26-27 Special Education Teacher (Inclusion) - Rise Kohyang Elementary & Middle School

BRIGHT STAR SCHOOLS•Los Angeles, CA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Bright Star Schools is a free, publicly funded and open enrollment non-profit organization with nine public charters in urban Los Angeles, serving over 90% of students eligible for free and reduced lunch. Their mission is to provide holistic, inclusive support for all students to achieve academic excellence and grow their unique talents, preparing them for higher education, career, and life. Bright Star students are encouraged to become leaders who act with integrity and champion equity. The organization operates on core principles of Integridad, Ubuntu, Kohyang, and Growth. Educators at Bright Star Schools are part of a family committed to developing well-rounded citizens, benefiting from small class sizes, comprehensive coordinator support, and numerous collaboration opportunities. The school emphasizes data-driven and feedback-derived professional development, offering a culture of learning and growth with job-embedded, differentiated professional development, including organization-wide content-specific sessions, an instructional coaching program, a no-cost induction program for new teachers to earn their CA clear credential, paid professional development days, and professional learning communities. Educators receive over 200 hours of job-embedded professional development annually. The Special Education Teacher position involves upholding Bright Star Schools’ mission, values, and high standards for student behavior, building positive, restorative relationships, and creating safe, inclusive learning environments. Teachers collaborate with leaders and colleagues, participate in professional development, and support school-wide culture events. Key instructional responsibilities include planning and delivering rigorous, standards-aligned lessons, differentiating instruction for English Learners and students with IEPs, maintaining accurate gradebooks, providing timely feedback, and communicating with families. The role also requires creating a positive classroom culture, implementing school-wide programs, engaging in weekly coaching, and collaborating with the Inclusive Education team. Compliance and instructional responsibilities specific to special education include developing, managing, and upholding IEPs in compliance with state and federal laws, facilitating IEP meetings, tracking services in Welligent, providing progress reports, collaborating with General Education, ELD, and Inclusive Education teams for accommodations and co-teaching, conducting academic assessments (e.g., Woodcock Johnson IV), and supporting student achievement through data-driven instruction, tutoring, and individualized interventions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
CA Education Specialist Credential (Clear or Preliminary credentials only)
Possession of either an English Learner Authorization (EL Authorization), Bilingual, Cross-Cultural, Language and Academic Development (BCLAD) certificate; Cross-Cultural, Language and Academic Development (CLAD) certificate; or Bilingual Certificate of Competence (BCC) required.

Nice To Haves

Two years of urban teaching experience preferred
Bilingual Spanish or Korean desirable, but not required

Responsibilities

Uphold Bright Star Schools’ mission, values, and high standards for student behavior.
Build positive, restorative relationships with students and create safe, inclusive learning environments.
Collaborate with leaders and colleagues; participate in professional development and school-wide culture events.
Communicate effectively with students, families, and staff while modeling professionalism.
Support school operations as needed (attendance, supervision, calendar commitments, and other duties).
Plan and deliver rigorous, standards-aligned lessons that meet diverse student needs.
Differentiate instruction for English Learners, students with IEPs, and a range of learning styles.
Maintain accurate gradebooks, provide timely feedback, and communicate with families about student progress.
Create a positive classroom culture and implement school-wide programs to support learning.
Engage in weekly coaching, implement feedback, and collaborate with the Inclusive Education team.
Develop, manage, and uphold IEPs, ensuring compliance with state and federal laws.
Facilitate IEP meetings, track services in Welligent, and provide timely progress reports.
Collaborate with General Education, ELD, and Inclusive Education teams to support accommodations and co-teaching.
Conduct academic assessments (e.g., Woodcock Johnson IV) and complete compliance documentation.
Support student achievement through data-driven instruction, tutoring, and individualized interventions

Benefits

Health
Dental
Vision
CalSTRS retirement matching
Life insurance
Short-term disability
Optional 403b plan
Sick and vacation paid time off
Holidays
Laptop
Job-embedded induction program for new teachers with a preliminary teaching credential to earn their CA clear credential at no cost to the participant
Weekly instructional coaching or mentoring (through our in-house induction program referenced above) for all teachers
Instructional leaders as principals
Pupil-free planning days for teachers
Staff wellness program
School counselors to support with family engagement and communication
Opportunity to participate in stipended out of area and out of state life experience lessons (field trips)