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Special Education Teacher (SY26-27, High School)

@ Veritas Prep
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Springfield, Massachusetts, United States
$58k-$100k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:Co-teach classes, Plan small groups, Meet IEPs
Requirements Summary:One to two years teaching experience (preferred); MA teaching license in Moderate Disabilities, 5-12 OR degree in Special Education; SEI endorsement within one year; authorize to work in the U.S.; strong anti-racist and student-centered values.
Technical Tools Mentioned:IEP, data collection, co-teaching
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What You’ll Do
As a Special Education Teacher at Veritas Prep, you’ll provide special education services and accommodations to one grade level of students, including in-class and small-group support. You’ll collaborate with the general education teachers at that grade level to ensure students are successful access to the curriculum in all subjects. You’ll also collaborate with the Student Support Team, which includes the Dean of Student Services, school counselors, related service providers, school culture staff, and other Special Education Teachers, to ensure students with special education needs can access grade-level curriculum.

Specifically, you will: 

  • Deliver student services, including: 
    • Understand, internalize, and use IEP goals and objectives for students on your caseload as a guide towards specialized instruction. 
    • Collaborate with general education teachers to plan for student support services in daily blocks that meet the needs of the student for the given lesson. 
    • Co-teach or push-into academic classes throughout the day.
    • Plan and lead small group and/or individual pull-out daily according to student IEPs and current academic data. 
    • Develop and deliver modified curriculum that is aligned to grade-level standards as necessary according to IEPs.
    • Internalize and provide testing accommodations to students in your grade level. 
  • Meet legal requirements for IEPs in MA
    • Attend IEP meetings for students on your caseload and be prepared to report out on student progress towards goals and objectives. 
    • Write goals and objectives after initial, annual, and re-evaluation meetings. 
    • Regularly collect and record data on student progress towards goals and objectives. 
    • Write comments on student goals and objectives for bi-annual progress reports
  • Be an active member of the student support team and the broader VPCS community.
    • Run advisory programming for a small group of students. 
    • Participate actively in weekly student support meetings and content level planning meetings
    • Participate in weekly or bi-weekly coaching meetings, incorporating feedback into daily teaching and planning practices
  • Build positive, meaningful relationships with colleagues, students, parents, and families
  • Engage in learning about racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion in education and be a champion for anti-racist education
  • Actively engage in professional development and coaching to continually improve your practice
  • Other duties as assigned.