24-25 Special Education Teacher (Grades Prek-12 / Next Year Opening)

Job Description
At KIPP New Orleans, we see the gifts in everyone who walks through the doors of our schools. Especially our teachers. Their skill. Energy. Love. Their determination. On the good days, and the hard ones. So we support our teachers to make the most of those gifts in order to build academically excellent classrooms and create unlimited opportunities for all of our students.
The KIPP Difference | Together, a Future Without Limits
Respect:
For our teachers’ innate talent and desire to learn, for their professional growth and the lives they lead beyond our walls.
Support:
Our teachers always feel the KIPP Team and Family at their backs, with support to grow and opportunities to lead.
Purpose:
Together, we share an ambitious mission to create a future without limits. And we need talented teachers to realize it.
As a KIPP New Orleans Teacher, your core responsibilities include:
Achievement | Teaching and Learning
Provides research-based specialized instruction to address the instructional goals and objectives contained within each student’s IEP on assigned caseload.
Ensure delivery of appropriate accommodations and modifications as outlined on students’ IEP
Use data to inform instructional decisions and assess student progress and determine the need for additional reinforcement or adjustments to instructional techniques.
Provide students with daily feedback on performance and plan for individual learning needs
Hope | Build a Positive Classroom Culture
Create a positive learning environment by developing classroom rules, systems and procedures
Communicate a deep belief that all students can learn, and belong, in the classroom
Consistently implement the school-wide management policies
Hold high expectations for student behavior at all times
Provides consultation to classroom teachers regarding classroom adaptations, instructional modifications,adaptive equipment, behavior modification plans and other similar instructional interventions to meet the needs of students with disabilities.
Community | Build a Positive School Culture
Embody and maintain school values, policies and culture
Develop positive relationships with students, families, teachers, staff and community members
Establish and maintain strong communication with all families and share progress
Actively participate in critical school events, including:
staff meetings, open houses, parent teacher conferences and more
Collaborates and consults with educational professionals and community service providers (i.E., social services, public health, medical providers, etc.) regarding the needs of students.
Relentlessness | Demonstrate a Growth Mindset
Pursue ambitious professional goals and student learning targets each year
Give and receive positive and constructive feedback with your colleagues
Participate in school-wide and individual professional development
Equity | Fight for a More Just World
Commit to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all of our students, families, teachers, staff and community members
Intentionally uplift all stakeholders regardless of identity or diverse backgrounds
Participate in programming that acknowledges racial injustices, biases and reflection on our own identities
Case Management | Special Education Compliance
Develops and implements annual Individualized Educational Program (IEP) plans for students to include:
present levels of educational performance, special education needs, instructional goals and objectives, and the special education and related services required to meet those goals.
Maintains accurate special education records for students and regularly updates according to reporting deadlines
Manages completion of special education progress reports, service logs and filing for all related services providers servicing students on caseload
Collaborates with school psychologist to complete student evaluations
Adheres to procedural requirements, including due process timelines.