GATE Coordinator & Gifted Education Specialist

Hopi Junior Senior High School; Polacca (AZ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Hopi Junior/Senior High School invites applications for a Gifted/Talented Certified Coordinator/Teacher to lead the GATE program for grades 7–12. The role reports to the High School Principal and involves curriculum development, staff training, and compliance with state and federal guidelines.

The position requires appropriate Arizona teaching certification with a full gifted endorsement, experience in gifted education, and ability to coordinate identification and services across a multi-grade

Qualifications

• Appropriate Arizona Secondary Teacher Certification.
• Full Gifted Endorsement.
• Meets Criteria of Highly Qualified.
• Minimum of a Provisional SEI or ESL Endorsement.
• Valid Arizona Department of Public Safety Fingerprint Clearance Card.
• Must successfully pass employment background checks within the last five years.

Responsibilities

• Oversees the Gifted & Talented (GATE) program.
• Provide GATE students with appropriate learning activities and experiences designed to fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth.
• Provide identified gifted and talented students with appropriate learning experiences that develop potential and lead to advanced academic achievement.
• Provide services for GATE students in 7th through 12th grade, collaborating with administrators and teachers to support advanced achievement.
• Coordinate and implement plans for curriculum of the gifted and talented program and document preparation as required.

Education

Arizona Secondary Teacher Certification

Full Gifted Endorsement

Meets Criteria of Highly Qualified

Provisional SEI or ESL Endorsement

Arizona DPS Fingerprint Clearance Card

Background checks within 5 years

Bachelor degree preferred

Job description

Hopi Junior/Senior High School invites applications for a Gifted/Talented Certified Coordinator/Teacher to lead the GATE program for grades 7–12. The role reports to the High School Principal and involves curriculum development, staff training, and compliance with state and federal guidelines.

The position requires appropriate Arizona teaching certification with a full gifted endorsement, experience in gifted education, and ability to coordinate identification and services across a multi-grade