ElginMathandScienceAcademyHiringaSpecialEducationTeacher

TheElginMathandScienceAcademyCharterSchool(EMSA,www.elginmathandscience.org)opensAugust,2018toallstudentsresidingintheU-46attendanceareainkindergartenthroughthirdgradeforourinauguralyear.

EMSAisseekingacompelling,committed,andinnovativeSpecialEducationTeacherthatwillhelptoestablishapositivelearningenvironmentthatpromotesWow&Wonderwhilemodelingandencouragingthehabitsofscholarshipforstudentself-discipline.

ThesuccessfulcandidateinthisrolewilluseELEducation’sCorePracticesastheclassroom’sfoundationtoensureremarkableacademicachievement,characterdevelopment,andcommunityinvolvementforallstudents.AtEMSA,studentsandteacherswillreachtheirhighestpotentialthroughactiveexploratorylearningandsocialresponsibilityinwhich:

• Individualsofallbackgroundsandabilitiesarewelcome• Children’snaturalcuriosityisnurtured• Studentsbecomeleadersoftheirownlearning• Teachersandstudentsholdhighstandards• Criticalthinkingiscentraltomathandscience• Studentsdevelopskillstoberesponsibleindividuals

AnEMSACharterEducatorwill:

• Operatewiththeunderstanding:Diversityisafact,Inclusionisabehavior,Equityistheoutcome• Workcollaborativelywithallmembersofthelearningcommunitytobuildrelationaltrustand

fosteragrowthmindsetforallthroughmodelingbytakingprofessionalrisks,owningmistakes,andbeingmetacognitiveabouttheirowngrowthandrevision

• ModelEMSA’shabitsofscholarshipinwordandactionandeffectivelybuildapositiveclassroomculturethatpromotesself-discipline

• Assumeprimaryresponsibilityforincreasingstudentachievement(i.e.masteryofknowledgeandskills,character,andhighqualitywork)bydesigningandimplementingcross-curricularunitsofstudythatintegrateliteracyinstructionandutilizeactivepedagogy

• Createacollaborativestudent-centeredclassroomthatpromotesdifferentiatedinstructiontoincreasestudentgrowthandenhanceschoolculture

• Challenge,engage,inspireandempowerallstudentswiththeWow&WonderofELEducation• Designlessonplansthatallowforflexible,uninterruptedblocksoftimethatfosterdeeper

learning,content-basedliteracy,project-basedlearning,fieldwork,andstudentpresentationsforauthenticaudiences

• Engageinprofessionallearningandimplementaprogressive,boldeducationalapproachtofosteringELEducation’sCorePracticestoinspirestudentsuccess

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• Practicereflectiveandsynthesizingprofessionalpracticestoallowforadeeperunderstandingtomanifestforimplementationwiththehighestlevelsoffidelity

• Establishclearandconsistentassessmentandprogressmonitoringtechniquesbasedonevidencetomakeinstructionaldecisionstomeetstudent’sneedsandfurthertheirgrowth

• Cultivatestrongpartnershipswithfamilies;allwordsandactionsdemonstrateacommitmenttoinclusion,beliefinallstudents’capacitytosucceedandadesiretocreateanamicablybeneficialsituationforeveryone

• Activelyengagefamiliesandthecommunitywithexpeditionaryoutcomesandcritiqueofauthenticstudentwork

Anidealcandidateissomeonewho:

• Hasdemonstratedstrongclassroomandtimemanagementskills• Iscommittedtomeetingtheneedsofeverychildinadiversepopulationand

hasdemonstratedsuccessworkingwithlowincomeandminoritystudents• Believeseverychildcanlearnandreachhighlevelsofacademicachievement• Hasaclearunderstandingofcurriculum,instruction,assessmentchilddevelopment,

andtheintegrationofandadherencetostatestandards• Hasaprovenabilitytoworkasamemberofateamwithacommitmenttohis/herown

learningandprofessionaldevelopment• Hasexperiencedesigningandimplementinganeffectiveandengagingliteracycurriculum• Hasthecapacitytoteachmathematicsandscienceusinginquiry-basedandhands-on

methodology• Believeschildrencanmakeasignificantcontributiontotheschool,community,andtheworld• Understandsthatfamilyinvolvementisintegraltostudentsuccess• Wantstobepartofanorganized,professionallearningcommunity• Isaself-starterinterestedinworkinginafast-paced,startupenvironmentthatrequires

flexibleroles

TheEMSASpecialEducationTeacherisresponsiblefor,butnotlimitedto:

• CollaboratingwithEMSAclassroomteacherstodevelopandimplementcross-curricularunitsofstudywhichutilizeactivepedagogyandexpeditionarylearninginamulti-ageclassroom

• Differentiatingormodifyinginstructionwithintheclassroomtosupportstudentswithspecialneeds

• Employingspecialeducationstrategiesandtechniquesduringinstructiontoimprovethedevelopmentofsensoryandperceptualmotorskills,language,cognitionandmemory

• Conferringwithparents,administration,teacher,andthesocialworkertodevelopindividualeducationplansdesignedtopromotestudents’educational,physical,andsocialdevelopment

• Maintainingaccurateandcompletestudentrecords,andpreparingreportsonchildrenandactivities,asrequiredbylaw

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• Establishingclearobjectiveforalllessons,units,andprojectsandcommunicatingthosetostudents,parentsandstaff

• Remainingcurrentinresearchasitappliestobothsubjectmatterandpedagogy/studentdisabilities

• Understandingthetypicaldevelopmentalcharacteristicsoftheagegroup,aswellasexceptionstothegeneralpatterns

• Seekingandapplyingopportunitiesforcollaborationtoenhanceinstructionandstudentlearning

• HasapredeterminedplantoassesswhetherpresentedmaterialisunderstoodusingavarietyofassessmenttechniquesandusestheresultstoplanforfutureinstructionofstudentsandthedevelopmentofIEPgoals

• PreparingappropriatepaperworkforIndividualAnnualReview,IEP/EDCmeetings• Revisingplansonanongoingbasis,consideringstudents’needs,abilitylevelsand

interestsalongwithgoalsandobjectives• Providingcleardirectionsandexplainingassignments—accommodations/modifications• Usingawidevarietyoforalandwrittenquestioningtechniques• Monitoringtheprogressofstudentsinthecurriculumwithdocumentation

anddatacollectionforgoals/objectives• Havingknowledgeofappropriatemodificationsandaccommodationstomeetthe

needsofstudentsinthegeneraleducationcurriculum• Communicatingwithfamiliesaboutstudentprogressandisavailableasneededto

respondtofamilyconcerns,annualreviews,andconferences• Maintainingrelationshipswithcolleaguesthatarecharacterizedbymutualsupport

andcooperation,includingco-teachingsettings• Complyingwithallschoolpoliciesandspecialeducationlaws

QUALIFICATIONSRequired

• Bachelor’sdegreeinEducation,threeyearsteachingexperienceandprovensuccessininstructionalpractice

• CurrentIllinoisProfessionalEducatorLicensewithanLBS1certification• Communicationandinterpersonalskillstoengageinahighlycollaborativeschoolenvironment• ExtensiveknowledgeofCCSSandNGSSaswellascurricularimplications• Extensiveknowledgeandexperiencewithspecialeducationrules,regulations

andtherequiredreporting• Abilitytodeveloprelationaltrustwithstudents,families,andstaff

Desired

• CurrentIllinoisProfessionalEducatorLicense• BackgroundinELEducationand/orproject-baseddeeperlearningwithcontent-basedliteracy

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• STEMdegreeand/orprofessionalexperience• Strongtechnologyskills• FluentinSpanish• ExpertiseinworkingwithEnglishLanguageLearners• Expertiseinworkingwithlow-incomepopulations

HiringTimelineandApplicationProcess

WeseektohireaSpecialEducationTeacherforaJuly,2018startwithstudentsarrivinginAugust.AllEMSAteachingstaffwillbeaskedtoattenda5-dayinstitutewithELEducation—datesrangefromJune18-22(Denver),June25-29(Atlanta),July9-13(Denver),orJuly16-20(Milwaukee).ApplicationswillbeacceptedandreviewedonarollingbasisbeginninginJanuaryof2018.Toconfidentiallyapply,pleasesendaCoverLetterandResume/CurriculumVitaetoApplyToEMSA@gmail.com.

BeginninginAugust,allcrewmemberswillreceiveextensiveprofessionaldevelopmentinEL

Educationmodules.Furtherresponsibilitiesincludeactivecollaborationwithotherinstructorsandcoachesforcurriculumdesign,classroomset-up,andteambuildingaspartofouropeningschoolactivities.

Anti-DiscriminationPolicyandCommitmenttoDiversity

EMSAseeksindividualsofallbackgroundstoapplyforthisposition.Wearecommittedtomaximizingthediversityofourorganizationandwanttoengageallthosewhocancontributetothiseffort.EMSAprovidesequalemploymentopportunitiesforallapplicantsandemployeesandprohibitsdiscriminationwithrespecttothehiringorpromotionofindividuals,conditionsofemployment,disciplinaryanddischargepractices,oranyotheraspectofemploymentonthebasisofgender,race,color,ethnicity,disability,oranyotherfactorwhichcannotlawfulbeusedasabasisforanemploymentdecision.