Employment

• Elementary Special Educator

  Applications accepted until Jun 01, 2010 12:00 am

  Position Overview

  Provide individualized instruction and support to students with special needs, to manage the Special Education process and ensure compliance, and support teachers in meeting the special needs of their students within their classroom.  The Special Education teacher will work as part of the KIPP Harmony Academy team in order to lead children from low-income communities to climb the mountain to college.  The Special Education teacher will report to the Principal and/or Dean of Student Support Services, work closely with the Dean of Instruction for KIPP Baltimore and collaborate with classrooms teachers as part of their grade level team. 

   

   

  Position Responsibilities

   

  Special Education

  Direct services (either one-on-one or in a small group setting):

  • Coordinate Special Education services for students on case load.
  • Provide necessary interventions to small groups of students or individual students.
  • Provide in-class support with interventions and re-teaching.
  • Support staff in provide in-class interventions to targeted students.
  • Support staff so they can administer assessments and interpret data. 
  • Guiding problem-solving and goal-setting for students receiving Special Education services (academic and behavioral).

  ·         Coordinate beginning, middle, and end of year progress monitoring assessments.

  ·         Coordinate ongoing Friday Skills Assessments.

  • Monitoring ongoing data to determine intervention groups, monitor progress of students receiving interventions, and to guide ongoing decision-making (academic and behavioral).
  • Giving homework help and problem-solving over the phone when not at school.

   

   

  Indirect services:

  • Conducting classroom observations in order to:
    •  Provide support and strategies to parents to help their child be successful at home and in school.
    • Collaborate with teachers on instructional interventions and behavioral management systems in the classroom to meet students’ needs.
  • Meeting with teachers and parents to discuss student progress or develop pre-referral interventions through the Student Excellence Team process.
  • Working as a part of the multidisciplinary special education team, developing Individual Education Plans (IEPs), and completing the necessary documentation as outlined in federal and state law.

  • Providing required data and goals for IEP creation and ongoing meetings.
  • Implement and/or support classroom teachers in implementing accommodations and modifications identified in a student’s IEP.
  • Complete IEP report cards and paperwork for compliance. 

   

  Communication

  • Communicate with parents, students, staff members, and guests in person as well as through letters, phone calls, one-on-one interactions, and whole group presentations.

   

  Qualifications

  • Certification in Special Education
  • Experience with Maryland IEP Online
  • Ability to influence and motivate others
  • Ability to persist in the face of challenges
  • A deep commitment to, passion for, working with children and families from low-income communities so they can excel academically
  • Strong organizational skills:  planning ahead, meeting deadlines, and multi-tasking
  • Strong critical thinking skills:  able to link cause and effect, analyze data, and generate relevant solutions

   

  Hours

  • Summer: M-F 7:50 A.M. until 2:50 P.M.
  • Regular School Year: M-F 8:20 A.M. until 5:00 P.M.

  Salary

  Pay scale based on the Baltimore City Public School System salary schedule; plus additional compensation for additional time. 

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  To Apply

  Please submit a cover letter (see below), a resume, an essay response (see below) and a list of three professional references to Hilarie Szczygiel, Director of Talent Recruitment and Retention, at hszczygiel@kippbaltimore.org.  Please also visit www.kippbaltimore.org for more information.

   

  Cover Letter

  Please answer the question below in no more than 1 page. 

   

  Why do you want to join KIPP Harmony Academy’s (KHA) staff?  What do you hope to achieve as an Interventionist at KHA?

   

  Essay response

  Please answer the question below in no more than 2 pages. 

   

  Describe a time when you encountered serious challenges to success while working with a student in the past two years.  Please be sure to address the questions below in your response:

  • What were your goals for the student?
  • What challenges arose?  Why did they occur?
  • What, specifically, did you do in response to those challenges?
  • What was the ultimate result?  Why do you think you reached that result?

   

  KIPP schools do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.

   

  Application Process

  Stage	Description
  First Review	Paper application is reviewed.
  Phone Interview	30-45 phone interview with KIPP Harmony Academy Principal and Director of Recruitment and Retention.
  Performance Task	Performance task related to job responsibilities that will take approximately 30 minutes.
  Sample Teach	30-45 minute sample teach to be viewed in-person or via video.  Please submit the lesson plan for the sample teach as well.
  In-person Interview	take In-person interview to take place at KIPP Baltimore with KIPP Harmony Academy Principal and Chief Operating Officer.

   

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