KIPP - Education Specialist - ModSevere - East Palo Alto 24-25

Position Summary  

• Teach with Purpose: Our teachers play a key role in bringing to life the academic and cultural visions of our schools. This includes daily lesson planning intentional curriculum design and regular data analysis to help all students learn and grow. Our teachers also implement Social Emotional Learning lessons and Restorative Practices to create a joyful inclusive classroom community.
• Support and Collaboration: Our teachers work closely with the schools Leadership Team including their Instructional Coach to ensure students are learning and growing. This includes weekly meetings and ongoing feedback so we can continue to grow in our instructional practices.

• Commitment to AntiRacism: We are committed to creating an antiracist school community. We engage in ongoing development to reflect on their own identities and experiences and how that shapes us as people educators and leaders. As a community we regularly analyze our school systems academics culture data etc. to reflect on our progress towards being an antiracist organization and to make changes to address the needs of our community.

Preferred Qualifications  

Experience:  

• Experience as an educator teaching students with similar demographics to our KIPP Public Schools Northern California student community

Education:  

• Hold a B.A/B.S degree from a regionally accredited institution
• Meet one of the following eligibility requirements:
  • Hold a valid teaching credential in Special Education or
  • Eligibility for a Provisional Internship Permit or
  • Eligibility for a Short Term Staff Permit 

Knowledge/skills required:  

• Commitment to KIPP mission and vision
• Commitment to being an antiracist educator
• Believe all students can achieve at the highest academic levels
• Possess strong content area knowledge 
• Strong skills building relationships with students families and communities 
• Communicate well with students families and colleagues
• Have proficient knowledge of Google Suite applications (Google Classroom Hangout Docs Sheets Slides etc.)
• Have the ability to learn and utilize instructional technology to support inclass; and distance learning (i.e. Zoom Nearpod) as needed in pandemic environment.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities  

• Lead and manage the development proposal and implementation of eligible students Individualized Education Plans (IEP) in accordance with state and federal law
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop measurable annual goals in students areas of need including academic behavior and social emotional
• Provide specialized academic instruction behavior intervention services and other special education services as assigned through service models including coteaching pushin pullout small groups and onetoone support
• Collect and analyze data regularly to monitor student progress towards IEP goals report student progress to families and to inform instructional practices
• Develop daily and long term lesson plans using curriculum and resources to align with students individualized education plans (IEP) and KIPPs academic mission and vision
• Collaborate with general education colleagues to accommodate differentiate and modify student learning and materials to best meet the students needs
• Develop individualized modified lessons and/or curriculum for students whose IEP include modified curriculum. Train key stakeholders (e.g. general education teachers paraeducators etc) to support delivery of instruction.
• Maintain a positive warm inclusive rigorous and engaging learning environment that incorporates Restorative Practices social emotional learning and researchbased strategies
• Implement culturally responsive classroom management strategies to create a safe environment for all students to learn and achieve
• Communicate effectively with staff students families and other key stakeholders to ensure strong partnerships and implementation of students individualized education plans (IEP)
• Attend and engage in regular professional development and communities of practice to continue learning and growing as an educator
• Update and maintain students special education records both digital and physical including IEP documents progress reports evaluations parent signature pages and other relevant documentation

Physical Mental and Environmental Demands  

Physical: Ability to navigate school and classroom settings. Ability to access and utilize technology. Occasional lifting/carrying of equipment 120 lbs. Physical agility to move self in various positions in order to execute duties effectively which may include kneeling walking pushing/pulling squatting twisting turning bending stooping and reaching overhead.  

Mental: Stress of deadlines and normal work standards ability to analyze problems and generate alternatives work with interruptions concentrate for long periods of time read calculate perform routine math problems memorize and recall objects and people.  

Environmental: School and classroom environment subject to constant interruptions and distractions. Adhere to KIPPs health and safety guidelines as outlined by the CDC CDE and public health agencies recommendations.  

Classification  

This is a fulltime exempt position on a school year calendar cycle located at our school sites.  

Additional Information :

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime