The Special Education Teacher is the instructional leader of their student caseload and is directly responsible for driving student outcomes and creating an exceptional student experience.
Requirements
- Believe deeply in the mission, values, and Race, Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity (RIDE) commitments of KIPP Colorado Schools
- Assume personal responsibility for student achievement
- Maintain IEPs, 504s, Evaluations, and ELL programs; ensure services are delivered with fidelity
- Develop, monitor, and evaluate the effectiveness of special education programs and other student supports (Intervention, 504, ELL, etc.)
- Design and deliver rigorous, backwards-planned lessons
- Use the adopted curriculum with fidelity
- Use data to adjust short- and long-term plans in order to meet students' learning needs
Benefits
- Competitive Market Salary: Starting salary for this role begins at $65,015 and is commensurate with experience
- Excellent Healthcare Plan: 100% of employee-only monthly premium paid by KIPP Colorado and options for family enrollment and coverage, through United Healthcare
- Time Off!!!: More than 6 weeks of annual vacation and Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Access to parental and medical leave: includes 6 weeks paid and 6 weeks unpaid for a total of 12 weeks (after your first year)
- Career Trajectory: Access to opportunity to move up, across schools, and grow your career during weekly coaching sessions to refine your craft
- Mental Health Care: Immediate and ongoing access to mental health support through our Employee Assistance Program
- Technology & Access: Equipment provided: laptop
- Retirement Planning: Participation in the Colorado PERA retirement program, including a PERA 401k option
- Move to Join Us: Relocation reimbursement (when applicable)
- Additional Pay: Most schools offer various stipend opportunities
- Wellness reimbursement
- Voluntary employee, spousal, and child life insurance
- Voluntary long term disability insurance
- Voluntary short term disability insurance
- Optional Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
