Flex Special Education Teacher - Upper Rio Grande Valley (Immediate Opening)

Once hired by IDEA, our Flex Teachers are assigned to a "home-campus" to fulfill various educator responsibilities as outlined below. When a permanent teaching vacancy arises either at the “home-campus” or other campuses in the region, our Flex teachers participate in a matching interview with a campus leadership team for a permanent teaching placement. Vacancies may arise before or after the start of school year.  

All IDEA teachers are responsible for ensuring that every IDEA student masters the academic and social skills necessary to succeed in college, while also embodying IDEA’s values daily.

IDEA teachers set ambitious goals for student achievement and invest students and families in accomplishing them; create a powerful learning environment; plan and deliver purposeful, rigorous instruction; assess for mastery and track student progress toward goals; analyze data to intervene and adjust instruction; and seek excellence as an educator and an IDEA team member.

What You’ll Do – Accountabilities

Flex Special Education Teachers Responsibilities:

• Report to the “home-campus” daily.
• Report to temporary teaching assignments determined by the regional staffing team that are not at the “home-campus”
• Participate in matching interviews when there is a permanent teaching position available at one of your top 4 site locations.
• Shadow a great teacher on the “home-campus"
• Work with a small group of students on the “home-campus”
• Substitute for a daily absence 
• Cover an extended absence/FMLA
• Other instructional duties as assigned by the “home-campus” or regional staffing team.

Responsibilities of all IDEA Teachers:

• Implement formal and informal assessments to track each individual student’s progress and learning needs, adjust lesson plans accordingly and update gradebook weekly
• Communicate students’ progress with student and family on a weekly basis
• Effective facilitation and personal use of technology as a communication and educational tool to improve student achievement and manage work related tasks.
• Implement a clear and consistent behavior management system that aligns to campus- wide initiatives while developing students’ character and sense of community in the classroom
• Help shape and develop a school wide culture that fosters a productive and enthusiastic learning environment for each student
• Establish and maintain a cooperative working relationship with students and families based on trust, understanding and respect for the communities in which they identify.
• Host necessary tutoring sessions to meet all students’ needs
• Participate in weekly manager check-ins, grade-level meetings, before and after-school duties, and school wide meetings and functions
• Engage in summer and year-long district, school and personal learning and development
• Minimum of 40+ hours spent at school per week
• Additional responsibilities may include: after-school tutoring or Saturday school and are based on the needs of our scholars

Measurable Accountabilities:

• Proficiently Implements state learning standards and IDEA curricula and assessments to meet ambitious academic expectations
• Direct instruction implementation: Delivers a minimum of 5 lessons per week to mastery
• Students meet proficient level (varies based on grade and content) on Bi-Weekly Assessments
• 90% proficient rating on the following Guideposts for Excellent Teaching:
• Guidepost 2: Creates a Powerful Learning Environment
• Guidepost 3: Planning purposeful, rigorous instruction
• Guidepost 4: Lesson Delivery
• Guidepost 6: IDEA Core Values and professionalism

We look for Team and Family who embody the following values and characteristics: 

• Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college  
• Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them 
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly 
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes 
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change 
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization 
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes 
• We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students 

What You Bring -- Competencies

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution
• Experience: Experience in a classroom setting preferred
• Licenses or Certifications: State certification in Special Education required

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of core academic subject assigned and ability to pass an IDEA content assessment
• Knowledge of curriculum and instruction
• Ability to instruct students and manage student behavior
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Ability to adjust and adapt to a multitude of situations in the school environment

What We Offer

Compensation: 

• This role is eligible for various stipend opportunities and incentives through our Teacher Career Pathway. For more information about our compensation and total rewards, visit our benefits page.
• Additional hourly compensation is provided for after school tutoring or Saturday school as assigned

Other Benefits:

We offer a comprehensive benefits plan, covering the majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan and subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children. Other benefits include dental and vision plans, disability, life insurance, parenting benefits, flexible spending account options, generous vacation time, com‐muter benefits, referral bonuses, professional development, and a 403(b) plan. We also offer an inclusive environment where staff are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work every day. IDEA may offer a relocation stipend to defray the cost of moving for this role, if applicable.

To Apply

Please submit your application online through Jobvite. It’s in your best interest to apply as soon as possible.

About IDEA Public Schools 

At IDEA Public Schools, we believe each and every child can go to college. Since 2000, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States.   

IDEA Public Schools boasts national rankings on The Washington Post and U.S. News & World Report’s top high schools lists. IDEA serves nearly 75,000 college-bound students in 137 schools across Texas, Southern Louisiana and Florida and is on-track to maintain its legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college. Be on the lookout for IDEA schools opening near you—with new launches in Jacksonville, FL (2022). Cincinnati, OH (2022), and Arkansas (2023)!    

When you choose to work at IDEA, you are part of our IDEA Team and Family. You will work alongside team members who set and reach ambitious goals every day, are excited to continue to grow with IDEA, and work relentlessly to make college for all a reality.