Special Education; SPED Teacher

Position Overview

The Special Education Teacher is responsible for providing inclusive academic and social-emotional learning experiences for students with disabilities. This role involves developing and implementing individualized education programs (IEPs), providing specialized instruction, assessing student progress, and collaborating with colleagues and families to support student success in achieving college and career readiness. The Teacher demonstrates content knowledge, develops and implements curricula and assessments, analyzes student data, and works to create a positive and achievement-oriented learning environment.

• Promote equity by defining, understanding, and addressing institutional bias to eliminate achievement gaps.
• Provide rigorous, joyful, and inclusive academic and social-emotional learning experiences to ensure all students are college and career ready.
• Set and reinforce clear expectations and routines aligned with the school’s overall vision.
• Develop and implement curricula and activities to meet academic standards.
• Thoughtfully plan daily lessons and implement specific strategies to meet the needs of all students, providing extra support, enrichment, or variation of work when necessary.
• Demonstrate strong content knowledge.
• Design and implement assessments that measure progress towards academic standards and diagnose areas of student misunderstanding.
• Use assessment data to refine curriculum and inform instructional practices.
• Be accountable for students’ academic growth and increase each individual student’s achievement.
• Create a positive, achievement-oriented learning environment.
• Reflect on successes and areas of growth as a teacher, seek to improve performance, and respond to feedback.
• Participate in collaborative curriculum development, grade-level activities, and school-wide functions.
• Invest parents and families in their children’s academic success through regular communication.
• Serve as a member of the multi-disciplinary team (MDT).
• Provide specialized instruction as prescribed by Individualized Education Plans (IEPs).
• Participate in MDT, IEP, manifestation determination, and other related meetings.
• Work collaboratively within the classroom setting to implement student IEPs.
• Collect data to monitor student progress and evaluate the effectiveness of services.
• Provide technical assistance on strategies that improve outcomes for special education students.
• Implement behavior intervention plans and functional behavior assessments.
• Maintain thorough records for each student receiving services.
• Complete student progress reports.

• Bachelor’s degree
• Possesses or is eligible for a valid District of Columbia Teaching License issued by the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)
• Strong instructional skills and classroom management
• Enthusiasm for and demonstrated mastery of subject matter
• Unrelenting commitment to students, self, and school’s constant learning and development.