Adams 12 Five Star Schools is hiring a Teacher-Learning Specialist

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is hiring a Teacher-Learning Specialist who will create and facilitate specially designed instruction for students with disabilities. The role focuses on math, literacy, and social/emotional development within a collaborative team environment.

What You'll Do

• Advocate for students with disabilities to ensure access to learning opportunities and equity in discipline processes.
• Model and promote inclusive language.
• Administer formal assessments and analyze data to support eligibility determinations.
• Develop, monitor, and report on SMART learning goals for each student.
• Collect and analyze universal data to determine growth patterns and inform IEP development.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers, psychologists, speech pathologists, social workers, and other service providers.
• Partner with families to regularly communicate student strengths, needs, services, and progress.
• Implement IDEA and ECEA regulations.
• Develop and implement legally compliant, instructionally sound IEPs.
• Ensure IEP implementation across all educational settings.
• Identify students' current instructional levels and develop ambitious trajectories toward grade-level standards.
• Plan lessons incorporating evidence-based practices and identify instructional resources.
• Deliver specially-designed instruction in a continuum of educational environments.
• Differentiate instruction for learners with diverse needs.
• Demonstrate an understanding of student behavior and classroom management structures.
• Participate in ongoing professional development.

What We're Looking For

• A Bachelor's degree or higher.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• Successful completion of a criminal background check.
• Possession of, or ability to obtain within 30 days of hire, the required Colorado Educator License and endorsement for the position.

Nice to Have

• Preference given to candidates with ELL Training and/or an ESL or Linguistically Diverse Education (LDE) Endorsement.

Team & Environment

You will collaborate closely with general educators and other members of the special education team.

Benefits & Compensation

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.
• Employee assistance program.
• Voluntary life insurance through PERA.
• 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans available immediately upon hire.
• Paid time off.
• Compensation is based on education and/or work experience according to the district's Certified Salary schedule.

Work Mode

This is an onsite position located at Horizon High School in Thornton, CO.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion, striving to eliminate predictability in student outcomes and putting students first in its mission to elevate success for every student every day.