High School Biology Teacher- RISE High School Job Denver area,Colorado USA,Education / Teaching

Location:

This school-based position is 100% in person at our Rocky Mountain Prep Fletcher Campus. All school-based staff are essential members of our campus community, working on-site each day alongside students, colleagues, and families to create a strong school community and support student growth and achievement. This position is not remote or hybrid.

The RMP Promise

Rocky Mountain Prep is a movement of educators, families, scholars, and advocates committed to changing public education in Colorado by democratizing college access for historically marginalized students and families. We operate twelve college-preparatory schools serving students from early childhood through twelfth grade, and we are fundamentally a world-class learning organization that invests deeply in every educator who joins us. Teachers engage in ongoing coaching and professional development, supported by clear expectations, transparent feedback, and opportunities to strengthen their craft and advance along individualized career pathways grounded in our PEAK values.

Rooted in a culture of rigor and love, RMP promises to coach, develop, and champion every team member so they can do their best work and grow as professionals, people, and leaders.

RMP’s Big Five Goals

Every RMP team member plays a role in advancing our shared goals for student success and organizational strength. Our Big Five Goals establish the key outcomes we are working toward together across our schools and network:

Student Achievement: 60% average proficiency on CMAS & PSAT by Spring 2027; zero schools rated Orange or Red on the 2027–28 Colorado School Performance Framework

Financial Sustainability: 5,100 students enrolled, as measured by October Count; $4MM in total philanthropic gifts during the 2026–27 school year

Parent Satisfaction: 90% regular attendance; no more than 10% chronic absenteeism

Staff Engagement & Enablement: 75% annual staff retention from July 2026 to July 2027

Student Persistence – Health & Wellness: 90% year-over-year student persistence from September 2026 to September 2027

Each team member contributes to these goals through their role and collaboration across RMP.

Our Approach to Teaching High School Science

We seek a dedicated secondary science teacher to provide rigorous instruction to our students. The ideal candidate will create an engaging, supportive learning environment that promotes students asking questions and defining problems, planning and carrying out investigations, analyzing and interpreting data, using mathematical and computational thinking, constructing explanations and designing solutions, engaging in argument from evidence, and obtaining, evaluating, and communicating information as described in the Next Generation Science Standards.

The science teacher will be an integral part of our educational team, working collaboratively to ensure the academic success of our students through the implementation of the RMP Science Academic Program & Resources.

High School Science Teachers at Rocky Mountain Prep will:

Consistently use the Intellectual Preparation Protocol to internalize curricular materials at the unit and daily lesson level
Collaborate with their instructional coach to improve lesson plans and facilitation based on regular, frequent feedback.
Be a continuous learner of strong science pedagogy and research.
Challenge students with curricular tasks that encourage scientific thinking and let them take the lead in their learning.
Align all lessons to the Next Generation Science Standards and implement practices that promote understanding of grade-level science content.
Manage lab materials and work within CDE Science Safety Regulations for storage and use in class.
Implement network intervention strategies based on…