Special Education Teacher SY25-26 High School

What Youll Do
As a Special Education Teacher at Veritas Prep youll provide special education services and accommodations to one grade level of students including inclass and smallgroup support. Youll collaborate with the general education teachers at that grade level to ensure students are successful access to the curriculum in all subjects. Youll also collaborate with the Student Support Team which includes the Dean of Student Services school counselors related service providers school culture staff and other Special Education Teachers to ensure students with special education needs can access gradelevel curriculum.

Specifically you will:

• Deliver student services including:
• Understand internalize and use IEP goals and objectives for students on your caseload as a guide towards specialized instruction.
• Collaborate with general education teachers to plan for student support services in daily blocks that meet the needs of the student for the given lesson.
• Coteach or pushinto academic classes throughout the day.
• Plan and lead small group and/or individual pullout daily according to student IEPs and current academic data.
• Develop and deliver modified curriculum that is aligned to gradelevel standards as necessary according to IEPs.
• Internalize and provide testing accommodations to students in your grade level.

• Meet legal requirements for IEPs in MA
• Attend IEP meetings for students on your caseload and be prepared to report out on student progress towards goals and objectives.
• Write goals and objectives after initial annual and reevaluation meetings.
• Regularly collect and record data on student progress towards goals and objectives.
• Write comments on student goals and objectives for biannual progress reports
• Be an active member of the student support team and the broader VPCS community.
• Run advisory programming for a small group of students.
• Participate actively in weekly student support meetings and content level planning meetings
• Participate in weekly or biweekly coaching meetings incorporating feedback into daily teaching and planning practices

• Build positive meaningful relationships with colleagues students parents and families
• Engage in learning about racism diversity equity and inclusion in education and be a champion for antiracist education
• Actively engage in professional development and coaching to continually improve your practice
• Other duties as assigned.

What Youll Need (Qualifications)

• An unwavering belief that all students can achieve amazing things
• A passion for continuous growth as an educator
• Relentless pursuit of a classroom that centers students and continuously improves learning outcomes

• A dedication to fighting racism in our educational institutions and in daily life and knowledge of the history of race and racism as well as the systems of oppression our students face

• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing
• Ability to report to work on a regular and punctual basis

• One to two years of teaching experience (preferred)
• Bachelors degree
• Have or be eligible for a MA teaching license in Moderate Disabilities 512 OR have a bachelors or masters degree in Special Education
• Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) endorsement within one year of hire
• Current authorization to work in the United States a candidate must have such authorization by his or her first day of employment
• Alignment with our Values of
• Students First: We make decisions with our students in mind and know our actions model the way.
• Grow Together: We are role models of growth mindset teamwork and collaboration.
• One Team One Mission: We cheer for lean on and support each other as we play unique roles in support of the same mission.

Think you dont quite meet all the qualifications listed above Apply anyway! We are looking for a truly diverse team of educators and research shows that historically marginalized groups are less likely to apply if they do not meet every requirement. We are working to become an antiracist organization and want to recruit and support diverse staff to understand the history of inequity in education and to ensure students see teachers staff and leaders who look like them working in our school.

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Veritas Prep is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against employees or qualified job applicants on the basis of race religion color sex age national origin disability veteran or military status marital status sexual orientation genetic information gender identity or expression or any other status or condition protected by applicable law. This policy extends to but is not limited to recruitment selection compensation benefits promotion training and termination.

Veritas Prep offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefit packages that include the following:

• Salary Range for this position is $50000 $90000 exclusive of fringe benefits.
• If hired your final base salary will be determined based on factors such as skills education and/or experience.
• In addition to those factors we believe in the importance of pay equity and consider internal equity of our current team members as part of any final offer.
• Keep in mind the above range is the full base salary range for this position. Hiring at the maximum of the range would not be typical in order to allow for future and continued salary growth.
• We also offer a generous benefits package for fulltime staff that includes but not limited to the following:
• Health Vision and Dental Insurance Plans
• Paid Family/Medical Leave Insurance (private and meets state requirements)
• LongTerm Disability and Life Insurance 100 employer paid)
• Enrollment in Massachusetts Teachers Retirement System (teacher pension program)
• Employee Assistance Program 100 employer paid)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) and more...

About Veritas Prep

Veritas Prep is a public tuitionfree school in Springfield that prepares students in grades 5 through 12 to compete achieve and succeed in college and beyond. Veritas Prep accelerates every students path to college and career by helping them set a strong academic foundation in middle school and guaranteeing access to college classes and college prep support in our walltowall Early College high school.

At Veritas Prep we are not only breaking down barriers to college access but also providing the tools students need to persist through college and prepare for a successful career. Our middle school program has been serving students in Springfield since 2012 and our scholars are supported by skilled dedicated and diverse teachers. Scholars learn important academic habits and are challenged to achieve at high levels academically socially and emotionally setting them up for success as they enter our high school.

Our Early College high school program in partnership with STCC and Worcester State University prepares students to earn highimpact college degrees saving students up to two years time in college and thousands of dollars. Students can earn up to an associate degree for free and the general studies associate degree from STCC means students enter as JUNIORS at any Massachusetts public college or university after high school graduation.

Students at Veritas Prep benefit from high academic standards and robust support an exceptional learning environment a diverse staff of highquality educators a strong commitment to social/emotional and practical skill development and an inclusive antiracist community that values the identities and backgrounds of all students.