Overview:
The mission of is to empower students to transform the world. Students at Truth will graduate ready for success in college, career, and life. They will serve as active agents in the construction of peace. They will know who they are, what they want, and where they are going. They can walk into any space, find their place, and make a powerful contribution. Truth achieves this vision through a Montessori education built upon student-led classrooms with a learning environment deliberately designed to enable student engagement in meaningful, authentic work and to foster a close-knit community where students pursue justice and practice stewardship.
During SY 2024-25, Truth will serve a diverse population of 6th-11th grade students in Washington, DC, expanding through grade 12 the following school year.
Position:
Sojourner Truth PCS is seeking an innovative and systems-oriented Middle School Special Education Teacher and Case Manager. Truth has a non-traditional model where students spend time each day in multi-age groups for both classes and self-directed time.
The Special Education Teacher will report directly to the Special Education Coordinator and Assistant Principal. The Special Education teacher will actively co-teach a classroom of students alongside a STEM content teacher, and will support students for targeted small group and individual workshops in that subject area. Truth is looking for Special Education candidates with strong content knowledge who are inspired and excited by our non-traditional structure and for the potential that these innovations have to provide improved opportunities to serve students with disabilities.
Special Education teachers, like all other staff, should be fully invested in Truth’s two Design Principles:
- Students need to be prepared for life, not just for school.
- Each student’s identity, voice, perspectives, and choices matter.
Responsibilities:
Caseload Management
- Working with the Special Education Coordinator to ensure proper writing and implementation of 504 plans and IEPs
- Building strong and positive relationships with students and families
- Documenting and maintaining compliance for all mandated and IEP-related support services
Co-Teaching
- Actively co-teaching alongside a core content teacher
- Engaging in a cooperative planning process with STEM teachers in order to be prepared to implement a productive and seamless co-teaching model
- Contributing effective differentiation and scaffolding strategies to core content class plans
Targeted Support
- Utilizing competency framework data, NWEA MAP scores, and all other available data to inform support plans for each student
- Tailoring daily small-group and one-on-one workshops in order to support students’ advancement towards explicit goals
Qualifications:
- Montessori experience or expertise is not required, but applicants should be motivated by the mission to set a national model for a high-quality, urban public Montessori secondary school;
- Knowledge of educational innovations in instructional strategies, alternative assessment methods, blended learning, supports for students with disabilities, and cooperative learning;
- Demonstrated commitment to the potential of all youth to succeed in rigorous educational settings;
- Training, or willingness to seek training in the Montessori method;
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required; Master’s degree preferred
Sojourner Truth PCS provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $62,000.00 - $100,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
Experience:
- middle school: 2 years (Required)
Work Location: In person