Middle School Math Specialist for Grades 6-8 at Small Progressive Charter School 2024-2025

About Us :

Community Roots Charter School (CRCS) is a K-8 school in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. As a diverse by design school, we are committed to being inclusive and centering anti-bias / anti-racist education.

We provide all students with an educational environment where learner variability is acknowledged, valued and supported.

We view this variability as an inherent strength of our community and use it to inform classroom practices and lesson design.

We also establish a strong sense of community where students reflect on their identities, learn from each other, develop critical reading and thinking skills, and are equipped with strategies to take action on issues they care about.

Teaching and learning at CRCS is embedded in a meaningful real world context, where we teach children to see the connections between school and the world.

Through a rich social studies focus and a social-emotional curriculum, we aim to equip all of our students with the skills and perspectives that will support them in developing into fully engaged members of their communities.

Benefits and Compensation :

CRCS’ salary scale for 2024-25 ranges from $63,648.00 to $118,681.80 based on teaching experience per year 403b employer match of retirement contributions

Single and family dental, vision, and health care

Pre-tax commuter benefits

Available funding for professional development opportunities

Community of teachers and staff who are driven, compassionate and supportive

Responsibilities :

Implement targeted, research-based math interventions to individual students and small groups of students in the least restrictive setting

Collect and use student data to set goals and monitor progress toward instructional outcomes

Collaborate with classroom teachers to administer and review assessment data e.g. school based assessments, math assessments, proctor state tests

Collaborate with teaching teams bi-weekly to assess student growth and plan instruction that addresses the needs of students with IEPS and students at-risk

Identify barriers to student learning

Identify strategies for instructional shifts, including use of co-teachers and learning specialist in the room, UDL

Provide non-evaluative feedback that will support students access the curriculum

Hold family conferences to review individual student’s progress at least twice a year and arrange more frequent, regular conferences as needed

Provide families with written narratives to report on individual student’s progress at a minimum of twice a year, in accordance with the schoolwide progress report schedule

Provide push in / pull out Special Education Teacher Support Services (SETSS)

Manage IEP caseload

Remain in frequent communication with families

Attend IEP pre-meetings and meetings and contribute relevant information

Report three times a year on IEP goals

Facilitate and / or participate in student centered research and meetings (e.g. Child Study Team, Functional Behavioral Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans)

Attend weekly department meetings with the Director of Student Supports, and Literacy Specialist

Attend biweekly Math department meetings to discuss and analyze student work, data and best practices

Co-facilitate a crew , our school’s advisory structure

Qualifications :

Special education certification

Demonstrated success in implementing math intervention and / or instruction

Belief in CRCS mission and philosophy

Community Roots seeks individuals who :

Believe that all children have the right to an exceptional education, understand that children learn in different ways, and work hard to provide / create the support each student needs

Believe that working and educating children in a diverse and inclusive environment is essential

Are committed to anti-bias / anti-racist education, professionally and personally

Are capable of building a safe, nurturing, supportive and high achieving school culture

Believe that communicating and building relationships with children’s families is essential

Believe that a combination of creativity and research generates engaging curriculum

Believe in and are capable of high levels of collaboration and communication

See themselves as active learners committed to ongoing professional development

Are reflective and embrace feedback