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School: Life Skills Center of Denver

Job Title: RESPONSE TO INTERVENTION COORDINATOR

Category: Part-time

Classification: Instructional/Educational Coordination, Other

Work Year: 2010-2011

Job Description:

Life Skills Centers are public schools that serve students ages 16-22 who are at-risk or have had difficulty with the routine of traditional high school in the past.

We provide a safe, clean, interactive learning environment in which students learn from qualified teachers, utilizing hands-on training with the very latest in today's technology. Our unique curriculum combines academics, life skills preparation, and workplace training. And, when students successfully complete their individualized course of study at the Life Skills Center, they receive a state-recognized high school diploma.
Life Skills Centers have graduated thousands of students since the first school opened in 1999. We now have schools throughout the country, with locations in Colorado, Arizona, Ohio, Michigan, and Florida.

RESPONSIBILITIES:
A Life Skills Center Response to Intervention (RtI) Coordinator has a variety of job duties, including monitoring the day-to-day operations of the RtI process and any district-level trainings and meetings that support district-wide implementation; collecting and reviewing documentation forms for the RtI committee and assisting with assigning a Student Intervention Team (SIT) to each case; notifying teachers about the days, times and locations of meetings and coordinating any specialists who need to attend the meeting; inviting parents/guardians/significant others to the SIT meeting; assisting teachers in collecting data, and assisting teachers in using the collected data to drive instruction; and maintaining statistical data including progress monitoring, RtI plans, and numbers of students in Tiers II and III, as well as students who are referred for a special education evaluation. Other job duties may be required as the position demands.
***This is a part-time position, approximately 20 hours per week***

REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s Degree in Education preferred
Valid Colorado teaching license or license eligibility
At least 5 years of successful classroom teaching experience
Bilingual English/Spanish preferred
Training in the Response to Intervention Model preferred
Experience in accessing student skills and knowledge
Proficiency in Microsoft Office productsrof

LOCATION OF SCHOOL:
1000 Cherokee St.
Denver, CO 80204

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
All employees must be able to pass a local criminal history check, a fingerprint background check, and a TB test. The Life Skills Center of Denver offers a comprehensive benefits package to all full-time employees including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, professional development activities, and retirement benefits. The Life Skills Center of Denver is an equal opportunity employer.

Application Instructions:

Interested candidates, please apply online at www.wediducan.com

Date Posted: 2010-09-02

Closing Date: 2010-12-02

Life Skills Center of Denver Profile

Address

Life Skills Center of Denver
1000 Cherokee St.
Denver, CO 80204

Contact Information

Web Site: http://www.lifeskillscenters.com
Phone: (720)889-2898
Fax: (720)289-2897

School Info

Authorizer: Denver Public Schools (DPS) - Denver County 1
Year Opened: 2003
County: Denver
District: Denver Public Schools (DPS) - Denver County 1
Region: Metro Area
Grade Levels: 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Enrollment: 232
Educational Program: Alternative

Description

This school's primary goal is to educate and ultimately award Life Skills Center high school diplomas to current high school dropouts who have not found success in a traditional educational setting. This school will be year-round. Part of the mission of the Life Skills Center of Denver will be to provide its students with an individualized, self-paced, computer-based educational experience, complemented by a life skills and vocational training component.