High School: Special Education Lead Teacher - Greater Boston (2026-2027)

About the role

KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School is seeking a Special Education Inclusion Lead Teacher to join our dynamic team. This role is ideal for someone passionate about supporting students with special needs and committed to excellence in education.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a lead or co-lead in a classroom (or classrooms)
• Ensure all children feel affirmed, valued, and challenged every day
• Create and foster a positive and safe learning environment
• Support in the co-creation and internalization of rigorous and engaging units and daily lesson plans with the homeroom/Lead Teacher
• Set specific, ambitious growth goals for students on caseload and leverage all necessary resources, including student advocacy when needed, to ensure they meet them
• Ongoing progress monitoring of student progress towards IEP goals
• Use special education best practices to execute engaging instruction at a level rigorous to all students including but not limited to accommodations, modifications, monitoring of extra time, small group instruction/pull out, etc.
• Infuse core values into lessons and every school practice, implementing school-wide student culture systems and positive classroom management strategies
• Regularly analyze student work from caseload compared to other students to support in student-specific modifications and accommodations
• Support in maintaining accurate student grades/records and strong lines of communication with students and families regularly regarding students’ growth and progress
• Provide feedback and support to homeroom/Lead Teacher around curriculum and instructional best practices to support students on caseload
• Build strong working relationship with homeroom/Lead Teacher to effectively collaborate on curriculum, instruction and classroom management in support of students
• Obtain required MTEL and SEI endorsements with financial support from KIPP MA within the first year of employment in addition to free study support (please review this doc to see requirements). Preferred: Obtain special education licensure as soon as qualified to do so.
• Participate in school-wide and individual professional development, including pre-service training over the summer and during the academic year
• Take ownership for the development of your craft and seek feedback from your coach (meet 1x/1-2 weeks with coach, implement feedback, engage in co-planning and active practices, participate in live coaching, etc.)
• Perform necessary support duties including (but not limited to) coverage, bus, lunch, and dismissal duties
• Develop strong relationships with families through participating in school events and consistent phone calls home
• Be willing to offer support and receive constructive feedback from colleagues in order to create a professional working atmosphere that is conducive to accountability, change, and improvement
• Collaborate with grade level and content teams to update and advocate for students on caseload
• Write, lead, and manage IEP and 504 paperwork and meetings with students, families, and teachers
• Dependable attendance according to our school calendar

Requirements

Embody KIPP MA’s Code of Conduct by acting with integrity, leading with humanity, centering self-awareness and critical consciousness, taking personal responsibility, and engaging productively

Demonstrated ability to collect and interpret data, evaluate, reason, define problems, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and make reasonable judgments and decisions in a timely manner in accordance with the needs of the school

Self-awareness, flexibility and emotional intelligence to navigate a setting with students who express diverse needs

The consistent use of interpersonal and self-management skills to effectively support behavioral and emotional needs of students to ensure a safe and inclusive environment, as well as build relationships and manage conflict with students, staff, and caregivers

Effective communication skills to perform assigned duties and to meaningfully exchange information with students, staff, families and others in person, through written communication, in front of groups, and on virtual platforms

Physical mobility 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

Physical strength sufficient to periodically lift and/or carry 20 pounds of materials or supplies and to physically restrain a student to keep from harming themself and/or others in an emergency situation

Manual dexterity sufficient to perform repetitive hand/wrist/arm motions and to operate a computer and office equipment