Special Education Teachers: 2024-2025
Company: Match Education
Location: Boston
Posted on: May 3, 2024
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Job Description:
Match Charter Public School is a free, high-performing charter
public school in Boston. We are a PreK-12 school serving 1,250
students. Our mission is to prepare students for success in college
and careers in order to achieve economic security and mobility.
Students gain acceptance to our schools via an annual blind public
lottery open to all Boston residents.Our families bring amazing
racial and cultural diversity to the school community - they
represent over 20 different countries of origin with over 20
different languages spoken at home. 94% of our students are people
of color. Our students bring a diversity of needs to our school,
and we are prepared to serve them. 21% of our students qualify for
special education services; 18% of our student body are English
Language Learners.Match's core values are Equity, Freedom,
Teamwork, Innovation, and Accountability. We are working to reframe
our organizational processes and policies to be truly anti-racist.
At Match, we believe that three aspects of our work and
organization - a staff that is diverse by race and other factors, a
professional environment that is inclusive of all perspectives, and
a curriculum in our PreK-12 school that is culturally competent -
are vital to our goals and mission. See our full statement on
diversity here.Start date: August, 2024ABOUT THE MATCH CHARTER
PUBLIC SCHOOLMatch Charter Public School is a free, high-performing
charter public school in Boston. We are a PreK-12 school serving
1,250 students. Our mission is to prepare students for success in
college and careers in order to achieve economic security and
mobility. Students gain acceptance to our schools via an annual
blind public lottery open to all Boston residents.Our families
bring amazing racial and cultural diversity to the school community
- they represent over 20 different countries of origin with over 20
different languages spoken at home. 94% of our students are people
of color. Our students bring a diversity of needs to our school,
and we are prepared to serve them. 21% of our students qualify for
special education services; 18% of our student body are English
Language Learners.Match's core values are Equity, Freedom,
Teamwork, Innovation, and Accountability. We are working to reframe
our organizational processes and policies to be truly anti-racist.
At Match, we believe that three aspects of our work and
organization - a staff that is diverse by race and other factors, a
professional environment that is inclusive of all perspectives, and
a curriculum in our PreK-12 school that is culturally competent -
are vital to our goals and mission. See our full statement on
diversity here.We know that the largest driver of our success is
the people who work in our schools every day. Teachers have an
immediate impact on our ability of reaching our mission and
changing the lives of our students. ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITYWe are
accepting applications for Special Education teachers in all grades
for the 2024-2025 school year. Special Education positions are
based at our PreK-5 elementary school on 100 Poydras St. in Hyde
Park, our 6-8 middle school on 215 Forest Hills St. in Jamaica
Plain, or our high school on 1001 Commonwealth Ave. in Brighton.We
are only able to consider applicants who have current US work
authorization.The salary range for teachers new to Match is
$61,819-98,899 and is determined by the candidate's prior years of
full-time teaching experience. Match offers a comprehensive
benefits package that includes 90% coverage of employee health
insurance costs and up to $150/month in loan repayment assistance.
We make it a high priority to effectively support students with
disabilities at Match. Over 20% of Match students are on
Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). Special Education Teachers
provide instruction and support to students with IEPs. The Special
Education Teacher reports to the Special Education Director at
their school campus and is responsible for: Providing inclusion
support and instruction in regular education classes containing IEP
students, and when absolutely necessary, teaching separate
classes.Helping to manage the school's Special Education programing
including, but not limited to: completion of necessary paperwork
and filing, teacher professional development, management of parent
and student communication, administration of student
testing/screening, and upholding of applicable Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education compliance
requirements.Upholding high academic and behavioral expectations
for students, and provide lots of support for getting students
there;Participating actively in Match's coaching and professional
development programming;Assisting with school programming as needed
during non-instructional time; andServing as a positive and
collaborative member of the Match Charter Public School
communityQUALIFICATIONSResearch has shown that people of color and
women are less likely to apply for jobs if they don't believe they
meet every one of the qualifications described in a job
description. Our highest priority is finding the best candidate for
the job. We encourage you to apply, even if you don't believe you
meet every one of our qualifications described or you have a less
traditional background. We are looking for applicants who:have at
least two years of full-time experience as classroom or special
education teacher, preferably in an urban education setting;hold a
valid and appropriate Special Education license issued by the
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, or
can obtain the licensure within a year of date of hire;believe that
all students can and will succeed;Have a desire to continually
improve their practice as a teacher by taking and implementing
feedback; have a proven record of student success and achievement;
anddemonstrate an ability to work well on a team, and a willingness
to support others in doing their best work.PM20ABOUT MATCH
EDUCATIONMatch Education (www.matcheducation.org) is the shared
brand name of The Match Charter Public School, and The Match School
Foundation, Inc.Match Education is an engine of discovery and
applied innovation in education. We operate a high-performing urban
public charter school in Boston. Out of this applied work, we
refine, validate empirically, and eventually disseminate new ideas
and practices on core questions in education reform.The Match
Foundation, Inc., and Match Charter Public School prohibit
discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identity,
sexual orientation, age, national origin, physical or mental
disability, religion, veteran status, and any other class of
individuals protected from discrimination under state or federal
law in any aspect of the access to, admission, or treatment of
students in its programs and activities, or in employment and
application for employment.PI8659a0d6505d-25660-33370682
Keywords: Match Education, Portland , Special Education Teachers: 2024-2025, Education / Teaching , Boston, Maine
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