KIPP - Education Specialist (Mild/Mod) - High School- San Francisco (26-27)

We are a thriving nonprofit network of free, public charter schools open to all students. Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

About the role

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.

Our teachers work closely with the school’s Leadership Team, including their Instructional Coach, to ensure students are learning and growing. This includes weekly meetings and ongoing feedback to continue growing instructional practices.

We are committed to creating an anti-racist school community. We engage in ongoing development to reflect on identities and experiences and how they shape us as people, educators, and leaders. As a community, we regularly analyze our school systems, academics, culture, and data to reflect on our progress toward being an anti-racist organization and make changes to address the needs of our community.

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 through service models including co-teaching, push-in, pull-out, small groups, and one-to-one support
• Collect and analyze data regularly to monitor student progress towards IEP goals, report student progress to families, and inform instructional practices
• Develop daily and long-term lesson plans using curriculum and resources to align with students’ individualized education plans (IEP) and KIPP’s academic mission and vision
• Collaborate with general education colleagues to accommodate, differentiate, and modify student learning and materials to best meet students’ needs
• Develop individualized, modified lessons and/or curriculum for students whose IEP includes modified curriculum; train key stakeholders (e.g., general education teachers, paraeducators) to support delivery of instruction
• Maintain a positive, warm, inclusive, rigorous, and engaging learning environment that incorporates Restorative Practices, social-emotional learning, and research-based 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

Requirements

• 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
• Commitment to KIPP mission and vision
• Commitment to being an anti-racist educator
• Belief that all students can achieve at the highest academic levels
• Strong content area knowledge
• Strong skills building relationships with students, families, and communities
• Proficient knowledge of Google Suite applications (Google Classroom, Hangout, Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.)
• Ability to learn and utilize instructional technology to support in-class and distance learning (e.g., Zoom, Nearpod) as needed

Preferred Qualifications

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

Physical, Mental, and Environmental Demands

• Physical: Ability to navigate school and classroom settings, access and utilize technology, occasional lifting/carrying of equipment 1-20 lbs, physical agility to move in various positions (kneeling, walking, pushing/pulling, squatting, twisting, turning, bending, stooping, and reaching overhead)
• Mental: Ability to handle stress of deadlines and normal work standards, analyze problems, work with interruptions, concentrate for long periods, read, calculate, perform routine math, memorize, and recall objects and people
• Environmental: School and classroom environment subject to constant interruptions and distractions; adhere to KIPP’s health and safety guidelines as outlined by the CDC, CDE, and public health agencies’ recommendations

Schedule

This is a full-time, exempt position on a school-year calendar cycle, located at our school sites.

Pay

We benchmark annually against school districts and charter schools in the regions where we operate to offer competitive salaries. Our salary step scale for this position is reflected here:

• KIPP Bay Area Scale
• KIPP Stockton Scale

Benefits

We offer a competitive salary as well as a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and transportation benefits.