Special Education Teacher (STEM)

Our Founding High School Teacher

We are looking for inspirational, mission-aligned teachers across all content areas to join our founding staff. Our teachers will ensure high academic standards, fuel inquiry in our students, and cultivate their passions. We are seeking teachers who are passionate about creating opportunities and access for our students that go beyond the core content areas.

For our STEM Special Education Teacher position, we are looking for teachers who have experience teaching math or science and hold a Special Education certification This role will support our SPED students, but with a content-first approach, so our ideal candidate should have a real passion and track record of success in their content area (math or science).

You are our ideal candidate if you:

• Both love and respect children and are committed to working towards equity for all
• Yearn to join a new progressive learning community
• Cultivate collegial relationships through open dialogue, engender trust through collaboration, and be willing to share effective practices with others
• Stumble and make mistakes (like all real teachers), but you don’t try to hide it; instead, you model the importance of being reflective, learning from mistakes, and continually improving your skills
• Organize your classroom for learning and plan effectively to allow students to do their best work
• Use data to inform instruction and meet the needs of all learners
• Are eager to support the development and growth of civically engaged young people

Responsibilities

You will ensure that all students are recognized, supported, and embraced for who they are as learners. You will:

• Develop culturally-relevant and inquiry-based curriculum
• Plan interactive lessons that elevate the voices of students and promotes demonstration of learning through multiple modalities
• Assess and accelerate student growth through data-driven practices
• Create an inclusive environment that fosters self-advocacy
• Support college and career exploration and planning, including service learning initiatives
• Collaborate with teams to learn with and from each other, to set high expectations across the school, and align instruction to the needs of your students
• Analyze and study student work to identify trends and misconceptions
• Monitor student academic and social-emotional growth data to inform cultural practices
• Maintain ongoing communication with families that include actionable feedback
• Showcase student achievement through exhibition, publication, and other celebrations

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required
• A valid New York State Special Education Certification
• Proven track record of planning lessons with clear learning objectives and a means for assessing whether those objectives have been met
• Strong organizational and communication skills
• Demonstrated content knowledge in either math or science, including experience planning lessons aligned with New York State Next Generation State Standards
• Demonstrated success in tailoring instruction to the needs of diverse learners
• Ability to work collaboratively with others to achieve common goals
• Experience working with educational technology
• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus