HS Special Education Teacher 2024-2025 School Year

Family Life Academy Charter School

Full-time - Entry Level

Educational Services

About the position

Family Life Academy Charter Schools (FLACS) is a nonprofit network of high-performing charter schools located in the South Bronx. The organization is dedicated to creating an empowering educational environment for K-12 students, enabling them to excel academically and take responsibility for their own learning. The Special Education Teacher plays a crucial role in this mission by providing legally mandated services to students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and those identified as needing at-risk interventions. This position is designed for the 2024-2025 school year and is under the supervision of the School Principal. The Special Education Teacher will work closely with students in small groups and collaborate with general education teachers in a co-teaching model. The goal is to ensure that all students make progress toward their IEP goals while accessing the grade-level curriculum. The teacher will develop IEP goals, track student progress, and create rigorous, culturally relevant lesson plans that prepare students for state examinations and higher education. Utilizing student-centered instructional strategies, the teacher will adapt and modify instruction to meet the diverse needs of students with disabilities. In addition to instructional responsibilities, the Special Education Teacher will maintain strong classroom management, implement school-wide policies, and foster a caring and respectful classroom culture. The teacher will also engage in professional development and collaborate with colleagues to share best practices. Upholding the mission and core beliefs of FLACS, the Special Education Teacher is expected to be a lifelong learner, reflect on their practice, and strive for continuous improvement in instructional effectiveness.

Responsibilities

• Develops IEP goals and tracks progress toward meeting these.
• Attends all IEP meetings and completes session notes on SESIS.
• Creates academically rigorous, standards-based, culturally relevant lesson plans that foster critical thinking and problem-solving and prepare students for the NYS Regents examinations, Advanced Placement, and/or collegiate level coursework.
• Utilizes student-centered instructional strategies to engage students and differentiate teaching based on the diverse, individual needs of students.
• Adapts and modifies instruction from units using common network curriculum resources, maps, frameworks, pacing documents and instructional philosophies to provide access for students with disabilities.
• Coplans and co-teaches with general education teachers, either as part of an ICT model or to support students through differentiation of materials.
• Analyzes data from ongoing formative and summative assessments to refine instructional practices and impact student achievement toward meeting their IEP goals.
• Maintains strong classroom management and implements school wide policies and procedures to ensure a safe, caring and orderly school environment.
• Establishes a classroom culture of caring, respect and rapport which holds all students to high academic standards, promotes inclusion, fosters a love of learning, and builds positive relationships.
• Grades student work and provides students with actionable feedback and returns work with students and families promptly.
• Seeks to actively know students' strengths and challenge areas and communicates these effectively with families using online portals, report cards and other means.
• Participates in professional development, professional learning communities, grade-level activities and school wide functions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree is required; master's degree is preferred.
• Prior satisfactory teaching experience preferred.
• New York State Certification in Students with Disabilities (grades 7-12).
• Clearance for fingerprint and criminal background check.