Job Title: PSP - Special Education Teacher, Self-Contained
Date Posted: 2/6/2019
Job Function: Special Education
Grade Level: Elementary/Middle School
Job Type: Full-Time
Start Date:

ABOUT PERRY STREET PREP
Perry Street Prep is a 375+ elementary and middle school students in Northeast DC. We are a community of diverse learners, with students from all eight wards of the city, that builds relationships with families and empowers students to be college-ready and to thrive in a global society. Our goal is to provide every student, PreK-8th grade, with the knowledge, the abilities, the attitudes and the support they will need to succeed in college and beyond.

Perry Street Prep is a school on the rise! Our students' growth in reading and math outpaces peers in the District of Columbia and nationally and is amongst the highest in the District. We raised our score on the DC Public Charter School Board's Performance Management Framework (PMF) 30-points in the past four years, and we are on the cusp of becoming a Tier 1 school.

For additional information about Perry Street Prep, visit pspdc.org.

TEACHING AT PERRY STREET PREP
We are recruiting a Special Education teacher to work with 3 rd - 5 th grade students in a self-contained setting.

Special Education Teachers are responsible for delivering instruction to identified students with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) in a self-contained setting and working to develop and manage a classroom environment that supports differentiated instruction and student progress. A teaching position at Perry Street Prep is a full-time, salaried, 10-month position.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities
A Special Education teacher at Perry Street Prep is responsible for the following:

• Collaborating with colleagues to develop and deliver specialized instruction in the classroom designed to help students meet grade-level standards and achieve personal learning goals
• Utilizing strong content knowledge to effectively present enticing and rigorous Common Core-aligned lessons
• Developing Individualized Learning Plans (IEPs) for students on assigned caseload
• Ensuring the records for each identified student are up to date and well-organized, and contain necessary progress notes and assessments
• Modifying assessments and classwork for students with special needs
• Assessing student progress against IEP goals
• Tracking and monitor assessment results in order to regularly refine teaching practices and design differentiated lesson plans
• Communicating with families regarding service delivery and student progress

QUALIFICATIONS
Perry Street Prep is seeking an educator with the following education and experience:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university required. Special education or master's degree preferred.
• Two or more years of teaching experience as an elementary or middle school special education teacher in an urban environment preferred
• Experience with co-teaching models preferred
• Experience writing and monitoring IEPs preferred

NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin or ancestry, marital status, veteran's status, or any other factor, which would constitute a violation of the D.C. Human Rights Act or other applicable laws or court order.