Special Education Teacher

Special Education Teacher

2026-27 School Year

• Intentionally small school settings – K-8 sites have only about 225 students in total, and one classroom per grade level;
  Midtown high school has less than 400 students in total.
• Collaborative professional development (PLCs) supported by a network level Director of Special Education, as well as network-level content leads
• Robust medical, dental, and vision plan with significant employer contributions to premiums
• 100% employer-funded short-term disability, life, and accidental death insurance
• Contributions in the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System (AAA-rated pension plan)
• Salary ranges from $52,000 to $62,000
• Sign-on bonuses available

• REQUIRED:
  
  Bachelor’s degree
• REQUIRED:
  
  valid Tennessee teaching license (generally, with endorsement #144, #145 or #461)
• ENCOURAGED:
  Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply
• Affinity with, and passion for, the compelling vision of Compass Community Schools
• Strong content knowledge in all content areas
• Driving commitment to advance student learning
• Ability to lead students toward a joyful and productive learning environment
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to build productive relationships with students and colleagues
• Desire to work hard in a balanced, extended school calendar
• Utmost personal and professional integrity

• Imparting a love of learning in our students who need the most support
• Oversee progress monitoring to ensure that special education student needs are being met.
• Implement special education policies and operating procedures with utmost compliance and integrity.
• Ensure student records are carefully maintained and that all timelines are adhered to regarding student evaluations.
• Lead due process hearings and IEP meetings.
• Support and contribute to a school-wide focus on three pillars: academic excellence, values based character education, and service learning in the community.
• Claim ownership of the privilege and responsibility to ensure high levels of student learning.
• Establish a supportive, joyful, and hopeful classroom culture that has high expectations for students’ individual and collective success.
• Instruct students with purpose, clarity, and urgency.
• Monitor student progress to ensure that student needs are being met.
• Communicate regularly with families as partners in the education of their children.
• Welcome opportunities to develop professionally.

In July 2019, Compass Community Schools opened six high-quality charter schools (five elementary and one high) in the Memphis community. Our vision is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ideal of education: “Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education.” This true education – provided within a supportive, joyful, and hopeful school culture – will prepare our students to be positive agents of change in our communities.