What are the responsibilities and job description for the Upper Elementary Special Ed. Teacher position at Hyde Leadership Charter School - Brooklyn?
Position Description : Special Education Teacher
About Hyde Leadership Charter School :
Hyde is built on the belief that every person has a unique potential and larger purpose in life, and character growth is key to exposing that potential and purpose. Hyde maintains a student-centered culture that motivates character development and emphasizes curiosity, courage, concern, integrity and leadership. Our goal is to prepare children for college and beyond, and to live their lives according to standards of personal excellence. We believe in order to provide the best possible education for our young leaders, we as educators need to be in a continuous growth process. Working at Hyde-Brooklyn is a unique and rewarding experience because our staff receives both professional development and participates in their own self- discovery process through the Hyde process of journaling, facilitated discussion, workshops and seminars.
Summary
The Special Ed. Teacher works collaboratively with Specialists, Teachers and Instructional Assistants to support student progress by coordinating on lesson planning (differentiation), sharing data, team teaching and providing information and materials to families. Through excellent communication, organizational skills and great energy the Special Ed Teacher supports the academic and personal growth of our students, while making sure all students are successful and develop strong characters. The Special Ed Teacher makes sure the students understand the school wide expectations and policies while consistently asking the students to follow the outlined expectations for common areas within the school. In addition the Special Ed Teacher supports staff in the scheduled arrival, mealtime and dismissal duties.
Job Duties
Support the creation and revision of IEP goals and maintain updated IEP Documentation
Provide students with IEPs the appropriate learning experiences based on IEP goals, by coordinating with team teachers on lesson plans
Provide families with progress reports monthly and quarterly report cards based on individual IEPs goals
Contact families via telephone or face to face to inform on students progress and keep an updated log of the contact
Participate in CSE process by collecting, reviewing and requesting student CSE referral information from teachers
Ensure the CSE process is followed and updates on students progress are recorded
Provide push-in and push-out support for students with IEPs
Ensure that the appropriate teachers maintain an updated IEP documentation
Interact with SPED service providers as initial liaison and provide necessary information to administration
Participate in IEP annual and triennial reviews at the CSE
Meet all test and data reporting deadlines
Maintain anecdotal and formal evaluative records (checklists, anecdotal notes, quiz / test, etc.
Participate actively in weekly grade level team planning meeting by planning units of study and weekly lessons collaboratively with team teacher(s), specialist and administrators
Attend all faculty meetings
Skills and Characteristics
Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with colleagues, families and students
Be a team player
Display maturity, humility, strong work ethic, follow-through, sense of humor, willingness to respond positively to feedback and a roll-up-my-sleeves attitude
Strong instructional and classroom management skills
A belief that everyone is gifted with a unique potential
Show commitment to character development and family partnerships
Requirements
Attend the annual Hyde 101 Training
Three to five years of classroom experience is preferred
Demonstrated success working in an urban school setting
Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
A Masters degree in Education or relevant content area (preferred)
New York State Certification (required)
Salary : $64,789 - $100,000