Who You Are

• An educator with an unwavering commitment to the Democracy Prep mission of college success and authentic civic engagement for our scholars. 
• A self-reflective and self-aware teammate who is dedicated to aligning their classroom to Democracy Prep's commitment to antiracism and who is eager to use these skills to contribute to a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• A master Special Education teacher who is comfortable in multiple content areas, able to build relationships quickly with scholars, and to use your knowledge and expertise to quickly move the needle with special education scholars. 
• Two years of experience working with students with special needs in an educational setting. 
• A flexible educator who may be placed in multiple schools throughout the year according to the Special Services needs across the DPNY region. 
• A graduate of a Bachelor’s degree program (required).

What You’ll Do

• Model best practices for Special Education instruction for schools across the Democracy Prep network.
• Deliver content focusing on scholars with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs
• Frequently check in with scholars with IEPs—execute co-teaching, push-in, pull out or other instructional methods with scholars with IEPs if differentiated instruction is needed.
• Work to ensure that scholars enjoy a classroom culture characterized by high expectations and high support.
• Track IEP goal progress and complete teacher reports for annual IEP reviews.
• Create an inclusive classroom and school community by engaging in training, reflection, and dialogue around issues of race, identity, diversity, equity, and inclusion for our staff and scholars.
• Plan and prepare for effective implementation of a coherent, research-based curriculum.
• Use a variety of assessment data to refine curricula and instructional practice.
• Maintain strong relationships with scholars, families, and colleagues through effective and frequent communication.
• Continuously improve your professional practice through frequent coaching sessions and professional development.
• Cultivate the social-emotional well-being of all scholars by building a positive classroom culture that leverages strong partnerships with scholars, their families, and the school's scholar support team.
• During long-term coverage assignments, engage in whole-school events and tasks, including transitions, family conferences, tutoring, and other activities/duties as needed and assigned by school leadership.
• Review scholar’s individualized education plans and give support aligned with those plans and the goals laid out in those plans.
• Conduct administrative special education work including but not limited to: data analysis, data entry, invoicing, billing,  IEP writing, etc
• Lead training at the school or network level on important instructional and compliance based Special Service initiatives. 

Compensation

This is a salaried role at $80,000 regardless of special education teaching experience. You must have at least 3 years of Special Education Teaching experience or active certification for NYS.  Democracy Prep employees are provided with a benefits package that includes medical, vision, and dental insurance, 403B matching, parental leave, a smartphone, and a laptop.

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Democracy Prep is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Our mission is to educate responsible citizen-scholars who will change the world. We strongly believe that by building a DREAM team that represents numerous perspectives, backgrounds, and expertise, we can achieve this goal together. This is a value we highly support and strongly encourage candidates of all backgrounds to apply.