High School Learning Specialist

About APR

Special Education Teacher Job Description

Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Public School (APR) is a tuition-free, public charter school offering a rigorous, college preparatory program in Grades 5-12 to 540 students from Boston. For 25 years, APR has empowered diverse learners (90% students of color; 11% English Learners; 25% on IEPs) of all racial and ethnic backgrounds to achieve their full intellectual and social potential through high-quality academic and enrichment programs to promote college and career exploration, cultural immersion, and community service.

Our supportive and inclusive community actively counters patterns of inequity through dynamic learning partnerships between staff, students, and families. This work is grounded in the vision that all students graduate with a focused mind and a big heart, having the critical thinking, mastery of academic and social skills and a deep sense of self and others to joyfully pursue post-secondary education, careers, and civic life based on their passions and interests.

Our 570+ alumni have a six-year college graduation rate of 70% - double the national average of their demographic peers.

We believe that exceptional student outcomes are the result of excellent teaching and teamwork. Teachers and staff who thrive at APR are driven, passionate educators who love kids, are dedicated to their craft, embrace feedback, and constantly push themselves and their peers to learn and grow. This position will perform a variety of responsibilities, including but not limited to, the following:

• Leading and supporting classrooms in which students are affirmed for their brilliance, curiosity and intellect
• Modeling a deep passion, expertise and excitement for content matter
• Designing and implementing standards-aligned courses and curricular units that are rigorous, enriching and foster critical thinking
• Creating a classroom with a strong culture of achievement, through the use of best practices, that promotes student growth and achievement
• Continually providing students with feedback to strengthen their mastery of daily, weekly and unit learning targets
• Collaborating with teachers and other specialists to modify curriculum, internalize, and deliver instruction to meet the individual needs of students with diverse learning needs. In some instances, leverage existing curriculum to plan intentionally for Foundations classes.
• Leveraging data to provide students with high impact, targeted and individualized intervention
• Developing students understanding of core values, critical consciousness and social-emotional capacity through APR’s advisory structure, Dragon Circles
• Writing and implementing IEPs, assess students’ performance, and track their progress
• Providing test accommodations to students
• Providing regular tutoring and office hour supports for students

• Developing Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) annually to reflect students’ progress and goals for students on assigned caseload
• Writing quarterly progress reports for students with IEPs
• Attending all initial, reevaluation, and annual review meetings for students on caseload
• Conducting educational assessments as needed (i.e. WIAT IV)
• Preparing and presenting all educational evaluations for initial and reevaluation meetings
• Collaborating with other evaluators to ensure that all assessments are completed to gain full insight into the student’s needs
• Skillfully interpret assessment findings and relate them to educational performance and needs
• Making recommendations regarding accommodations, modifications, services and/or other supports to address those needs
• Presenting key, relevant assessment findings to students and families in a clear, concise, non-technical, respectful manner, and engage them in a constructive conversation to promote student learning
• Supporting intervention planning and intentional implementation for students who require additional academic and/or social-emotional support

• Mentoring 10-15 students, through regular advisory meetings and family meetings
• Deve…