2025-26 Special Education Teacher
2025-26 Special Education Teacher
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$ 68850 - 130000
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ABOUT ALLIANCE COLLEGEREADY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Alliance CollegeReady Public Schools is one of the largest and most successful nonprofit public charter school networks in the nation operating 26 highperforming middle and high schools that educate nearly 13000 scholars who make up the heart of Los Angeles Latinx Black and recent immigrant communities. Alliance schools have been recognized as among the best in the nation byU.S. News & World ReportNewsweek the U.S. Department of Education and the California Department of Education. Since opening our first school in 2004 95 of Alliance scholars have graduated from high school. We strive to uplift our scholars and their communities by fostering unparalleled educational opportunities that encourage scholarly thought resilient learning powerful communication mindbody wellness and community advocacy. To learn more visitwww.LAalliance.
ROLE SUMMARY
WHY TEACH AT ALLIANCE
At Alliance when we say that all scholars can learn and achieve we meanall.
We aspire to have 75 or more of our scholars complete a fouryear college degree.
Alliance launched the All Means All initiative to ensure all students are served with equitable access to rigorous gradelevel materials to meet academic potential and include our scholars with disabilities which is currently 12 of Alliances scholars.
Teachers can focus on individuals due to small class sizes and ancillary resources including English learner and special education interventions counselors and instructional assistants.
We also provide teachers with resources such as curriculum maps a repository of instructional materials and videos interim assessments and item banks oneonone teacher coaching weekly professional development and freedom to innovate.
Our School Strategy Team is dedicated to building a researchbased academic intervention model and dramatically strengthening our support of scholars socialemotional learning and mental health.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Provide Excellent CollegePreparatory Instruction to all Scholars
Develop and maintain a positive achievementoriented supportive and collaborative culture of high expectations that motivates and inspires scholars to learn at collegepreparatory levels.
Effectively execute assigned curriculum and justintime support to reach every scholar regardless of prior academic background disability or English language fluency.
Engage in the process of internalizing assigned curriculum tied to specific grade level and content standards in teacher teams and individually to prepare daily lesson plans instructional materials and exit tickets that are aligned to rigorous collegeready standards.(e.g. Common Core State Standards Next Generation Science Standards etc..
Welcome and incorporate feedback from the coaching guidance and feedback provided by school leaders peer coaches and content support managers.
Uphold Alliance Values and Standards of Excellence
Exhibit a continuous improvement mindset to provide scholars opportunities aligned to Alliances Graduate Profile.
Ensure timely and highquality submission of school requirements such as intellectual preparation/lesson plans unit plans and reteaching plans.
Provide a coherent and supportive classroom culture aligned to the schoolwide culture policy and keep documentation of all interventions taken to support scholar engagement learning and wellbeing.
Maintain accurate current records for attendance and coursework and submit timely completed report cards and schoolwide assessment records.
THE IDEAL CANDIDATES WILL
Possess Special Education area expertise and a deep knowledge of effective evaluation assessment and specialized instructional techniques to drive scholar learning.
Know how to use data technology and innovative teaching methods to monitor growth and scholar progress toward Individual Education Program (IEP) goals drive classroom learning and prepare all scholars to succeed in life after high school.
Manage a caseload of scholars with an IEP by ensuring that all IEPs are thoroughly compliant and serve as a true roadmap for a scholars achievement trajectory including collaborating with others to write IEPs.
Hold robust IEP meetings with all team members as active contributors.
Maintain uptodate documentation on caseload.
Partner with related service providers to ensure highquality services for scholars on the caseload.
Ensure that all school Alliance network LAUSD county state and federal Special Education requirements including accommodations and modifications for scholars with disabilities are followed with fidelity for all scholars.
Maintain uptodate information on a caseload of scholars with IEPs in Welligent for IEP including updating scholar and IEP information regularly tracking services and running and analyzing compliance reports.
Provide direct services to scholars in a variety of settings and content areas including but not limited to resource lab pushin classes cotaught classes and other settings.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Applicants who currently or will hold any of the following credentials by August 1st are welcome to apply:
California Level I Preliminary Level II or Clear Education Specialist Instruction Credential or University Education Specialist Instruction Intern Credential (or intern eligible)
California Education Specialist Instruction Credential application in progress
California Education Specialist Instruction Certificate of Eligibility
Outofstate or outofcountry Special Education Credential eligible for California Education Specialist Credential
Prior to applying please review the credential requirements listed on our webpage.
Active California teacher certification in the assigned subject area(s) and a valid English Learner Authorization (e.g. CLAD) by August 1st.
Candidates who dont hold a single subject credential or have a pathway to obtaining a California teaching credential will not be eligible for a teaching position.
Interested in becoming a teacher Through our Alliance Teacher Residency Program in partnership with Marshall you can earn a teaching credential in just one year! Learn more about the program here.
BENEFITS
We strive to be the best employer possible by offering excellent benefits for our employees and their families. Please click HERE for more information about our health benefits retirement options as well as our paid holidays and leave.
Professional Development: At Alliance we believe in supporting teacher growth and provide substantial schoolbased and networkwide professional development support for teachers including two weeks of professional development for new hires that introduces the Alliance culture and builds classroom management and instructional planning skills.
Leadership Opportunities: Leadership opportunities are extensive at Alliance both in and outside of the classroom. Our closeknit school communities look to teachers to support scholar extracurricular activities and lead schoollevel decisionmaking. Teachers interested in growing their leadership skills while remaining in the classroom are invited to join our Emerging Leader Cadre program or join our Aspiring Principal Program.
**The salary range for Burton Tech and GertzMerkin campuses is $68850$130000.
COMPENSATION
$70000.00 $130000.00DIVERSITY EQUITY AND INCLUSION
Alliance CollegeReady Public Schools is dedicated to fostering an inclusive antiracist proBlack community that celebrates diversity equity and the unique identities of all scholars and staff. Nearly twothirds of our teachers and administrators identify as people of color reinforcing our commitment to representation and the power of diverse role models.We recognize the richness of the cultures and communities we serve and we believe that embracing and empowering these identities is essential to the success and pride of our scholars. Working at Alliance means joining a movement to drive transformative change nurture resilience and build lifelong meaningful connections with scholars and their communities.
Champion Alliances AntiRacist ProBlack Mission: The strongest candidates will bring a commitment to Alliances mission of building an antiracist proBlack community that prioritizes the success and wellbeing of Black and Brown scholars. Candidates should have a passion for promoting equity through antiracist studentcentered teaching practices that celebrate racial and cultural identities. This role is rooted in service to systemically underserved communities in Los Angeles helping scholars graduate collegeready with pride in who they are.
APPLICATION PROCESS
Interested candidates should submit an application. Please note that only candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.
For current vacancies by location please click here.
This job description is subject to change at any time based on the evolving needs of the organization.
Alliance CollegeReady Public Schools are tuitionfree public charter schools that do not discriminate against any scholar parent community member or staff member based on actual or perceived ancestry age color disability gender gender identity gender expression nationality race or ethnicity religion sex sexual orientation or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
Alliance CollegeReady Public Schools requires that all team members be fully vaccinated against COVID19 for the safety of our students family and staff. Team members may apply to seek a medical exemption. Regardless of your current vaccination status our team can advise you on how to fulfill this important requirement so that you can start the position in a timely way.
Research shows that while men apply to jobs when they meet an average of 60 of the requirements women and other underrepresented people tend to only apply when they match every criterion. If you think you meet some of the qualifications but dont necessarily check every box in the job description we encourage you to still apply. If you have questions contact the Staffing Team at.
Employment Type
Full-Time
