Secondary UDL Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA)

Secondary Universal Design For Learning (UDL) Teacher On Special Assignment (TOSA)

The Northshore School District is committed to a diverse workforce that reflects our students and our community, one that embraces and models equity and cultural competency.

The Secondary Universal Design For Learning (UDL) Teacher On Special Assignment (TOSA) is a full-time position supporting secondary instruction across Northshore School District. This role facilitates professional development, engages in coaching and collaborative problem-solving, and provides direct classroom support to teachers of secondary students. Strategies are implemented that ensure each and every student can meaningfully access core curriculum academically, behaviorally, socially, and emotionally.

This position works closely with the P-5 UDL TOSA, and with TOSAs in Teaching and Learning and Special Education, to ensure comprehensive P-22 UDL instructional support through the lens of Racial and Educational Justice (REJ) and within the five pillars of Whole Child Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).

This list of essential functions is not exhaustive and may be supplemented as necessary in consultation with the employee(s) involved.

• Design and deliver high-quality professional learning focused on the implementation of UDL, SEL, and PBIS practices and systems through the lens of REJ and within Whole Child MTSS for each and every secondary learner
• Facilitate learning and collaborative inquiry opportunities differentiated for educators across varying levels of secondary experience
• Provide job-embedded coaching and classroom support to secondary teachers through modeling, observing, feedback, and collaborative problem-solving
• Support implementation of evidence-based instructional practices that increase access to at least grade-level core instruction academically, behaviorally, socially, and emotionally
• Collaborate with classroom teachers, TOSAs, and district staff to strengthen inclusive, universally designed, Tier I instruction and aligned intervention systems and ensure coherence across curriculum, instruction, intervention, and student support systems
• Support implementation of Whole Child MTSS practices within secondary classrooms and school systems, as aligned with the Northshore School District MTSS Implementation Plan
• Assist educators in designing and implementing differentiated instruction, scaffolds, accommodations, and flexible learning environments aligned to UDL principles
• Promote culturally responsive and identity-affirming instructional practices through the lens of REJ
• Partner with Special Education, Multilingual Learner, counseling, mental health, and student support teams to strengthen integrated support models within general education settings
• Facilitate collaborative analysis of student work, instructional practices, and multiple sources of data to inform instructional decision-making
• Support teachers in creating accessible learning experiences that increase student engagement, belonging, agency, and success so that each student can thrive
• Maintain regular presence in secondary schools to provide ongoing coaching and implementation support
• Collaborate with the P-5 UDL TOSA to ensure aligned and comprehensive P-22 UDL implementation and instructional supports
• Stay current on research and best practices related to UDL, inclusive practices, MTSS, SEL, PBIS, and justice-driven and student-centered instructional design

Reporting Relationship:
Reports to the Assistant Director of Racial and Educational Justice (REJ) & Whole Child Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS).

Salary: 2025-26 Northshore Education Association (NSEA) Salary Schedule (salary will be updated according to the 2026-27 school year salary schedule once it has been approved). Placement on the salary schedule is determined by official documentation verifying educational level and work experience. FLSA:
Exempt.

Work Hours:

180 days; 7.5 hours per day - To complete work prior to the start or after the end of the school year, TOSAs may flex 10 workdays during the year, as defined in NSEA CBA (Collective Bargaining Agreement) Article 15.16.2.

TOSAs may return to their former position and school the year following their first year as a TOSA unless the position has been eliminated due to layoff, displacement or necessary reassignment due to a change in class offerings, as defined in NSEA CBA Article 18.16.

Upon completion of the TOSA assignment, the employee will return to a teaching assignment as outlined in the NSEA CBA.

Minimum Qualifications

• Valid Washington State teaching certificate
• Minimum five years of successful teaching experience, preferably within the secondary level
• Demonstrated expertise in Universal Design for Learning (UDL), differentiated instruction, and inclusive instructional practices
• Experience supporting diverse student learners, including students across intersectional identities (ie: including race, ethnicity, creed, religion, color, national origin,…