Professional Learning Specialist (PLS)

Under the direction of the Principal and/or Assistant Principal, acts as a professional learning coordinator, mentor/coach, facilitator, and member of the leadership team. Acts as a resource for the professional development of teachers. May facilitate various aspects of teacher induction. Develops and promotes good community relations among various community members and school clientele.
## Position Specific Information (if Applicable):
## Responsibilities:
Collaborative Member of the Building Leadership Team:
Lead school initiatives
Collaborate with leadership to build World Class Education opportunities for staff
Work with principal to create Unified Improvement Plan and Professional Development Plan
Backward Plan, implement, evaluate and support professional development to support Site
Mentor/Coach:
Create personalized induction opportunities
Provide support for inductees
Ongoing mentoring of all teachers
Model, co-teach, and Cognitive Coach teachers
Create Differentiated Induction Plans for inductees
Support staff in attaining goals
Facilitate data analysis opportunities
21st Century Skills Leader
Facilitator:
Facilitate team, school or feeder meetings to enhance shared responsibility when appropriate
Provide ongoing training to facilitate meaningful Learning Community Work
Enhance dialogue opportunities while building professional community
Facilitate the creation of a supportive, restorative, and inclusive building culture
Professional Learning Coordinator:
Coordinate, plan, implement and evaluate professional development aligned with DCSD PD Standards
Arrange peer observations
Lesson Study Design
Facilitate and coordinate Professional Learning Communities
Train mentors, departmentment heads and teacher leaders
Implement job embedded professional learning
Evaluate and provide high quality resources
Liaison between district and site
## Certifications:
Teaching License - Colorado Department of Education
## Education:
Bachelor's Degree (Required)
## Position Type:
Regular
## Primary Location:
Clear Sky Elementary
## One Year Only (Yes or No):
No
## Scheduled Hours Per Week:
40
## Full-Time Equivalent (FTE):
1.00
## Approx Scheduled Days Per Year:
200 Work Days
## Full Salary Range:
$56,366.00 USD - $119,121.00 USD Annual
## Position Salary Schedule Eligibility:
Hard to Hire
Licensed position salaries are set based on one of three salary schedules; _General, Hard to Hire, and Specialist/Extremely Hard to Hire._ DCSD will award up to 7 years of previous licensed teaching experience at the time of hire. Click to view the current DCSD Licensed Salary Schedules\*.
• _\*All salary amounts listed on the schedules are based on a full-time (1.0) FTE. If applicable, part-time salaries will be prorated according to the assigned FTE._
## Benefits:
This position is eligible for health, vision, dental, health savings account (HSA), flexible spending accounts (FSA), District paid and voluntary additional (supplemental) life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance, short and long-term disability, critical illness and accident voluntary insurance, employee assistance program (EAP), voluntary 401(k), 403(b) and 457 retirement plan options.
## Time Off Plans:
This position is eligible for paid sick and personal time.
## This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past:
June 27, 2026
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A career in Colorado's Douglas County School District is a chance to be part of something incredibly important and fulfilling.
Spanning over 850 square miles, Douglas County School District offers a variety of communities ranging from small rural farm towns to large and fast-growing suburban neighborhoods. At the heart of it all is a love and dedication to family and a unity of purpose around ensuring that each and every one of our community’s 61,000+ students receives the education needed to have the brightest future possible.
Unity of Purpose
DCSD’s Board of Education adopted the following goals for our school district – and our leaders, educators and support staff work diligently to incorporate these values in everything they do.
1\.       Academic Excellence
2\.       Outstanding Educators and Staff
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4\.       Collaborative Relations with Parents and Community
5\.       Financial Well-Being
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In Douglas County, we know that working in education is more than a job - it’s a calling. Every day our dedicated team of educators guides our community’s future leaders by encouraging them to ask questions, explore new ideas, and solve problems. Our school leaders and staff put students first in everything they do and work hard to ensure that our educators have the tools they need to provide every student the best education possible.
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In Douglas County, we understand that no two students are the same. Each has a unique learning style and needs. We also know that students want and deserve multiple options for life after high school. We support all students, whether their goal is to go on to a four-year college, join the military, or directly enter the workforce. We have the programs and know-how to ensure our students are successful in whatever they choose to do after high school.
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From our school principals and licensed teachers to our nutrition services staff and bus drivers, all DCSD employees touch the lives of students and every employee contributes to their success.
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