Elementary Special Education Teacher (SY 26-27)
for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We should map content to these headings where appropriate. Use only sections that have real specific content.
We need to avoid repeating job title as heading. No Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO etc. Also remove navigation/legal etc. The "EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER" is boilerplate; remove.
We need to preserve all substantive info. So include Who We Are, What We Believe, Who You Are (qualifications), What You’ll Do (responsibilities), Compensation And Benefits (pay and benefits), LOCATION AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS (schedule/location/physical requirements). Possibly also "Flexible and reflective leadership" etc is part of benefits? Actually that is under "Additionally, You Can Expect" after benefits; it's more about work environment. Could be part of Benefits or maybe separate section like "Work Environment". But headings limited to given list; we can use Benefits for benefits, Pay for salary, Schedule for work week/hours/location. Could also include "Responsibilities" for What You’ll Do. "Qualifications" for Who You Are (including required degrees, certifications). "Skills" maybe for certain abilities? But we can combine.
We must not create sections with filler like "not specified". All sections we create must have real content.
Thus produce:
About the role
maybe not needed? The instruction says use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't require we use all; we can choose appropriate.
We have "Who We Are" (organization description) could be About the role? Actually About the role could be description of role? But we have Who We Are (organization). Could treat as About the role? Might be better to use "About the role" for description of the position? But we have "What You’ll Do" for responsibilities. "Who You Are" for qualifications. "Compensation And Benefits" for pay and benefits. "LOCATION AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS" for schedule and location.
Thus sections: About the role (maybe brief summary of role?), Responsibilities, Qualifications, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
But we need to avoid duplication. Let's map:
- About the role: Could be a brief overview: "Elementary Special Education Teacher, Brooklyn, New York In-Person Work Required". But we shouldn't repeat job title as heading; but we can include a paragraph describing role: "Provide targeted small group instruction...". However that is responsibilities. Maybe About the role could be a short summary: "Work with students with disabilities providing data-driven support through differentiated and specialized instruction." That's from What You’ll Do. Might be okay.
But we must preserve all substantive info; we can't omit details. So we need to include all details somewhere.
Simplify: Use sections:
Responsibilities
with of duties from What You’ll Do.
Qualifications
with of requirements from Who You Are (education, experience, certifications, preferred).
Benefits
with of benefits from Compensation And Benefits paragraph.
Pay
with containing salary ranges.
Schedule
with containing location, work week, physical requirements, in-person required, exempt, overtime not eligible.
We might also include About the role as a
before sections? But instruction says use
for section headings; we can have a
for prose anywhere. So we can have an introductory paragraph describing the role (maybe from Who We Are? Actually Who We Are is organization description; we could include that as About the role? But it's about organization not role. Could still be included as a
before sections.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO. Also remove "Explore Schools Is a Network Of 6 Charter Schools Located In Canarsie, Crown Heights, And Flatbush Communities Of Brooklyn, NY." That's location info; we can keep in Schedule section.
We must not duplicate lines.
Let's extract details:
Who We Are:
- Explore Schools is a network of public charter schools providing nearly 1,700 students in Brooklyn with outstanding education.
- Goal: provide curriculum and instruction that is standards-aligned and culturally responsive.
- Approach designed to nurture students as critical thinkers and natural problem-solvers.
- Committed to engaging in work that disrupts and roots out systems and structures that perpetuate white supremacy.
- Seek to build and maintain a diverse and talented team reflecting backgrounds/experiences of students and creates inclusive environment.
What We Believe:
- All children can learn when immersed in rich environment full of high expectations, rigorous academics, caring committed adults.
- Equity and excellence are not mutually exclusive; can meet needs of all students while engaging parents and driving toward excellent academic results.
- Privilege and responsibility to help close opportunity gap in Brooklyn community.
Who You Are (qualifications):
- Special educator with experience teaching diverse learners, including students with IEPs in grades K-5.
- Ready to provide targeted, data-driven and individualized instruction to diverse learners.
- Prioritize student engagement, critical thinking, relationship building.
- Demonstrated reflective practitioner willing to go above and beyond to meet needs while educating whole child.
- Additionally, you possess:
- Dedicated to working in communities historically underserved and under-resourced.
- Committed to thoughtfully engaging in identity work necessary to take culturally responsive approach to pedagogy and relationship-building.
- Exceptional dedication and intentionality to achieve results and make growth in own practice and related student outcomes.
- Ability to cultivate positive classroom culture through building relationships and using classroom management strategies to promote safety and inclusion.
- Classroom presence: clear and precise when sharing new content, can effectively lead students through inquiry-based class discussions.
- Ability to adapt scripted curriculum.
- Detail-oriented and highly organized.
- Bachelor’s degree required.
- Classroom teaching experience required; 2 years strongly preferred.
- New York State Teaching Certification, preferred.
- Special Education Certification, preferred.
- Master’s Degree in Education, strongly preferred.
What You’ll Do (responsibilities):
- Nearly 20% of students receive special education services.
- As Elementary Special Education Teacher, work with students with disabilities providing data driven support through differentiated and specialized instruction.
- Expected to manage daily:
- Provide targeted small group instruction to students throughout the day and/or co-teach.
- Provide a range of instructional, management, and assessment strategies to meet different needs.
- Provide direct service to students to help them achieve IEP goals.
- Collaborate and consult with grade level teams across content areas to support needs of all learners.
- Plan and deliver differentiated, universally-designed instruction to ensure all students meet rigorous academic standards.
- Participate in MTSS structures.
- Maintain compliance for students on caseload, including participating IEP meetings, writing IEPs and progress monitoring, communicating with families around student performance.
- Use Responsive Classroom approach to cultivate positive classroom culture including morning meeting, teacher language, interactive modeling, and other related practices.
- Attend and actively participate in all meetings including PLCs, grade level meetings, PD sessions.
- Assist with non-instructional supervision of students, such as arrival/dismissal, hallway monitoring, substitute teaching, lunch and playground duty, or supervision of extracurricular activities.
- Actively engage in identity work and necessary conversations to dismantle white supremacy culture.
Compensation And Benefits:
- Competitive salary and generous benefits package.
- Salary scale based on equity lens, relevant years experience, education, NYS certification.
- Teachers with bachelor's degree and 0-10 years experience: annualized base salary $62,710 - $84,000 for 2026-2027 school year.
- Teachers with master's degree and 0-10 years experience: annualized base salary $67,486 - $93,636 for 2026-2027 school year.
- Scale does not cap years of experience; increases each year based on tenure.
- Additional compensation opportunities: stipends for additional time worked and leadership opportunities, additional pay for specialized certifications, etc.
- Recruitment team can share more about additional compensation and placement on scale during first phone screen.
- Additionally, You Can Expect:
- Competitive and comprehensive benefits plan covering up to 95% of cost for employees and families.
- Dental and vision plans.
- Employer paid disability and life insurance.
- Parental leave benefits.
- Flexible spending account options.
- Generous vacation time and paid holidays.
- Professional development.
- Continuing education scholarships.
- Referral bonuses.
- Employee assistance program (EAP).
- Childcare assistance.
- 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching.
- Flexible and reflective leadership: dedicated to staff development, team cohesion, shared responsibility for decision-making, development, team-wide priorities.
- Driven and passionate colleagues contributing to professional collaborative work environment.
- Opportunities to sit on various committees and participate in initiatives central to key organizational decisions and strategic planning.
- School-based staff also receive:
- Professional development: weekly PD, year-round retreats and trainings, ongoing coaching by professionals.
- Continued education support: staff eligible to receive scholarship funds towards qualifying towards role relevant NYS certification costs, higher education tuition, professional development.
- Flexible work environment with ability to choose work location during non-student hours 1-3 days a week when possible, all within structured 45-hour work week.
LOCATION AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Explore Schools is a network of 6 charter schools located in Canarsie, Crown Heights, and Flatbush communities of Brooklyn, NY.
- Schools currently operating fully in-person.
- For this position, in-person work required.
- This is an exempt position and is not eligible for overtime.
- Standard work week is 45 hours, though at times you may work more.
- Role requires ability to stand for at least 5 hours a day, take multiple trips up and down stairs in a day, move quickly in an emergency.
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Intro paragraph maybe from Who We Are and What We Believe? Could combine as overview. But we can just start with Responsibilities.
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before sections as "About the organization". Not required heading but okay.
Let's do:
Explore Schools is a network of public charter schools providing nearly 1,700 students in Brooklyn with outstanding education. Our goal is to provide curriculum and instruction that is standards-aligned and culturally responsive, nurturing students as critical thinkers and natural problem-solvers. We are committed to engaging in work that disrupts and roots out systems that perpetuate white supremacy, and we seek to build a diverse and talented team that reflects our students’ backgrounds and creates an inclusive environment. We believe all children can learn in a rich environment of high expectations, rigorous academics, and caring adults; that equity and excellence are not mutually exclusive; and that it is our privilege and responsibility to help close the opportunity gap in Brooklyn.
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for section headings; we can have a
for prose anywhere. So we can have an introductory paragraph describing the role (maybe from Who We Are? Actually Who We Are is organization description; we could include that as About the role? But it's about organization not role. Could still be included as a
before sections. We must not include boilerplate like EEO. Also remove "Explore Schools Is a Network Of 6 Charter Schools Located In Canarsie, Crown Heights, And Flatbush Communities Of Brooklyn, NY." That's location info; we can keep in Schedule section. We must not duplicate lines. Let's extract details: Who We Are: - Explore Schools is a network of public charter schools providing nearly 1,700 students in Brooklyn with outstanding education. - Goal: provide curriculum and instruction that is standards-aligned and culturally responsive. - Approach designed to nurture students as critical thinkers and natural problem-solvers. - Committed to engaging in work that disrupts and roots out systems and structures that perpetuate white supremacy. - Seek to build and maintain a diverse and talented team reflecting backgrounds/experiences of students and creates inclusive environment. What We Believe: - All children can learn when immersed in rich environment full of high expectations, rigorous academics, caring committed adults. - Equity and excellence are not mutually exclusive; can meet needs of all students while engaging parents and driving toward excellent academic results. - Privilege and responsibility to help close opportunity gap in Brooklyn community. Who You Are (qualifications): - Special educator with experience teaching diverse learners, including students with IEPs in grades K-5. - Ready to provide targeted, data-driven and individualized instruction to diverse learners. - Prioritize student engagement, critical thinking, relationship building. - Demonstrated reflective practitioner willing to go above and beyond to meet needs while educating whole child. - Additionally, you possess: - Dedicated to working in communities historically underserved and under-resourced. - Committed to thoughtfully engaging in identity work necessary to take culturally responsive approach to pedagogy and relationship-building. - Exceptional dedication and intentionality to achieve results and make growth in own practice and related student outcomes. - Ability to cultivate positive classroom culture through building relationships and using classroom management strategies to promote safety and inclusion. - Classroom presence: clear and precise when sharing new content, can effectively lead students through inquiry-based class discussions. - Ability to adapt scripted curriculum. - Detail-oriented and highly organized. - Bachelor’s degree required. - Classroom teaching experience required; 2 years strongly preferred. - New York State Teaching Certification, preferred. - Special Education Certification, preferred. - Master’s Degree in Education, strongly preferred. What You’ll Do (responsibilities): - Nearly 20% of students receive special education services. - As Elementary Special Education Teacher, work with students with disabilities providing data driven support through differentiated and specialized instruction. - Expected to manage daily: - Provide targeted small group instruction to students throughout the day and/or co-teach. - Provide a range of instructional, management, and assessment strategies to meet different needs. - Provide direct service to students to help them achieve IEP goals. - Collaborate and consult with grade level teams across content areas to support needs of all learners. - Plan and deliver differentiated, universally-designed instruction to ensure all students meet rigorous academic standards. - Participate in MTSS structures. - Maintain compliance for students on caseload, including participating IEP meetings, writing IEPs and progress monitoring, communicating with families around student performance. - Use Responsive Classroom approach to cultivate positive classroom culture including morning meeting, teacher language, interactive modeling, and other related practices. - Attend and actively participate in all meetings including PLCs, grade level meetings, PD sessions. - Assist with non-instructional supervision of students, such as arrival/dismissal, hallway monitoring, substitute teaching, lunch and playground duty, or supervision of extracurricular activities. - Actively engage in identity work and necessary conversations to dismantle white supremacy culture. Compensation And Benefits: - Competitive salary and generous benefits package. - Salary scale based on equity lens, relevant years experience, education, NYS certification. - Teachers with bachelor's degree and 0-10 years experience: annualized base salary $62,710 - $84,000 for 2026-2027 school year. - Teachers with master's degree and 0-10 years experience: annualized base salary $67,486 - $93,636 for 2026-2027 school year. - Scale does not cap years of experience; increases each year based on tenure. - Additional compensation opportunities: stipends for additional time worked and leadership opportunities, additional pay for specialized certifications, etc. - Recruitment team can share more about additional compensation and placement on scale during first phone screen. - Additionally, You Can Expect: - Competitive and comprehensive benefits plan covering up to 95% of cost for employees and families. - Dental and vision plans. - Employer paid disability and life insurance. - Parental leave benefits. - Flexible spending account options. - Generous vacation time and paid holidays. - Professional development. - Continuing education scholarships. - Referral bonuses. - Employee assistance program (EAP). - Childcare assistance. - 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching. - Flexible and reflective leadership: dedicated to staff development, team cohesion, shared responsibility for decision-making, development, team-wide priorities. - Driven and passionate colleagues contributing to professional collaborative work environment. - Opportunities to sit on various committees and participate in initiatives central to key organizational decisions and strategic planning. - School-based staff also receive: - Professional development: weekly PD, year-round retreats and trainings, ongoing coaching by professionals. - Continued education support: staff eligible to receive scholarship funds towards qualifying towards role relevant NYS certification costs, higher education tuition, professional development. - Flexible work environment with ability to choose work location during non-student hours 1-3 days a week when possible, all within structured 45-hour work week. LOCATION AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: - Explore Schools is a network of 6 charter schools located in Canarsie, Crown Heights, and Flatbush communities of Brooklyn, NY. - Schools currently operating fully in-person. - For this position, in-person work required. - This is an exempt position and is not eligible for overtime. - Standard work week is 45 hours, though at times you may work more. - Role requires ability to stand for at least 5 hours a day, take multiple trips up and down stairs in a day, move quickly in an emergency. We need to output HTML fragment only. We'll structure:
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before sections as "About the organization". Not required heading but okay. Let's do:
Explore Schools is a network of public charter schools providing nearly 1,700 students in Brooklyn with outstanding education. Our goal is to provide curriculum and instruction that is standards-aligned and culturally responsive, nurturing students as critical thinkers and natural problem-solvers. We are committed to engaging in work that disrupts and roots out systems that perpetuate white supremacy, and we seek to build a diverse and talented team that reflects our students’ backgrounds and creates an inclusive environment. We believe all children can learn in a rich environment of high expectations, rigorous academics, and caring adults; that equity and excellence are not mutually exclusive; and that it is our privilege and responsibility to help close the opportunity gap in Brooklyn.
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