K-8 Special Education Teacher | 2026-27 School Year
$31,200,000–$41,600,000 year
On-siteNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Job Summary
Design lessons aligned to grade-level expectations and standards mastery for students with disabilities, while providing feedback through scaffolded questions to clarify content and extend thinking. Establish effective classroom routines, manage student behavior without disruptions, and inspire scholars to achieve goals through effort. Prepare students to solve complex problems and ensure compliant IEP documentation by facilitating IEP development, FBA/BIPs, transition planning, and maintaining supporting logs and progress reports. Collaborate with student support staff and teachers within the school and network community to meet diverse learning needs.
Required Qualifications
- 2 or more years of lead teaching (as the teacher of record)
- Demonstrated success working with students in an urban, open admissions school
- A BA or BS
- A strong background in and command of content area
- Louisiana Teacher Certification (SPED) Completed or in progress (or be eligible to hold for our out-of-state applicants) in the specific disability/grade levels served, as necessary
Desired Qualifications
- Believe in every student's ability to achieve in a rigorous college or career prep curriculum
- Achieve results based on agreed-upon expectations
- Take personal responsibility
- Highly detail-oriented
- Open to learning and evolving with AI as a tool at work
- Collaborate effectively with a range of stakeholders
- Share a commitment to creating great schools in New Orleans
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to embed and model the FirstLine Commitments: We Keep Learning, We Work Together, We Are Helpful, We Are the Safekeepers of our Community, We Share Joy, We Show Results!
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