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.
Requirements
- Design and deliver rigorous, standards-aligned visual arts curriculum and authentic performance tasks that require scholars to create, revise, and publicly present original work.
- Establish clear criteria for success aligned to the Colorado Academic Standards, using rubrics, exemplars, and critique protocols to define mastery and ensure rigor.
- Facilitate collaborative and reflective studio practices, including peer critique, artist statements, revision cycles, and analysis of diverse exemplars.
- Create joyful, high-expectations studio environments where scholars take creative risks and persevere toward excellence.
- Center artists, movements, and traditions from historically marginalized communities, affirming scholar identities while expanding global artistic understanding.
- Differentiate instruction and performance tasks to ensure equitable access, meaningful challenge, and measurable growth for all scholars.
- Assess scholar learning through standards-based grading practices and celebrate growth through exhibitions, showcases, and public displays of learning.
- Collaborate with grade-level teams and special educators to ensure alignment, inclusion, and cross-curricular connections where appropriate.
- Engage in continuous professional growth, refining curriculum and performance tasks based on student data, feedback, and coaching.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off – including vacation, personal, and sick days
- 5 Weeks of Paid Organizational Holidays – including Winter and Summer breaks
- Comprehensive Health Insurance – medical, dental, and vision coverage, with 100% of medical coverage for employee-only plans.
- Retirement Through PERA – Public Employees' Retirement Association of Colorado
- Paid Leave of Absence Options – including parental, medical, and disability leave
- Mental Health & Wellness Support – to help you thrive personally and professionally
- Pre-Tax Accounts – flexible spending accounts (FSA), dependent care accounts, and health savings accounts (HSA)