Teach for America (Current Corps Member)- YES Prep Public Schools (26-27)

# Job Description

## Position Special Education Inclusion Teacher

## Reports To Special Education Manager

## Position Type 10-month

## Start Date 26-27 School Year

## Compensation

• Starting Salary: $64,000 annually
• 26-27 Stipend: Up to $5,000
• Signing Bonus: Up to $4,000
• Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA): TIA teachers can earn up to $102,800.

## Teacher Incentive Allotment (TIA) At YES Prep, we want to retain high-performing teachers in the place where they can have the greatest impact in the classroom. Through our Teacher Pathway, we reward our highest-performing teachers with yearly stipends, differentiated development, coaching, and unique opportunities to flex their influence.

YES Prep is also a TEA Teacher Incentive Allotment approved district. Teachers in eligible courses can earn up to an additional $32,000 a year if designated under TIA based on their performance on our Instructional Excellence Rubric and student growth for 5 years if they remain in the classroom.

This means that based on our teacher salary scale and TIA designation payouts, a TIA designated teacher could earn the following:

• 1 year of experience: $91,800
• 5 years of experience: $96,800
• 10 years of experience: $99,800
• 15 years of experience: $102,800

At YES Prep, work for a mission that impacts the life trajectory of students and their families. YES Prep creates pathways to extraordinary opportunity through best-in-class development, competitive compensation, and benefits, and recognition for your impact. Grow as an authentic leader and be part of a high-performing, team-oriented culture.

### Some Quick Stats About Us

• 21,650 Students
• 2,600 Team Members
• 16 Secondary Campuses
• 12 Elementary Campuses
• 91% Students Who Qualify for Free/Reduced-Price Lunch
• 96% Hispanic & African-American Students
• 99% Students Who Are Accepted to a 4-Year University
• 85% First-Generation College Students
• Ranked in the Top 100 High Schools in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report)

We serve the students of Houston, Texas, the 4th largest city across the United States. There are over 20 public-school districts and other great public charter school options within Houstons city limits serving our increasing population.

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## The Role As a Teacher, some of the work and responsibilities will include:

• Writing accurate, aligned, data-driven IEPs for students on your caseload.
• Developing rigorous lessons in your specific content area in 1:1 blended learning environments to reignite your students for college and beyond while bridging gaps for marginalized communities.
• Setting ambitious goals with your students and monitoring their progress while encouraging them through frequent and persistent feedback.
• Tracking student growth and using data and feedback from coaches to create student growth plans when needed for student achievement concerns.
• Building transformable relationships with students and families by providing regular and consistent communication with parents via phone, video conference, email, or district-approved website.
• Creating a physical or virtual classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
• Collaborating with co-planner to work through daily lesson plans and add resources when needed to fit students needs. Meeting regular deadlines for daily lesson plans, submitting grades, and work samples.
• Working on a team of teachers and leaders to provide consistency, support, and accountability to all students.
• Working with content teams in Professional Development to norm on and improve student learning.
• Conducting weekly tutorials outside of regular class day to provide additional instruction and support to students.
• Completing supervision duties on campus that support student safety, including but not limited to morning duty, lunch duty, dismissal, detention, and afterschool duty.
• Completing compliance tasks that include but are not limited to writing accurate, aligned, data-driven IEPs for students on your caseload, updating service logs, updating IEP progress reports, etc.
• Growing professionally in your craft of teaching by both receiving and giving feedback on a consistent basis from DOI, School Leader, Administration, Team, Persisting in the face of challenges, learning from mistakes, and setting a strong example of character for your students.
• Being available by phone, email, or video conferencing to confer with campus leaders, collaborators, students, and/or parents.
• Facilitating dyslexia instruction for qualifying students as needed.
• Providing personal care services as needed.
• Additional duties as assigned.

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## The Person We seek staff with a multitude of backgrounds, talents, interests, and ideas. Certain traits consistently shine through for our most successful employees: passion for the mission, drive for results, care for students, resilience, and humility.

Other traits needed and desired for this role are:

### The Must Haves

• Bachelors degree from an accredited four-year college or university recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB).
• Texas Educator Certification in Special Education or willing to join ACP to get certified in the first year.
• Strong ability to navigate web-related applications and technology.
• Ability to instruct students using a variety of technology applications and platforms.
• Belief in and commitment to the mission and core value of YES Prep Public Schools.
• Openness to giving and receiving frequent feedback.
• Ability to maintain emotional control under stress.
• Ability to work urgently in a fast-paced and results-oriented environment.
• Ability to juggle multiple tasks and initiatives at once.
• A dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professional.

### Nice to Haves

• Bilingual (Spanish).

### The Must Have Beliefs

• Belief in and commitment to the mission and core value of YES Prep Public Schools.
• Desire to disrupt systemic status quos in education.
• Willingness to go above and beyond to disrupt said status quos.
• Passion to develop resiliency through a relentless pursuit of jaw-dropping results.
• Conviction that high expectations, high accountability, high performance, and high growth.

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## Every Opportunity Starts With A YES Great schools begin with great people who believe every day is an opportunity to make a difference. At YES Prep, you have an opportunity to join a family of educators who are leveling the playing field by providing opportunities for a high-quality, college-forward curriculum while also ensuring our students feel supported through their academic journey and empowered to lead choice-filled lives. YES Prep is more than a family of public charter schools; its the future of public education-its an opportunity to say "Yes, you can."

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## The Perks

### Compensation This position is an exempt salaried position; salary offers commensurate with experience.

### Health and Supplemental Insurance A $0 monthly medical option that includes $600 towards a Health Savings Account, in addition to a variety of supplemental benefits including Dental, Vision, Disability, Life, etc. Employees must work 20 hours a week to be eligible for a full spectrum of benefits and 10 hours a week minimum for medical benefits.

### Retirement Plans Participation in Teacher Retirement System of Texas and a 457b Retirement Plan.

### Paid Time Off Employees working 20 hours a week receive 12 days of Paid Time Off in addition to the system closures during the Academic Calendar.

### Paid Leave Programming In the event you need to be out due to medical needs, including maternity and paternity leave, YES Prep offers paid leave paid at 100% based on eligibility and tenure.

### Professional Development YES Prep values longevity and performance over time. We invest in developing leaders through high-quality programs, effective coaching, and ongoing professional development.

### Award Winning Culture The strong cultures of our campuses and Home Office are just one of many reasons we were named Houstons Best Place to Work in 2018, 2019, and 2021. We won the 2012 Broad Prize for Excellence in Urban Education and were a 2016 finalist as well.

YES Prep is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender expression, national origin, disability, age, marital status, military status, pregnancy, or parenthood.