Elementary Special Education Teachers ($5,000 Signing Bonus)

2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR--INSTRUCTIONAL

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UNIVERSITY PREP

Position: Special Education Teachers

Our Mission: Building a foundation of skills, knowledge and character, University Prep educates every K-5 scholar for a four-year college degree and life of opportunity.

Why You'll Love Us

"We have been a part of the University Prep family from the beginning. Over the past school years, I've been so proud to see my child grow, learn, and get the support that I feel every child should receive.” – U Prep Parent

At U Prep, three major focus areas drive our work each day, ensuring we stay true to the promises we make to every one of our families – a genuine life of opportunity for their child.

• Character - A focus on growing good students and good people is at the heart of our mission. Read more.
• Vision - You can only dream as far as you can see - we ensure all of our students see what’s truly possible. Read more.
• Academics - Academic excellence for every child sits at the center of our work. Read more.

Why We'll Love You

Do the following must haves resonate with how you are wired?

You're mission and values-driven. You are committed to educational equity for all children and are deeply aligned with the core values that drive our team and our organization at University Prep.

You love working with people: You love to proactively communicate with new people, in fact it gives you energy.

You carry deep humility while remaining results-oriented: You are open to new ideas and approaches while always keeping the end goal in sight.

You never give up: You take on challenges and find a way to get to the finish line.

Achieving big dreams takes hard work and a team effort. If you’re reading this far and feel yourself nodding enthusiastically, read on!

What You'll Do

• Intellectually prepare for and implement a cohesive, rigorous, and standards-aligned curriculum.
• Assessments are a combination of curriculum-based tests and external tests used to ensure a clear/full picture of scholar mastery against grade level expectations.
• Participate in additional activities including field trips, intensive academic support sessions, and other required programs as needed throughout year to best serve our children and community.
• Maintain detailed, meticulous scholar IEP and 504 records according to state and federal guidelines.
• Draft and revise IEPs as necessary to ensure that needs of scholars with IEPs are being met.
• Communicate regularly and proactively with scholars and families.
• Complete all administrative requirements before given deadlines.
• Actively engage with families, children and community members to understand their backgrounds and experiences in order to support an equitable and inclusive school environment.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers to draft scholar report cards to ensure meaningful information for families and revise as needed.
• Leverage daily, weekly, interim and end of year assessments to consistently capture student learning/understanding.
• Continuously use feedback from leaders, colleagues and families to make productive changes in instructional practices and overall performance.
• Embody mission and vision of University Prep along with the organization’s core values.
• Teach, support and enhance school-wide systems and expectations at all times with all children.
• Engage in deliberate practice with leaders and colleagues to ensure full preparation before delivering instruction in front of children.
• Engage in professional development.
• Analyze student work and their academic data in collaboration with campus-based Academic Leadership, and colleagues to action plan and determine the effectiveness of all targeted interventions and supports for students with IEPs and students with additional needs.
• Collaborate with other staff members and actively participate in all professional development and learning opportunities including, but not limited to, a four-week summer institute and weekly professional development.

Compensation & Benefits

Our package includes, but is not limited to the following:

• Includes additional compensation (Up to 10K) and opportunities for instructional coaching, grade-level leadership, and personalized PD based on areas of interest/focus.
• Weekly personalized coaching and supports:
• Robust PD over the course of the school year ( including our Summer Institute )
• Entrance into our Teacher Career Pathways and Opportunities
• 140+ hours of PD for new instructional staff
• Time to connect (our leaders go beyond helping develop your technical skills and ensure we know what’s going on with you)
• Weekly time for grade level teams to collaborate and engage with each other with a focus on helping all of our scholars succeed
• Co-Intellectual Prep meetings (working with you to prepare for excellent instruction)
• Classroom observations including real-time coaching
• Three weeks of summer professional development (PD) for new employees
• Data meetings to analyze and action plan
• Potential access to signing bonuses and moving stipends
• U Prep pays 100% of the employee’s personal medical benefit and provides options to elect dental, vision, critical illness and accident benefits.
• U Prep contributes up to $600 to a personal wellness account for each employee.
• Annual salary range of $50,000-$65,000. Depending on experience and demonstrated ability to drive outcomes for scholars.
• Observation feedback sessions

Position Requirements

• Openness to feedback, desire to continue development as professional, and willingness to take responsibility for student outcomes and achievement.
• Highly qualified as defined by ESSA ( Every Student Succeeds Act ). SPED Teachers must hold an active and valid CO SPED teaching license by July 2022.
• Excellent verbal and written skills.
• Bilingual strongly preferred (English/Spanish).
• Experience compiling and managing special education reporting data.
• Full commitment to, belief in, and alignment with mission and vision of school.
• Ability to work full-time, including some evenings and weekends.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Ability to work in person/in the school building. This is not a remote/telecommuting role.
• Experience or familiarity analyzing data and using data to inform decisions and/or instruction.
• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree.
• Experience in writing excellent Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs) and communicating the contents in an accessible way to multiple audiences.
• Minimum of one year working in urban education with a history of significant gains in student performance and/or growth.

For Additional Information: Visit: http://uprepschool.org/careers/

As an equal opportunity employer, University Prep hires without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.