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Job Posting Title:
6th Grade Teaching Position (Please apply with Academy Charter School - DO NOT apply directly with DCSD)
Job Description:
6th Grade Teaching Position
All employees of Academy Charter School work together to achieve ACS’s mission. In addition to the duties and responsibilities listed below, we seek teachers who are collaborative with colleagues, empathetic in their relationships with students and families, and willing to work above and beyond their job description in order to ensure success for students. ACS teachers possess a school-wide focus and are able to see beyond their classroom in order to create a unified ACS community. We hire top-quality educators looking to contribute to our long-standing legacy!
Position Specific Information (if Applicable):
Responsibilities:
- Conducts an organized and professional classroom
- Implements rigorous and highly engaging standards-based instruction
- Has an unwavering belief that all children can and want to learn
- Supports all students, including students who are linguistically diverse or have an IEP or 504 plan
- Develops and implements a curriculum to ensure student mastery of Colorado state standards and Core Knowledge concepts
- Maintains curriculum to ensure the needs of students are met
- Demonstrates exceptional instructional practices
- Collaborates with other faculty in the delivery of appropriate instructional approaches, working to serve the various learning styles and needs of all students
- Models and fosters independent thinking skills, creative problem-solving, and abstract reasoning
- Shows empathy and understanding of students
- Creates a safe learning environment where each child excels
Required Qualifications:
- B.A./B.S. or higher in Education
- Expert-level written and oral communication skills
- Entrepreneurial outlook and charter school commitment
- Ability to work collaboratively
- Strong self-starter; able to work with limited direction
- Able to work 7:15 a.m.-3:45 p.m. M-F
Preferred Qualifications:
- Previous teaching experience
- Experience in and knowledge of charter schools
Salary: $52,900 - $64,000
Application Deadline: ongoing
Click HERE to view the 2026-2027 Calendar
To apply for positions at Academy Charter School, please visit our employment page at www.academycharter.org.
Responsibilities:
Certifications:
Teaching License - Colorado Department of Education
Education:
Bachelor's Degree (Required)
Skills:
Position Type:
Charter School
Primary Location:
Academy Charter School
One Year Only (Yes or No):
No
Scheduled Hours Per Week:
40
FTE:
1.00
Approx Scheduled Days Per Year:
185 Work Days
- (260 days indicates a year-round position. Time off [or Off-Track Days] are then granted based on the position. Any exceptions to the normal off-track time will be noted in the Additional Position Details section above, as scheduled work days.)
Minimum Hire Rate:
$1.00 USD Annual
Maximum Hire Rate:
$75,000.50 USD Annual
Full Salary Range:
$1.00 USD - $150,000.00 USD Annual
- All salary amounts listed above are based on a full-time (1.0) FTE. If applicable, part-time salaries will be prorated according to the assigned FTE.
Benefits:
This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options.
Time Off Plans:
This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past:
November 8, 2026