Special Education Teacher (2026-2027)

Brillante Academy•Mission, TX

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Brillante Academy Public Charter School, which opened in August 2023, will serve over 375 students from Pre-K3 through 2nd grade in the Rio Grande Valley in its second year. The school plans to grow one grade level per year up to 8th grade and expand its network across Texas to serve over 7,000 students within a decade. Brillante Academy's Charter Management Organization (CMO) is Seton Education Partners, which also manages the Seton Teaching Fellows program and El Camino, an optional after-school Catholic faith formation program. Brillante Academy is a two-way, dual language school that empowers scholars through personalized blended learning, co-teaching, and a classical education approach. It focuses on holistic child development, character building through core values (courage, justice, wisdom, self-control), high academic achievement, and a content-rich curriculum to prepare scholars for high school, college, and beyond. Scholars become bilingual and biliterate in English and Spanish, aiming to positively impact their community. The school is committed to creating a joyful community for families and staff, with team members playing an instrumental leadership role in bringing this vision to life. Brillante Academy is seeking mission-driven Special Education teachers who believe in the limitless potential of all students and have a proven track record of helping students achieve rigorous academic and social-emotional goals outlined in their Individual Education Plans (IEPs). The Student Services team is expanding, with hiring across various settings including resource, inclusion, and specialized/self-contained classrooms. In this role, the teacher will provide high-quality individualized instruction, collaborate with other teachers, service providers, and families to ensure students receive necessary support, and contribute to building an exceptional Student Services Program that ensures every child is known, supported, and set on a path to succeed.

Requirements

Belief in the Brillante Academy mission, model and values
Bachelor’s degree required
Current Texas certification in Special Education required
Current Texas certification in core content area required for specialized classroom placement

Nice To Haves

Teaching experience in a special education placement strongly preferred
Verbal and written fluency in Spanish a plus

Responsibilities

Cultivating and leading a joyful learning where every child feels safe, loved and inspired to strive for and meet Brillante’s ambitious goals
Creating and revising high quality IEPs for students and tracking progress to goal attainment
Internalizing, individualizing, and effectively teaching rigorous curriculum that results in meaningful student achievement and growth academically, socially and behaviorally
Facilitating student-centered ARD meetings that honor parents as the first educator
Building strong and enduring relationships with parents and families and communicating regularly to share student progress and resources
Collecting and analyzing various data-sources to understand how students are progressing and collaborating with others to implement the highest-impact strategic actions to accelerate progress
Maintaining systems for completing and managing paperwork for your case-load
Staying knowledgeable on Special Education law and best practices
Planning time effectively to manage both instructional and paperwork/compliance responsibilities
Serving as an active member of the Student Services team always striving to bring the perspectives of our students, families and staff members to the table
Learning and continuously developing your leadership and instructional practice to deepen your impact