SpEd Teacher 25-26 SY

Our Mission:

Innovation (“Innovation”) Charter High School nurtures and develops students to be academically successful, socially mature, emotionally healthy, and equipped to lead self-directed and fulfilling lives. We welcome all students and we empower them to adapt, excel, innovate and lead. 

Description
To achieve the mission of Innovation Charter High School, Special Education Teachers ensure that our student-innovators pursue rigorous academic goals. They co-plan, co-instruct, and co-assess students in the mainstream classroom. Under the direction of the Assistant Principal and Special Education Coordinator, our teachers collaborate to develop, organize and implement an appropriate instructional program in an inclusive learning environment to enable all students to fulfill their academic potential.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Teachers must possess, or be on an approved pathway to, New York State Teaching Certification, preferably for Students with Disabilities or Generalist 7-12
• Three to five years of classroom teaching in an urban setting with at-risk youth, a Master’s degree, and a SpEd teaching certification are preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Cultivate Innovation core values in our students
• Deliver rigorous instruction and Special Education support to increase Regents pass rates by five percent per year
• Develop students’ critical thinking skills using process-based inquiry models
• Understand and be prepared to apply the New York State learning standards
• Fulfill the responsibilities of Special Education Case Manager and Manage a caseload of 10-20 students
• Provide regular case management support to assigned students with IEPs via regular check ins and 1:1 support
• Monitor and assess each student's progress towards IEP goals on a monthly basis
• Attend IEP meetings, parent conferences, and collaborative team meetings to advocate for the learning and developmental needs of your students
• Write teacher reports that incorporate student academic and SEL data from all IEP stakeholders and maintain records in SESIS
• Create differentiated instructional plans
• Ensure students progress toward content mastery, passing courses, and graduation
• Use assessment data to increase student performance on school and State assessments
• Complete a minimum of 40 hours of professional development per year

All students achieve a high school diploma
We believe every student can learn. Special Education Teachers ensure each unit, lesson and assessment are individually differentiated based on the specific learning needs and interests of IEP students in their classes. Special Education Teachers co-teach with their General Education counterparts five periods each day and employ the models for effective co-teaching, leading to  a high school diploma for all students.

Create differentiated instructional plans 
Special Education Teachers address the needs of our varied learners in our inclusive classrooms. They employ engagement strategies and backward planning methodologies to create multiple entry points in their curriculum and they encourage all students to develop higher order questioning skills aligned to State learning standards.

Use assessment data to increase student performance on school and State assessments
Special Education Teachers work with their General Education Co-teacher, Department Teams, and Department Chairs to analyze data from NWEA MAP testing, Regents Exams, and summative assessments, as well as formative assessments to implement a Specially Designed Instructional plan that meets the needs of each IEP student.

Cultivate Innovation core values in our students
Create safe, supportive learning environments that encourage student collaboration, risk-taking, and advocacy. A Special Education Teacher achieves this goal by incorporating intentional opportunities in the curriculum designed to engage students in the development of the Innovation core values of Innovation, Collaboration, Respect, Safety, Activism, and Accountability.

Additional duties as assigned by the Principal or his/her designee.

Immediate Supervisor:
The Principal and the Assistant Principal and/or their designee

Evaluation
Teacher performance is formally appraised during evaluation cycles that occur at least two times during the school year. Appraisals are transparent, collaborative, intended to promote professional growth, and based on accomplishment of the goals and responsibilities outlined above.

Salary & Benefits
This is a full-time position. Innovation teachers certified in NYS receive a highly competitive compensation package. Uncertified teachers receive competitive compensation and an increase upon getting certified. Innovation offers an excellent benefits package including medical, dental and vision coverage, paid family leave, life insurance, and a 401k retirement plan with an employer matching contribution up to 5%.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Innovation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Salary : $60,000 - $95,000