Special Education Teacher

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Promote Equity:
  Define, understand, and promote equity so that we can eliminate gaps and systematically interrupt institutional bias.
• Provide rigorous, joyful, and inclusive academic and social emotional learning experiences to ensure all students are college and career ready.
• The Teacher (10-month) will report to the Director of Student Support Services.
• Sets and reinforces clear expectations and routines that are aligned with the school's overall vision.
• Develops and implements curricula and activities to meet academic standards.
• Thoughtfully plans daily lessons and implements specific strategies to meet the needs of all students, providing extra support, enrichment, or variation of work when necessary.
• Demonstrates strong content knowledge.
• Designs and implements assessments that measure progress towards academic standards and diagnoses areas of student misunderstanding.
• Uses assessment data to refine curriculum and informs instructional practices.
• Is accountable for students' academic growth and increase each individual student's achievement.
• Creates a positive, achievement-oriented learning environment.
• Reflects on successes and areas of growth as a teacher, seeks to improve performance, and responds to feedback.
• Participates in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions.
• Invests parents and families in their children's academic success through regular communication.

• Serving as a member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
• Providing specialized instruction as prescribed by Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).
• Participating in MDT, IEP, manifestation determination, and other related meetings.
• Working collaboratively within the classroom setting to implement student IEPs.
• Collecting data for the purpose of monitoring academic progress and evaluating effectiveness of services.
• Providing technical assistance on strategies that improve outcomes for special education students.
• Implementation of behavior intervention plans and functional behavior assessments.
• Keeping thorough records of each student receiving services.
• Completing student progress reports.

• Bachelor's in Education or Liberal Arts.
• Experience working in Urban Education.
• Praxis II passing score required in the content area.
• Knowledge of K-12 teaching standards and frameworks.
• A love of working with young people.
• A commitment to a diverse and inclusive community.
• A passion for teaching in an innovative, experiential, and student-centered environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively with students, parents, faculty, and staff.
• Personal qualities including resilience, approachability, and kindness.
• Excellent technology skills and experience integrating technology into the curriculum.