2027-28 Middle School Special Education Teacher

KIPP Nashville Public Schools•Nashville, TN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

KIPP Nashville Public Schools is seeking a dedicated Middle School Special Education Teacher for the 2027-28 school year. This role involves managing a caseload, providing direct support to students with special needs, and guiding Lead Teachers to ensure compliance with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). The Special Education Teacher will play a crucial role in Special Education Coordination, including ensuring compliance with federal, state, and district regulations, developing processes for student services, executing RTI processes, administering assessments, and overseeing the development and execution of student IEPs and 504 Plans. Additionally, the role involves Special Education Leadership, meeting with general education teachers to review IEPs and provide strategies, and adapting lesson plans, assessments, and homework to meet individual student goals. The position also includes Curriculum Development and Instruction, requiring the planning and use of appropriate instructional strategies, learning activities, materials, and equipment, as well as using progress-monitoring tools and data to inform instructional decisions and provide daily feedback to students. A strong commitment to School and Classroom Culture is essential, involving collaboration with the school team, developing a positive school-wide culture, attending staff meetings, developing positive rapport with students, creating a positive and calm learning environment, and upholding school values and policies. Family Engagement is also a key component, requiring strong communication with parents, availability for school events, and being accessible to students, parents, and staff. The role emphasizes a Growth Mindset, encouraging the pursuit of challenging professional goals, offering and receiving constructive feedback, and participating in ongoing 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 critical guidance to Lead Teachers to ensure compliance with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and meet the needs of students with special needs.
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, and 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 through individual coaching and group professional development.
Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of individual students.
Use progress-monitoring tools to analyze student results for the purpose of modifying and adjusting strategies, programming, and IEPs.
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’s 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 him/herself 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 (TCRS) pension plan
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.
Up to 10 weeks parental leave for the primary caregiver paid at 100%.
2 weeks parental leave for the secondary caregiver paid at 100%.
Laptop computers with access to the internet and/or email.
Master Teacher Program eligibility after two consecutive years of employment (includes $5,000 stipend and $2,000 towards professional development annually).