, and welfare and education of students, ensuring students are under supervision at all times.

Physical Demands

• Sits, stands, walks, stoops, kneels, and crouches/squats while performing duties.
• Has oral and auditory capacity enabling interaction interpersonally and/or through communication devices.
• Uses eyes, hands, and finger coordination enabling the use of equipment and writing utensils.
• The job is very active and regularly requires periods of standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing while on duty.
• While performing the duties of this job, the teacher is regularly required to talk and hear.
• The position requires the ability to speak and to be understood, to use normal or aided vision and hearing, and to detect odors.
• The teacher frequently is required to use hands and fingers, handle or feel; and to reach with hands and arms.
• Typical demands require staff to lift and carry up to 20 pounds, and may be higher for some assignments depending on position and student need; climb stairs, ladders, and/or stools; reach, hold, grasp and turn objects; use fingers to operate computer keyboards; feel the shape, size, and temperature of objects; and physically restrain students when necessary.

Cognitive Functions

• The staff member may be required to analyze, communicate, compare, compile, compute, coordinate, copy, evaluate, instruct, negotiate, synthesize, reason, and use interpersonal skills.

Pay

Compensation Range: $52,800.00 - $85,242.00 (Based on education and experience at 100% FTE).

Schedule

• Scheduled Weekly Hours: 37.5
• Hours Per Day: 7.5 hour(s) per day
• Number Of Days Per Year: 183 Days
• Days: Monday through Friday

Benefits

Full-time - Regular. For more information on our benefits, please visit