Rocketship Public Schools

Special Education Teacher

Milwaukee, WI

Sponsorship not specified$55k-$75kDetected 79 days ago

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About the role

Rocketship Special Education Teachers (Mild/Moderate), also known as Education Specialists, play a critical role in ensuring that every student has access to an excellent, inclusive education.
At Rocketship, we believe in the power of inclusive education.
Education Specialists report to the Principal or Assistant Principal.

This includes co-teaching, small-group instruction, push-in and pull-out support, progress monitoring, and collaboration with school teams to implement accommodations, modifications, and individualized supports.
Provide individualized, small-group, push-in, and pull-out instruction to support students' access to grade-level content and progress toward IEP goals.
Support students in working toward rigorous academic goals aligned to their IEPs, grade-level standards, and Rocketship's instructional expectations.
Implement accommodations, modifications, supplementary aids, and services as outlined in students' IEPs.
Partner with paraprofessionals to ensure students receive consistent, high-quality support across classroom and school settings.
Support students' academic, behavioral, social-emotional, and functional growth in collaboration with the broader school team.
Manage an assigned IEP caseload in accordance with IDEA, state law, and school/network expectations.
Draft, write, and maintain high-quality, legally compliant IEPs.
Maintain accurate, timely, and organized documentation in the IEP system.
Collaborate with school psychologists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, and other related service providers to support appropriate services and programming.

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
Monitor student progress toward IEP goals and provide required progress updates.

Experience collaborating with paraprofessionals, related service providers, and multidisciplinary school teams.
Experience supporting students in an elementary school setting.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to talk, hear, and communicate with both adults and children.
The employee frequently is required to use hands or fingers, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls.
The employee is frequently required to stand
and reach with hands and arms.

Rocketship Public Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Improper interference with the ability of Rocketship Public Schools' employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.
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For questions, concerns, or complaints, please contact Human Resources.
Salary band for this role ranges from $54,827 to $75,034 annually.
Facilitate and participate in IEP meetings, including annual reviews, reevaluations, amendments, and other required meetings.

Co-teach and collaborate with general education teachers to support meaningful inclusion in the classroom.

Rocketship Public Schools complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities.

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