26-27 Self-Contained Special Education Teacher

KIPP New Orleans Schools • New Orleans, LA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

KIPP New Orleans Schools (KNOS) is seeking passionate and dedicated Self-Contained Special Education Teachers to join their network of schools. KNOS is committed to providing academically excellent education and creating unlimited opportunities for all students, especially those from underserved communities. Teachers at KIPP are supported to innovate, grow, and make a significant impact. This role focuses on delivering rigorous instruction, fostering a positive classroom culture, building strong community partnerships, and ensuring compliance with special education regulations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Personal affinity to our mission and vision, as well as demonstrated commitment to our 5 core beliefs - Relentlessness, Elevation, Achievement, Community, and Hope
• Successful completion of a professional reference check
• Proof of identity and work authorization (all KNOS employees must complete an I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification form)
• State background check
• Verification of teaching experience
• Currently authorized to work in the United States for any employer

Nice To Haves

• At least two years of teaching experience in urban, open enrollment schools
• Demonstrated success raising student achievement outcomes
• State issued teaching credential

Responsibilities

• Deliver rigorous, standards-aligned instruction using HQIM; communicate daily objectives and success criteria; check for understanding throughout (cold call, turn & talk, exit tickets).
• Plan/adapt units and lessons that build conceptual understanding and fluency; script questions, models, exemplars, and anticipated misconceptions; align tasks and rubrics to the depth of standards.
• Use data to drive instruction: analyze daily work, interims, and state assessments; reteach, spiral, and extend; maintain small data trackers that inform tomorrow’s plan.
• Differentiate and scaffold using diverse strategies (choice, visuals, language objectives, sentence frames); provide accommodations/modifications with fidelity for students with IEP/504 plans; coordinate with DSS/ESL staff.
• Structure purposeful practice—independent work, small groups, centers, and peer discourse—that requires evidence, academic language, and grade-level thinking.
• Provide timely, actionable feedback (written and verbal) tied to rubrics; maintain accurate, transparent grades and make-up work systems.
• Design/implement common assessments; ensure item alignment and reliability; use exemplars/anchors for calibration.
• Establish safe, joyful routines (entry, materials, transitions, group work) that maximize time-on-task and protect learning time bell-to-bell.
• Affirm high expectations and growth mindset; select culturally sustaining texts, problems, and examples that reflect students’ identities and experiences.
• Apply school-wide behavior systems consistently and restoratively; use pre-corrections, de-escalation, and restorative conversations; log incidents per policy.
• Integrate SEL (explicit skills, mood checks, goal setting) to build belonging, resilience, and self-management; proactively teach replacement behaviors.
• Model school values and professionalism; meet deadlines; uphold duty coverage (arrival, transitions, lunch/recess, dismissal, testing).
• Build strong relationships with students and families via frequent, strengths-based communication; co-create goals and action plans.
• Communicate progress (grades, attendance, behavior, reading levels) through scheduled updates and family conferences with translators/interpretation as needed.
• Participate in key events—back-to-school nights, IEP/504 and EL meetings, data nights, testing, and community celebrations; support recruitment and retention activities.
• Set ambitious goals for student mastery and classroom culture; track progress and publicly celebrate growth.
• Welcome coaching (observations, practice-based rehearsal) and implement feedback by the next lesson/cycle; reflect on impact using student work.
• Engage in PD and PLCs; contribute artifacts (plans, assessments, student work) that show PD-to-practice transfer.
• Collaborate to design/refine common assessments and lead/participate in data meetings that produce concrete reteach plans.
• Plan and teach for access and rigor for every learner (multilingual learners, students with disabilities, advanced learners, newcomers/SLIFE).
• Examine outcomes and discipline data to reduce disproportionality; adjust instruction, grading, and routines accordingly.
• Create structures for student and family voice (surveys, feedback circles, classroom leadership roles) and act on insights.
• Uphold equitable grading and policies (clear rubrics, opportunities to revise/retake, transparency on late/missing work); ensure materials and displays reflect all students.
• Meet school standards for attendance & punctuality; submit PTO/leave per policy; maintain reliable coverage plans.
• Follow IEP/504 requirements; secure test materials; deliver accommodations; complete documentation accurately and on time.
• Submit lesson plans, assessments, and grades by network deadlines; keep current make-up/retake logs.
• Use approved platforms (SIS/LMS, gradebook, communication tools); safeguard student data (FERPA); maintain device/inventory accountability.
• Follow health/safety procedures; complete mandatory reporting; participate in crisis drills and supervision routines.
• Develops and implements annual Individualized Educational Program (IEP) plans for students to include: present levels of educational performance, special education needs, instructional goals and objectives, and the special education and related services required to meet those goals.
• Maintains accurate special education records for students and regularly updates according to reporting deadlines.
• Manages completion of special education progress reports, service logs and filing for all related services providers servicing students on caseload.
• Collaborates with school psychologist to complete student evaluations.
• Adheres to procedural requirements, including due process timelines.

Benefits

• 403(b) retirement plan – KNOS matches 100% of employee contribution up to the first 5% of salary and any bonuses. Vested immediately in 403(b).
• Health and wellbeing benefits starting the first day of the month following their Date of Hire.
• Comprehensive, customizable health coverage, including disability, life insurance, hospital indemnity, FSAs for health and dependent care, and free dental and vision for employees.
• Approximately 30 paid holidays and additional paid time off.
• Opportunities for on-going professional development.

What This Job Offers

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