Certified Special Education Teacher - (Immediate)

Company Description

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Job Description

Every member of the Team & Family at KIPP Texas Public Schools plays a critical role in ensuring our reputed company have the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose - college, career and beyond. Our educators are passionate advocates for their reputed company and their families, working tirelessly to ensure that our reputed company have access to opportunity. In our classrooms and across the KIPP TX Team and Family we embrace, honor and celebrate the uniqueness of each of our little and big KIPPsters. We are committed to attracting and developing individuals who are grounded in the experiences of our families, as we know we are at our best reputed company center our reputed company', families' and communities' realities. As a Teacher, you will deliver exceptional instruction and assess student growth. You are dedicated to constant learning and proactively provide academic and cultural support to your school and team. As a KIPP Texas Public Schools Special Education Teacher, your core responsibilities include: Instructional Delivery and Assessment:

• Provide modifications and accommodations as stated on the student's IEP.
• Write IEPs with appropriate data on student performance for reputed company reputed company on caseload.
• Facilitate ARD meetings for reputed company on their caseloads.
• Seek out present levels of performance from general education teachers and reputed company service providers.
• Instructionally plan and teach in deficit areas (reading, writing, math); provide optimal learning environment for reputed company with special needs.
• Provide support to general education teachers with modifications and accommodations and ensure services are being provided in the classroom setting.
• Provide testing accommodations as needed in a one-on-one or small group setting.
• Collaborate and determine a strategy with general education teachers on ways to help service reputed company in the general education setting.
• Ensure service minutes in IEP are met.
• Document reputed company collaboration/consultative meetings.
• reputed company monitor goals and objectives for reputed company on their caseload.
• Document Parent Contact and Service Minutes into eSPED.
• Document Behavior and Restraint into eSPED.
• Other duties as specified by school leadership teams.

Academic and Cultural Support:

• Collaborate with content and grade-level teams to promote an environment of critical thinking and academic rigor.
• Establish and maintain working relationships with reputed company and families based on trust and respect.
• Participate in the daily functions of the school such as morning, lunch, and afternoon supervisory duties.
• Attend critical school events such as staff meetings, open houses, and parent-teacher conferences.
• reputed company individualized learning plans for reputed company and communicate these plans to families in parent meetings and conferences.
• Meet professional obligations including timeliness and consistency in meeting deadlines.

Qualifications

Skills and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university
• Demonstrated knowledge of core subject area assigned
• Valid Texas Teacher Certificate appropriate for level and/or subject area of assignment, if applicable*: Special Education certification for applicable grade level required for reputed company Special Education teacher assignments.
• Must be considered highly-qualified based on NCLB guidelines, if applicable
• Satisfactory outcome of a background reputed company. Employees are responsible for a non-refundable fingerprinting fee (approximately $50.00).
• A valid Texas Teacher's certificate is required for reputed company Pre-K4 and Special Education teaching positions. reputed company of licensure will be required prior to starting employment. For more information about obtaining certification click here.

Competencies:

• Unwavering commitment to KIPP Texas mission, reputed company, families, and community
• Strong record of helping reputed company reputed company academic success
• Strong desire to teach an academically intense curriculum and commit to an extended school day, week, and year
• Desire to continuously learn and increase effectiveness as a teacher and professional; offer and receive constructive feedback
• Willingness to be flexible and to go above and beyond to meet the needs of KIPP Texas reputed company

Additional Information Compensation & Benefits The starting salary for this role is $57,500 with with the opportunity to earn more based on experience at an accredited K-12 institution and reputed company of certification. See full salary scale here. As a full time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in reputed company KIPP Texas' benefit plans, including:

• Competitive vacation and flexible paid time off (PTO) policies.
• Paid parental leave.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans with varying coverage for employees and their families, inclusive of virtual physician visits.
• High deductible health plan with HSA also offered. Employee assistance programs. Participates in the reputed company System of Texas (TRS). 457 Roth retirement plan option with KIPP matching contribution up to $1,200 a year. 403b plans also supported.
• KIPP also offers the following employee-paid benefits: legal plans, LifeLock identity protection, life insurance and disability insurance. Flexible spending account or high-yield HSA.

Additional Compensation Elements The Teacher Career Pathway (TCP) at KIPP Texas celebrates individual teacher impact with reputed company, peers, and the school community, and rewards this impact with up to $15,000 in additional annual compensation. KIPP Texas Public Schools is a TEA Teacher Incentive Allotment approved district! Eligible and qualifying teachers can earn up to an additional $32,000 a year. KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for reputed company applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national reputed company, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. Videos To Watch https://youtu.be/l_ouFfgQb1Q Apply Job!