ABOUT THE POSITION:
UD Team teachers are dynamic, data-driven educators dedicated to a student-paced, competency-based curriculum. Passionate about high student achievement, they embrace challenges with flexibility, leadership, and a deep understanding of the diverse needs of at-risk students. Committed to each student's success, they provide the necessary tools to overcome challenges and excel in their academic journey. ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION: Urban Dove Team Charter School (UD Team) is a distinctive network of sports-based high schools catering to over-aged, under-credited youth.
We fuse a robust academic curriculum with sports-based youth development, ensuring our graduates receive a diploma, a stepping stone for higher education, and essential job skills. CORE
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Co-teach five 55-minute classes.
- Collaborate in an Inclusive Co-Teaching (ICT) environment.
- Maintain a classroom environment that is organized and promotes student thinking, learning and independence Demonstrate knowledge of Special Populations programs and execute the strategies as required.
- Plan and implement instruction that is student centered, involves independent and cooperative learning, scaffolded, and appeals to multiple styles of learning, including strategies for students with IEPs and MLLs Create and implement Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) that follows the gradual release model to explicitly address individual student's unique needs.
- Write effective IEPs as assigned by the Manager of Special Education and MLL Supports.
- Maintain systems and collect data for IEP reports.
- Observe and make individual plans for students with IEPs to inform caseload management.
- Communicate with stakeholders about IEP meetings Participate in IEP meetings as per caseload Collaborate with league teachers and CAS to complete exit summaries Collaborate with various teams, as a case manager, to implement individualized educational plans.
- Use a variety of data sources to track and discuss student progress, setting goals for continued growth.
- Regularly review student data through an electronic management system (spreadsheets, SESIS etc).
- Manage student behavior using restorative practices and school-wide PBIS.
- Implement students behavior plans Observe behaviors within the classroom and develop classroom routines/structures and modify expectations to meet the behavioral needs of individual students Communicate with families and stakeholders to support student success Attend a 3-week summer orientation and professional development series.
- Fulfill broader school roles, including mentoring and committee involvement.
