Education Specialist; Mod-Severe Teacher Pool; SY

The Organization

At Lighthouse Community Public Schools we are engaged in an educational movement that goes beyond our classrooms working to disrupt inequities by providing our students and families exceptional educational opportunities every day. Grounded in our core values of community, integrity, agency, love, and social justice rooted in the EL Education Model, LCPS is a leader in fostering innovative schools achieving exceptional student outcomes where each child is at the center of their own learning.

Our mission is to prepare diverse students for college, a career of their choice, and to be lifelong changemakers. Founded in 2002, LCPS operates two high-achieving TK-12 public charter schools whose goal is to be the highest performing schools in East Oakland. Our two schools serve over 1,600 students and are a beacon for public education and our graduates fulfill the promise of a better, brighter Oakland.

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Lighthouse Community Public Schools is looking for talented Education Specialist (Mod-Severe) teachers to join our team who are relentlessly committed to ensuring that traditionally underserved students of color achieve our mission of completing college, securing a career of their choice, and becoming lifelong changemakers in their communities. LCPS teachers believe that this important mission is not only attainable; it is essential to transforming our Oakland community.

To be an effective change-agent you will embody the following

Core Competencies:

• Be an anti-racist educator committed to educational justice as evidenced by pursuing high academic outcomes for all students, respectful and supportive relationships, well-planned instruction, rigorous daily assessment, and daily opportunities for students to revise and refine their work.
• Facilitate cognitively engaging student-centered learning.
• Demonstrate a keen belief in and ability to create, collect, and analyze achievement data to drive student learning and outcomes for all students.
• Be a strong community builder and team collaborator.
• Model and foster a growth mindset with agency, persistence, and flexibility.
• Be a collaborative and responsible professional educator.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintain a high level of rigor for students with disabilities in order to ensure equitable access to common core state standards and/or alternate curriculum standards.
• Ensure that students are at the center of their own learning and deeply engaged in ways that foster agency, self-direction, and independence.
• Regularly collaborate with other specialists, including outside providers, and general education teachers for the purposes of: reviewing student data, ensuring individualized education plan (IEP) implementation, co-planning and/or co-teaching.
• Oversee, teach, and implement a student’s behavior intervention plan, including gathering and analyzing relevant data on a regular basis, and collaborating with staff members around student plan and progress.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and its influences on our special education program and daily responsibilities.
• Facilitate IEP meetings and ensure IEPs are designed for educational benefit.
• Create and maintain notifications, records, files, and reports as required by federal, state, and SELPA regulations.
• Provide daily oversight of paraprofessional support, including the staff schedule and implementation of IEP services.
• Communicate with caregivers on a frequent basis to ensure they are familiar with their child’s progress and a part of their child’s educational planning.
• Administer standardized academic assessments (e.g. KTEA-4, WIAT-3, etc.), write a report, and share the information at IEP meetings.
• Utilize, collect, and analyze rigorous, student-engaged assessments, both formative and summative, to identify and address students’ areas of growth and mastery of learning objectives and IEP goals.
• Grow and contribute as an educator, colleague, learner, and community member including engaging in professional development and your own growth as…