Middle School: Special Education Lead Teacher, Inclusion - Greater Boston (2026-2027)

About the role

KIPP Academy Lynn Charter School seeks a Special Education Inclusion Lead Teacher who is passionate about ensuring all students grow and achieve. This role involves leading a class, co-teaching, and collaborating with the homeroom/Lead Teacher to create and implement rigorous and engaging units and lesson plans. The teacher will also write and manage Individualized Education Program (IEP) paperwork and meetings, communicate with students and families, and advocate for students as needed.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a lead or co-lead in a classroom (or classrooms), with responsibilities that may include: leading a class independently, co-teaching, short- or long-term coverage, or stepping into a lead classroom role later in the year based on the school's needs.
• Create and foster a positive and safe learning environment.
• Ensure all children feel affirmed, valued, and challenged every day.
• 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.
• 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.
• Maintain 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 relationships with homeroom/Lead Teacher to effectively collaborate on curriculum, instruction, and classroom management in support of students.

Requirements

• 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).
• Prior experience with Special Education laws and paperwork is a bonus, but not required as Special Education Teachers will receive training and assistance from our regional Special Education team.
• Empower to use expertise to do whatever it takes to help our students succeed.
• 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.
• 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.

Qualifications

• Deep alignment with KIPP MA’s mission and values, including the unwavering belief in the high potential of all students.
• Demonstrated ability to drive 30+ years of preparing students in educationally underserved communities for success in college and life.
• 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.
• Participate and engage in regional professional development and community events as required.
• 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.