Personal Qualities of Top Candidates

• Commitment to Equity: Passionate about closing the achievement gap and ensuring that every child, regardless of background or circumstance, receives an excellent education.
• Leadership: Coaches, mentors, and challenges others to excel despite obstacles and challenging situations.
• Focus on Data-Driven Results: Relentlessly pursues the mastery of instruction based on student performance, and is driven by a desire to produce quantifiable student achievement gains.
• Innovative Problem-Solving: Relentlessly pursues the mastery of instruction based on student performance, and is driven by a desire to produce quantifiable student achievement gains.
• Adaptability: Excels in a constantly changing environment and adapts to flexibility in shifting projects or priorities to meet the needs of a dynamic transformation effort.
• Teamwork: Increases the effectiveness of surrounding teams through collaboration, constant learning, and supporting others; sensitive to diversity in all its forms; respects and is committed to learning from others. 

Job Description:

• Formulate, write and implement Individual Education Plans
• Organize and implement an instructional program that meets the developmental level and unique learning style of diverse learners
• Create a positive educational environment for all students using a multi-tiered system of supports
• Manages the classroom to maintain a safe, secure, and effective learning environment by providing a high degree of structure, clear expectations, and consistency. Implements expectations and consequences as appropriate for each student as outlined in the behavior management plan
• Maintains a firm, fair and consistent approach to the instruction of students and promotes student involvement by reinforcing positive behaviors
• Ensures the rights of all students are observed and protected through the use of appropriate and respectful communication, proper de-escalation techniques, and correct physical restraint methods when necessary.
• Objectively evaluate academic and/or behavioral outcomes through a system of data collection and analysis that drives decision making
• Use professional-quality communication skills to convey information to the student’s team
• Meet all district, state, and federal requirements for the program to which you are assigned, including IEP and Progress Report deadlines
• Demonstrate an understanding of functional skills and implement a system of positive behavioral interventions
• Administer a variety of assessment tools, write detailed reports, summarize the results and provide recommendations
• Use formative and summative assessment and document student progress and achievement; assess and analyze student strengths; design and implement appropriate instruction to facilitate learning and growth
• Collaborate with other educators, related service providers, and parents to maximize student outcomes.
• Remain current with accepted and appropriate instructional theory, practice, and research. Including engaging in regular and strategic professional development to stay current in best practices for diverse learners 

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited institution
• Licensure in Moderate Disabilities, 5-12; or Severe disabilities grades, All Levels with SEI Endorsement.  
• Experience working with students with severe disabilities.
• At least one year of full-time teaching experience
• Familiarity with the IEP process and reporting
• Passion for teaching
• Commitment to ensuring academic success for all students
• Experience working in an urban setting preferred
• Experience working with diverse student populations preferred
• Skills in managing challenging student behaviors strongly preferred
• Ability to read, interpret, and apply student performance data to instructional planning and execution
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; excellent teamwork skills 
• Bilingual applicants (Spanish) strongly encouraged to apply 

Compensation and benefits

• Salary and benefits will be competitive and commensurate with experience