Director of Early Childhood Education

About Rocky Mountain Prep

Rocky Mountain Prep is a growing network of innovative public charter schools serving students and families in the Greater Denver Area. Rocky Mountain Prep (RMP) opened its first school in 2012 with 130 students and has grown to twelve schools, working with over 5,000 scholars in PreK through 12th grade across two districts. Grounded in our culture of rigor and love, our schools consistently outperform local districts academically while also ensuring our scholars are developing in our PEAK values of perseverance, excellence, adventure, and kindness.  

Who We Seek:

We seek teachers and staff who are interested in developing students into outstanding human beings in their academic and personal lives by role-modeling our culture of Rigor and Love.  Work collaboratively with their teammates and seek feedback, coaching, and mentorship from their admin team and school community.  Implement our data-driven curriculum with the tools they’ve gained from experience while they adapt to the needs of their students.  

If you are someone who is mission-driven, humble in your reflections about your practice, smart in the ways you approach data and are results-oriented, we’d love to see you apply.

During the 2023-2024 school year, RMP is driving after five big goals:

1. Going Green on the Colorado School Performance Framework
2. 90% Student Persistence
3. 95% Average Daily Attendance
4. Fully Enrolled by October Count
5. Academics:
   1. PreK Students demonstrate one year of growth
   2. Kinder through 2nd Grade Students grow 1.25 years in ELA and Math
   3. 40% of 3rd through 5th-grade students meet their Millionaire Goal (one million words read)
   4. 40% of 6th through 8th grade students meet their millionaire goal (two million words read)
   5. High school: 100% College Acceptance

Each member of the organization plays a part in achieving these goals. School-based staff members will work towards 2 or 3 metrics that are aligned to both their individual roles AND the Big 5. These metrics vary by position and are subject to change for the 2022-2023 school year.   As a (Role Title), you will be held accountable for some of these goals. 

Role Mission

Each member of the organization plays a part in achieving these goals. School-based staff members will work towards 2 or 3 metrics aligned to their individual roles AND the Big 5. These metrics vary by position and are subject to change for the 2022-2023 school year.   As a Director of ECE, you will be held accountable for some of these goals. 

 In this role,  you will…

Reporting directly to the Chief Legal Officer, the responsibilities of the Director of ECE include:  

• Build out and strengthen centralized curricular resources across our network and ensure appropriate vertical alignment of the ECE  curriculum with our GK-5 academic program
• Create a centralized Professional Development (PD) plan for teachers and paraprofessionals and deliver high-quality professional development aligned to ECE-specific content.
• Create and support ECE IPP and data meeting protocol, and lead as needed 
• Advise our talent team on how to thoughtfully integrate best practices and compliance requirements into the recruitment, selection, and training of ECE staff
• Support RMP to develop metrics, evaluation, and tracking tools that are responsive to our youngest students and their teachers’ needs and to accurately capture the most important indicators and predictions of long-term success
• Develop and support our mixed-age model of 3 and 4-year-old children in the same class as a social-emotional intervention. 
• Advise schools and central operations members on ECE enrollment
• Advise schools on the UPK enrollment process and updates as needed
• Primary driver of ECE licensing compliance across the network
• Build capacity among ECE Grade Level Chairs to become licensing experts at each site
• Coach teachers, teams, and APIs to achieve high scores on Colorado Shines quality indicators. 
• Manage and drive Colorado Shines ratings to the highest quality rating. 
• Supervise  infant/toddler Baby Bees program by managing the Baby Bees director
• Manage ECSE and ECE in-house sub Primary driver of network-wide licensing and compliance maintenance network-wide
• Network and maintain relationships with ECE stakeholders to continue strong ECE funding for RMP, and support investigating alternative ECE funding sources as needed 
• Additional Duties
• Be an active team member of the People and Business Administration and Legal Affairs teams, including carrying out the vision that “Every Human Thrives.” 
• Embody the PEAK core values in all of your daily functions including being willing to persevere when a difficult situation arises, providing excellent service to our community, embodying a spirit of adventure, and living out kindness every day. 
• Assist with other duties/tasks as needed or assigned by the Chief Legal Officer or other senior leadership team members.
• As a member of the Central Team, you will be an active participant in network and school-level activities and/or events 

Qualifications

Required:

• At least three years of Pre-K teaching experience, demonstrating outstanding results with scholars
• At least 2 years of experience in leading and coaching other teachers toward outstanding results
• Deep understanding of common core state standards, national and state Pre-K standards, and instructional best practices
• Ability to provide an official transcript demonstrating graduation from an undergraduate institution, provide evidence of passing the Praxis 5001 exam or other Colorado Department of Education approved test scores, and pass a background check
• Eligibility to work in the United States

Preferred:

• Curriculum design experience is highly preferred

Salary 

This is a full-time, benefits-eligible position with a salary range of $85,000 to $90,000

Benefits

• Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision)
• Disability Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Retirement through PERA
• Paid-Time-Off

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Want more information

• Please review our Rocky Mountain Prep Frequently Asked Questions to learn more about our program!

Demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.   Rocky Mountain Prep does not sponsor visas at this time.

RMP is an equal opportunity employer. We seek applicants of diverse backgrounds and hire without regard to color, gender, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We appreciate your interest in Rocky Mountain Prep and look forward to getting to know you!