Elementary School: Substantially Separate Lead Teacher - Greater Boston (2027-2028)

KIPP•Lynn, MA

5d•$55,000 - $89,500•Onsite

About The Position

The Special Education Sub-Separate Lead Teacher leads a specialized classroom at KIPP Academy Lynn, instructing a small group of students in some or all core content areas and in skills aligned with their IEP goals. The teacher works with classroom support staff and collaborates with classroom teachers to support students during inclusion opportunities. The role provides academic, social-emotional, and behavioral supports to help students grow and develop independence. It also includes case management for a group of special education students, including preparing and managing IEP documentation and meetings, communicating with families about student progress, advocating for students, and helping teachers implement accommodations and modifications. The role is suited to flexible, creative educators committed to serving students with significant needs. Teachers use positive supports to understand and address challenging behavior and build students’ social-emotional skills and independence. They receive training and support from the regional Special Education team. The position follows the school-year calendar and is an exempt role specified as 1.0 FTE/45 hours per week.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
At least 2 years of full-time teaching experience; special education teaching experience is preferred.
Deep alignment with KIPP MA’s mission and values, including belief in the high potential of all students.
Ability to drive student growth and achievement and create a warm, inclusive, rigorous learning environment.
Passion for special education and healing-centered learning, with commitment to professional learning.
Computer literacy and baseline familiarity with Google Suite.
Ability to collect and interpret data, evaluate and reason, define problems, establish facts, draw conclusions, and make timely judgments and decisions.
Self-awareness, flexibility, and emotional intelligence in working with students with diverse needs.
Effective interpersonal and self-management skills to support student behavioral and emotional needs, build relationships, and manage conflict.
Effective communication skills across in-person, written, group, and virtual settings.
Physical mobility to kneel, walk, push or pull, squat, twist, turn, bend, stoop, and reach overhead as needed.
Strength to periodically lift or carry 20 pounds of materials or supplies and physically restrain a student in an emergency to prevent harm to the student or others.
Manual dexterity for repetitive hand, wrist, and arm motions and operation of a computer and office equipment.
Pass a criminal background check.

Nice To Haves

Special Education teaching experience.
Special education licensure; preferred as soon as the candidate is qualified to obtain it.
Prior experience with students with moderate to severe disabilities and/or challenging behavior or social-emotional needs.
Prior experience with special education laws and paperwork.

Responsibilities

Lead instruction in one to four content areas and/or instruction based on students’ IEP goals for a small group, with classroom aides or other teachers as appropriate.
Create and internalize daily aligned lesson plans, unit plans, rubrics, and assessments.
Modify standards across one to four content areas to meet students’ needs and implement modified grading scales as required by IEPs.
Set ambitious goals with students and identify and use resources to help them meet those goals.
Use special education best practices to provide engaging, rigorous, and accessible instruction.
Infuse core values into lessons and school practices, and create an affirming, healing-centered classroom environment.
Complete Functional Behavior Assessments with BCBA guidance as needed.
Collaborate with a psychologist to develop and lead trauma-informed social-emotional and life-skills groups.
Complete MCAS Alt portfolios for applicable students.
Provide secondary support in content areas when not leading instruction, as needed.
Design, execute, and refine student-culture vision with school leaders.
Monitor student progress in academic and social-emotional functioning.
Lead the 504 and IEP processes for students in the classroom.
Collaborate with counselors and other team members to develop and implement Behavior Support Plans.
Participate in school-wide and individual professional development, including summer preservice training and weekly training during the academic year.
Develop teaching practice by seeking and implementing coaching feedback, co-planning, practicing, and participating in live coaching.
Perform support duties such as coverage, bus, lunch, and dismissal duties.
Build relationships with families through school events and consistent calls home.
Offer and receive constructive feedback and collaborate with colleagues to support a professional, accountable working environment.
Collaborate with grade-level and content teams to address shared challenges and implement grade-wide systems, sharing responsibility for students.
Collaborate with related service providers and general education teachers.
Maintain dependable attendance according to the school calendar.
Embody KIPP MA’s Code of Conduct and participate in required regional professional development and community events.
Collect and interpret data, evaluate information, define problems, draw conclusions, and make timely, reasonable decisions.
Use interpersonal and self-management skills to support students’ behavioral and emotional needs, maintain a safe and inclusive environment, build relationships, and manage conflict.
Communicate effectively with students, staff, families, and others in person, in writing, before groups, and on virtual platforms.
Complete other duties as assigned to promote a positive, calm learning environment.
Obtain required MTEL and SEI endorsements within the first year of employment, with financial support from KIPP MA.