2027-28 Elementary Special Education Teacher

KIPP • Nashville, TN

4d • $56,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Special Education Teacher will manage a caseload and provide direct support for students with special needs to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical and social growth. The Special Education Teacher will provide critical guidance to Lead Teachers to ensure that all staff are complying with Individualized Education Plans and meeting the needs of students with special needs. This role involves Special Education Coordination, ensuring compliance with federal, state and district Special Education and ELL regulations, developing processes for entering and exiting students into services, designing and executing RTI processes, administering assessments, and overseeing the development, revision, and execution of student IEPs and 504 Plans. The role also includes Special Education Leadership, meeting with general education teachers to review IEPs and provide strategies, adapting and differentiating lesson plans, and supporting teacher development. Additionally, the position requires Curriculum Development and Instruction, planning and using appropriate instructional strategies, using progress-monitoring tools, informing instructional decisions with data, providing daily feedback to students, and demonstrating strong pedagogy. A commitment to School and Classroom Culture is essential, involving collaboration, developing school-wide culture, attending staff meetings, developing positive rapport with students, creating a positive learning environment, and upholding school values. Family Engagement is also a key component, requiring strong communication with parents, availability for events, and making oneself available to students, parents, and staff. Finally, a Growth Mindset is expected, including pursuing professional goals, offering and receiving constructive feedback, and participating in professional development.

Requirements

• Valid Tennessee teaching license with one or more of the following endorsements: Special Education Interventionist K-8 (144), Special Education Interventionist 6-12 (145), Special Education Comprehensive K-12 (461 or 460)
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) certification required or willingness to complete training upon hire
• Conferred Bachelor’s degree
• Pass Criminal Background Check

Nice To Haves

• Commitment to working with students from educationally under-resourced communities (highly preferred)
• Experience and demonstrated success teaching students from educationally under-resourced communities (highly preferred)
• At least two years of teaching experience (preferred)
• Passionate about data-driven instruction
• Unwavering commitment to KIPP Nashville’s mission, core values, students, families, and community
• Demonstrates excitement in growing students into their highest selves and believes that providing students with an excellent education is our largest lever as educators to wholly improve student outcomes
• Eagerness to collaborate and problem-solve with a variety of stakeholders
• Demonstrate commitment to continue their professional development individually
• Demonstrates excitement in growing students into their highest selves

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload and provide direct support for students with special needs.
• Provide guidance to Lead Teachers to ensure compliance with Individualized Education Plans.
• Ensure compliance with federal, state and district Special Education and ELL regulations.
• Develop processes for entering and exiting students into services.
• Design and execute RTI process for behavior and academics.
• Administer relevant assessments.
• Oversee the development, revision and execution of student IEPs and 504 Plans.
• Lead IEP and 504 Plan meetings.
• Meet with general education teachers to review IEPs, answer questions, provide strategies and supports.
• Adapt and differentiate general education teachers’ weekly lesson plans, assessments and homework to meet individual student goals.
• Support teacher development in serving Special Education and Multilingual Learner students.
• Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment.
• Use progress-monitoring tools to analyze student results for the purpose of modifying and adjusting strategies and programming.
• Use data to inform instructional decisions.
• Provide students with daily feedback on mastery performance in character and academics and plan for individual learning needs.
• Demonstrate strong pedagogy.
• Work collaboratively with your school team and those across KIPP Nashville.
• Help develop school-wide culture that best fits the needs of our students, teachers and families.
• Attend and participate in all staff meetings and communicate openly with staff.
• Develop positive rapport with students.
• Create and foster a positive and calm learning environment.
• Enforce, uphold, and exhibit school values, student management policies and culture.
• Establish and maintain strong communication lines with all parents and share progress.
• Be available for open houses, parent teacher conferences and other events involving parents.
• Make oneself available to students, parents and other staff members.
• Pursue challenging professional goals each year.
• Offer support and receive constructive feedback from colleagues.
• Participate in school-wide and individual professional development, including pre-service training over the summer and weekly during the academic year.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Disability insurance
• Supplemental insurance
• Life insurance policy options
• Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System pension plan (TCRS)
• 401k
• 29 paid days throughout the 10 month work schedule (including holidays, fall break, spring break, thanksgiving break, winter break, as well as summer break)
• 6 PTO days
• Additional 2 days after every 2 consecutive years of employment
• Payment for unused PTO days at the end of the fiscal year
• Adoption/Parental Caregiver Leave- up to 10 weeks parental leave for the primary caregiver and 2 weeks parental leave for the secondary caregiver paid at 100%
• Laptop computers with access to the internet and or email
• Master Teacher Program after two consecutive years of employment with KIPP Nashville ($5,000 stipend and $2,000 towards professional development)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level