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 (Moderate/Severe), 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 role requires strong collaboration, thoughtful behavior support, effective case management, and a deep commitment to helping students make meaningful growth.
Provide individualized, small-group, push-in, and pull-out instruction to support students with moderate to severe support needs.
Support students in making meaningful progress toward academic, functional, communication, behavioral, social-emotional, and adaptive goals outlined in their IEPs.
Implement accommodations, modifications, supplementary aids, services, and individualized supports as outlined in students' IEPs.
Lead, support, and coach paraprofessionals to ensure high-quality implementation of student supports, accommodations, modifications, behavior plans, and instructional strategies.
Use student data, progress monitoring, and team input to adjust instruction and support student growth.
Manage an assigned IEP caseload in accordance with IDEA, state law, and school/network expectations.
Draft, write, and maintain high-quality, legally compliant IEPs.
Collaborate with school psychologists, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, and other related service providers to support evaluations, services, and programming.
Communicate regularly with families and team members regarding student goals, accommodations, services, progress, and support needs.

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

Experience supporting students with moderate to severe disabilities.
Experience leading, coaching, or supporting paraprofessionals.
Experience supporting augmentative and alternative communication systems.
Experience collaborating with 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.

Salary band for this role ranges from $54,827 to $75,034 annually.
Final salary will be determined based on relevant experience and in accordance with the applicable salary schedule.
Rocketship Professional Culture
Professional Culture and Collaboration
Participate fully in coaching, feedback, observation, and professional development to strengthen instructional, behavioral, and case management practices.
Act with urgency and professionalism in the best interests of students.
Facilitate and participate in IEP meetings, including annual reviews, reevaluations, amendments, and other required meetings.

Support students' access to grade-level content, school routines, classroom participation, and inclusive learning opportunities whenever appropriate.
Collaborate with general education teachers to promote meaningful inclusion and ensure students receive consistent support across settings.

This listing is sourced directly from Rocketship Public Schools's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.