Employment at TCA

• We open our teacher applications on February 1 for the following school year. 
• Educational Professional Staff, Administrative Staff, Support Staff, and Substitute openings are also posted as needed throughout the calendar year.  
• All complete applications are read and screened. (INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS ARE NOT PROCESSED.) Completed applications are those which have all sections of the application completed AND have submitted the additional required materials and documents.
• Qualified applicant records are activated and stored in our hiring database.
• As open positions occur, administrators search active applicant records in the database, review applications, and select candidates for interviews.
• Applicants are interviewed, usually by a team composed of at least an administrator and, for teaching positions, an Educational Philosophy staff member.
• Administrators may gather more data to make hiring decisions.
• All applicants are notified regarding the hiring decision. Applicants who were not selected for an interview receive an email notification. All applicants who interview receive a phone call from a representative of the interviewing team.
• In some cases, these notifications may not take place until late summer, as filling all of our positions for each school year often runs through the summer. 
• The Classical Academy job applications are considered for one hiring season. A hiring season is a calendar year, January to December.
• Applications may be renewed for a second hiring season at your request. Please access the online application system to update your application for the current hiring season.
• After the two-year period, you must reapply.

• You must complete your application to be considered for employment. Completed applications are those which have all sections of the application completed AND have submitted the additional required materials and documents.
• Transcripts should be final transcripts (graduate and undergraduate) showing degrees awarded. Please also submit transcripts that show any additional coursework completed.
• If you are currently in an education program and do not have a final transcript, we will accept the most current transcript available FOR APPLICATION PURPOSES ONLY. Upon graduation, you must submit a final transcript. Copies of transcripts are acceptable for application. If you are hired, you will need to provide official transcripts.
• Letters of reference should be as current as possible, preferably not older than two years. Teacher applicants should ask recommenders to address, as specifically as possible, their work with students and colleagues, their mastery of subject or content, their teaching skills and techniques, and their character.
• A Colorado license is NOT required for you to teach. However, we ask that you supply a copy of any certification, expired or current, from any state, or inform us of any plans to acquire a certificate.

• Salaries for TCA teachers are not based strictly on number of years teaching and college education credits. Factors such as other experience, knowledge of our teaching methodology, travel, foreign language, etc. are also considered.
• We do not require Colorado teaching certification.
• We do not work on the basis of employment contracts.

The Classical Academy does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, religion, national origin, disability, gender, or any other protected status in its educational programs and activities (including employment and application for employment).

TCA's classroom experience is guided by our Mission, our Core Values, and our Creed:

Titans endeavor to recognize and pursue truth, beauty, and goodness. 
Titans celebrate virtue in scholarship, relationship, and citizenship, 
Titans take ownership of and find joy in learning. 
Titans value our responsibilities above our rights. 
Titans love, respect, and protect one another. 
Striving to be our best, do our best, 
And give our best to the world, in
Mind, Body, and Spirit, 

WE ARE TITANS!

Not only does every student learn this creed, but it is what guides us in our days together. The creed provides concrete opportunities for character-building moments between teachers and students in the classroom, and on our playgrounds and athletic fields.

The Classical Academy was founded on the belief that the best education provides students with both wisdom and knowledge. Parents look to the Classical Academy as a skilled and passionate partner in the educational journey of their school-age children — a journey toward becoming thoughtful, virtuous, wise individuals. We endeavor to build relationships that cultivate and unleash the natural curiosity of learners through a stimulating, classically inspired curriculum that honors the whole child.

Classical education is based on the Trivium, which consists of three stages: grammar, logic, and rhetoric. During the grammar stage, students learn the basic elements of language and how to use them correctly. In the logic stage, students learn how to reason and think critically. In the rhetoric stage, students learn how to communicate effectively and persuasively. The classical education model also emphasizes the study of literature, history, mathematics, science, and the arts, as well as character education.

Because TCA strives to create a consistent educational arc for students, we also offer multi-faceted support for new teachers, in order to seamlessly integrate them into the big picture: 

• New Teacher resource packet
• Pre-service preparation
• Full-time mentor teachers for ongoing support

"I love the way that TCA inducts new teachers. Between bi-weekly check-ins, shared meals, and enriching seminars presented on in-service days, TCA makes sure to keep tabs on new teachers, presenting us with every tool necessary for success." - David, Secondary Music

Athletics

Titans have the opportunity to give their best to the world in mind, body, and spirit through their participation in baseball, cross country, football, basketball, golf, soccer, softball, cheer, track, volleyball, and wrestling.

Performing Arts

Titans pursue truth, beauty, and goodness through an acclaimed fine arts education in visual, musical, and theatrical arts.

Colorado Springs perennially appears on lists of the best places to live in the U.S. Located at the base of Pikes Peak, Colorado Springs also boasts

• Easy access to miles of trails and scenic drives
• 40 more sunny days per year than the U.S. average
• The U.S. Olympic and Paralymic Museum
• The U.S. Air Force Academy, Schriever Air Force Base, and Fort Carson, as well as the U.S. Space Force 
• Beautiful locations such as Garden of the Gods, Ute Valley Park, Bear Creek Park, and Palmer Park within the city limits
• A growing, walkable downtown