5th Grade 26-27 Elementary Teacher

SALARY: $50,00-80,00 Based on licensure and years of experience.

We offer a competitive benefits package and zero cost mental health support through a virtual provider.

At HPA we contribute to PERA for retirement savings.

Full-time school year, exempt, in-person position, 40+ hours a week

High Point Academy's teachers are inspired to support and educate our students to contribute to a better world.

At High Point Academy (HPA), we understand that powerful learning only happens with strong relationships between students, staff, and families. We are on the path to becoming an EL Education Credentialed School, which guides the educational philosophy that we all live by. At HPA, students will engage in meaningful, challenging work that connects to real-world issues, builds character, and drives mastery of knowledge and skills.

We're designing learning that's active, purposeful, and high-quality–because that's what our students deserve. It's about preparing them to be critical thinkers and risk-takers so that they can lead with confidence and take pride in their work.

High Point Academy is a public charter school serving students in Pre Kindergarten through 8th grade. Located in Aurora, CO, just north of Green Valley Ranch, HPA serves an ethnically and linguistically diverse student population which includes 28% linguistically diverse students and 68% of our students qualify for Free or Reduced Lunch. HPA is an award-winning wellness school whose systems and structures promote healthy lifestyle choices.

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values at High Point Academy. We are passionate about building and sustaining inclusive and equitable working and learning environments for all students, staff, and faculty. We believe every member of our team enriches our diversity by exposing us to a broad range of ways to understand and engage with the world, identify challenges, and discover, design, and deliver solutions.

• High Point believes the role of every member of the community is to ensure our students are known, cared for, and celebrated. That every member of the community respects each other's race, gender, ethnicity, and all other differences we experience today.
• High Point Academy is committed to each child's growth and success, and we know that creating an accessible, safe, and supportive environment is an integral component for academic excellence. Candidates who can contribute to that goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.
• Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds is essential for facilitating learning at HPA.
• Each individual is expected to demonstrate skills in promoting and supporting a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion and have the ability to serve as an advocate for individuals of all ethnicities, races, genders, ages, and backgrounds.

All employees of High Point Academy work together to achieve HPA's mission. In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed below, we seek staff who are collaborative with colleagues, empathetic in their relationships with students and families, and willing to work above and beyond their job description to ensure success for students. HPA teachers possess a school-wide focus and can see beyond their classroom to create a unified HPA community that is rooted in both rigor and joy.

As a representative of the school, a teacher must present a professional, courteous, and friendly attitude when interacting with students, parents, staff, and the public. This position requires the teacher to…