Teacher- CTE Criminal Justice (T140) Closing 7/14/2025

Title: Teacher – CTE Criminal Justice 

Employee Group & Grade: Professional/Exempt 

Reports To: Principal, Assistant Principal or Designee 

Starting Salary Scale: $49,000-$62,000  

Calendar Year: 195 days  

Date Written/Revised: March 2025  

*All applications must be complete to be reviewed*  

Why Teach at GOAL High School?     

• Great Mission and Great Culture.   

• Recognized as an Award-winning High School that serves at-risk students throughout Colorado.   

• Recognized as 1 of 3 schools worldwide to receive the distinction of “Biggest Impact School” in technology from Microsoft.   

• Our staff can plan vacations with one 14-day break, two 1-week breaks, and additional weeks off in the summer.   

• Competitive starting salary based on years of experience and qualifications.    

• Potential to earn Pay-for-Performance incentives as a member of the GOAL Team.   

• Competitive Benefits include an emphasis on Wellness in the workplace.   

• The ability to continue contributing to the Colorado Public Schools Retirement System PERA.   

• PERA 401K or Roth 401K with a 5% Match after one year   

• Medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance and AD&D plans.   

• Health Savings Accounts (HSA).   

• Voluntary life insurance for employees and dependents.   

• Short-and Long-Term Disability Insurance.   

• Optional additional insurance that includes accident, critical illness, and hospital plans.   

• Employee Assistance Program.   

• The school provides a laptop, cell phone and additional equipment as needed.   

• Robust Professional Development and opportunity to work with passionate, mission-driven colleagues who are invested in your personal and professional growth.   

• GOAL High School is a qualifying employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF).  

Purpose of Job: 

To teach students, collaborate with others to promote student achievement, and ensure that each student successfully achieves personal and program goals.   

Essential Duties/ Major Accountabilities: 

Show Up: Be ACCOUNTABLE for our students, ourselves, and our team.  

Connect: Develop and maintain TRANSPARENT and HONEST relationships with our students and team  

Succeed: Become a STRONG unified team providing students an INNOVATIVE environment to become productive members of society 

Classroom Management  

Classroom Attendance  

• Establish clear classroom attendance expectations for students. 

• Maintain expected student communication and document attendance utilizing identified GOAL systems. 

Academic Intervention – MTSS  

• Monitor student attendance data to identify and provide interventions to students who are not actively engaged in class. 

• Ensure quality and timely documentation of all interventions provided. 

Active Student and Parent Communication  

• Communicate regularly with students and parents to keep the student progressing toward academic success, including, but not limited to, providing progress reports, class expectations, student participation rates, and, when needed, arrange student/parent/teacher conferences. 

• Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with students and families based on trust, understanding and respect for the communities in which they identify. 

Teaching/Tutoring  

Quality Courses and Instruction  

• Utilize GOAL established guidelines for quality course structure and instructional practices.  

Grading and Gradebooks  

• Maintain complete and accurate grading and gradebooks in the GOAL LMS (Schoology) 

• Ensure weekly gradebook updates by the close of business each Friday.  

Gladiator Connection/Advocacy  

Communication  

• Build connections with staff, students, and parents to keep the student progressing toward academic success, working as a united team to set goals, provide support and overcome barriers to academic progress. This will include, but not limited to, attending family support meetings, connecting through group messaging and meetings, and providing updates on student academic performance.   

• Use effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly with regard to intervention services programming. 

Extra-Curricular  

•  Possess and share a general knowledge of GOAL Academy's extra-curricular activities and student opportunities. 

Student Learning  

Assess and Monitor Growth  

• Champion GOAL’s culture of assessment by ensuring student participation and proctoring throughout the year.  

• Utilize pre/post assessment data to monitor and guide academic growth. 

• Identify and set student growth targets and/or needed interventions.  

• Analyze existing student achievement data and administer progress monitoring instruments as needed to aid in progress monitoring of intervention students. 

Success Team  

• Participate in bi-weekly meetings with staff, students, and parents to keep the student progressing toward academic success, including, but not limited to, providing reports and student/parent/staff conferences. 

• Work with team to develop strategies to improve student performance in classes and curriculum. 

Accountability Standards for all GOAL Academy High School Staff:

• Love for children and ability to work enthusiastically on their behalf.

• Actively and enthusiastically recruit new students through community partnerships and community events.

• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, time-management, verbal, and written communication skills.

• Knowledgeable and comfortable working with technology.

• Able to competently and persistently apply problem solving skills towards technology issues.

• Proven ability to serve on teams and participate in a collaborative decision-making process.

• Strong work ethic to achieve both school and personal goals.

• Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.

• Willingness to travel regionally and transport students as required.

• Ethical, honest, and good-humored.

Minimum Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Must reside in Colorado
• Must have a valid drivers license

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Criminology or related field required.

• Must possess a Colorado Teaching license or be able to obtain an Alternative Teaching license prior to the start of the school year. 

• Must possess or be able to obtain the CTE Criminal Justice credential.  

• Highly Qualified as a Colorado Secondary Educator in Social Studies preferred 

Experience:

• Three to five years of experience working in a school or school system preferred.

• At least two years of experience working in a high school with at risk youth preferred.

• History of advanced knowledge of differentiated instruction, knowledge of different learning styles and challenges, and the ability to apply them to intervention students in a blended learning environment.

• Demonstrated proficiency in a teaching/tutoring capacity.

• Comprehensive knowledge of instructional strategies and the role of Professional Learning Communities (PLCs).

• Demonstrated proficiency in the design and implementation of academic interventions preferred.

• Advanced knowledge and/or experience of instruction, testing, data analysis, and curriculum development.

Physical Requirements of this position include:

Seldom

Cold-50 F or less/Heat- 90 F or more/Gases-Fumes/ Heights/Climbing/ Crawling-Kneeling/ Bending/ Walking on Uneven Surfaces/Chemical-Solvents/ Travel-National or International

Over 30 Pounds: Lifting-Lowering-Reaching Over Shoulders-Reaching Forward-Pushing-Pulling-Carrying

Occasional

Noise/Working Alone/ Local Travel/ Visual Acuity-Far/ Color Discrimination

Over 20 Pounds: Lifting-Lowering-Reaching Over Shoulders-Reaching Forward-Pushing-Pulling-Carrying

Frequent

Driving/ Work with Others/ Visual Acuity-Near/ Hearing/ Speech/ Manual Dexterity/ Eye-Hand Coordination/ Computer/ Mouse/ Copier/ Scanner/ Printer/ Telephone

Under 20 Pounds: Lifting-Lowering-Reaching Over Shoulders-Reaching Forward-Pushing-Pulling-Carrying

Colorado Public High Schools are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. We welcome applications from qualified foreign teachers and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive and diverse educational environment. All hiring decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and the needs of the school district. Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.  

In compliance with federal and state laws, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Immigration and Nationality Act, we ensure that all employment practices are conducted without discrimination based on citizenship or immigration status. However, as a recipient of federal funding, we must adhere to specific regulations regarding the employment of foreign nationals.