• Teacher - Law Enforcement

    Adams 12 Five Star Schools (Thornton, CO)


    Teacher - Law Enforcement JobID: 12558

     

    + Position Type:

     

    Teaching: Secondary/ Teacher-Law Enforcement

     

    + Date Posted:

     

    5/20/2025

     

    + Location:

     

    FutureForward at Washington Square

     

    + Closing Date:

     

    05/28/2025

     

    SALARY INFORMATION: SEE CERTIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE (https://www.adams12.org/our-district/careers/teach)

    STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 40

    FTE: 1.0

    MONTHS PER YEAR: 9

    JOB CODE: 241103

    POSITION TYPE: REPLACEMENT – PERMANENT/REGULAR

     

    SUMMARY: A teacher will perform effective teaching methods to ensure student success and promote an exemplary educational program which fosters achievement for all students.

     

    In this course, students will learn about professions in law enforcement through hands on, industry related experiences. Topics covered include arrest control, defensive tactics, criminal law, statutes, police procedures, 911 simulator, and real world scenarios. Students have the opportunity to have authentic experiences with local police departments.

    ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

    - Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities

     

    - Create a positive educational climate for students to learn in.

     

    - Meet course and school-wide student performance goals.

     

    - Participate in ongoing training sessions.

     

    - Create lesson plans and modify them accordingly throughout the year.

     

    - Grade papers and perform other administrative duties as needed.

     

    - Read and stay abreast of current topics in education.

     

    - Utilize various curriculum resources and technologies to enhance student learning.

     

    - Integrate competencies, goals, and objectives into lesson plans.

     

    - Utilize District curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the students served.

     

    - Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities. - Prepare and distribute parent communications.

     

    - Observe and evaluate a student's performance.

     

    - Manage student behavior in the classroom creating appropriate behavior strategies.

    EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:

    - Must be a minimum of 21 years old.

     

    - Bachelor's degree preferred plus 5 years of related law enforcement experience and a POST certification.

     

    - Or an Associate’s Degree in a related field, a POST certification, and 7 years related law experience.

    LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS:

    - Criminal background check required for hire.

     

    - Must possess, or be able to obtain from, or be in process with, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) for a valid Colorado Educator License within 30 days of hire. Must have or be able to obtain a CTE Credential in Law Enforcement Services

     

    - Must possess the required license and endorsement. If highly qualified by content test or semester hours, with no endorsement: applicant must possess a Colorado educator license license with a passing score on a CDE approved content test or 24 semester hours in specific core content classes as determined by Human Resources.

     

    Preference given to candidates with ELL Training and/or an ESL or (LDE) Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement.

    SALARY INFORMATION (FOR EXTERNAL CANDIDATES):

    All salary placement on ourCertified Salary schedule (https://www.adams12.org/our-district/careers/teach) is dependent on the employees’ education and/or work experience. Certified/licensed employees will be granted one (1) year for each full year of contractual and/or work experience up to a maximum of ten (10) years, which includes in-district and out-of-district contractual teaching and/or work experience. Responsibility for verification of outside experience shall rest with the individual employee. For further explanation of salary placement please refer to ourCertified Master Agreement (https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1658853885/adams12org/vocdgvbfzhxovelvx372/CertMasterAgreement.pdf) that can be found on our district website.

    Internal Candidates Only:

    13.2.5 Voluntary transfers that occur fifteen working days before the start of the school year and until the end of the school year shall happen once the position being vacated has been filled, for a duration of no more than four weeks. This four week time period could be adjusted in consultation with the educator, current and receiving supervisor and with approval from the Chief Human Resources Officer and the Association President.

    BENEFITS INFORMATION:

    Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date).

     

    To learn more about our benefits including paid time off, please see ourBenefits Overview (https://www.adams12.org/our-district/human-resources/benefits-overview) .

     

    THIS POSTING IS NOT INCLUSIVE OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION.

     

    Rev 12/24