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Special Education Teacher SY26-27

Santa Fe, NM

Full Time

Entry Level

School Overview

The Academy for Technology and the Classics is a grades 7-12 public charter school in Santa Fe, New Mexico. We maintain a familial atmosphere with a dedicated and highly qualified faculty. Our teachers are deeply collaborative, passionate about teaching, have strong classroom management skills, and commit to helping students reach their full potential. ATC is a nationally top-ranked, college preparatory school.

Job Summary

This position is a full-time teaching position in our Special Education Department. Preference will be given to candidates with both a special education license and gifted education endorsement.

Responsibilities and Duties

Case management for both students with disabilities and gifted exceptionalities. All students at ATC are provided a rigorous AP curriculum regardless of exceptionality. Effective case management entails active monitoring, developing and maintaining constructive relationships with students and families, and rigorous collaboration with all classroom teachers to plan, implement, assess, and adjust accommodations and modifications to ensure students meet their IEP goals. IEP goals, accommodations, and modifications are written clearly in collaboration with the IEP team and delivered in a timely manner.
Inclusion support for students and classroom teachers. Special Education faculty work closely with staff to coordinate classroom co-teacher support and services for IEP students. Additionally, Special Education faculty supplement co-teaching collaboration with a study-skills program to provide students with personalized learning time and instruction to ensure all students achieve success within the regular education curricula.
Student Advisory, "College Crew," planning and implementation. All full-time faculty collaboratively design a grade-level College Crew course which meets weekly to support students attaining college and career readiness.
Parent/family engagement and communication. In College Crew, parents are contacted weekly to communicate concerns regarding attendance and academics. For all courses, faculty are required to utilize digital communication tools such as canvas, remind, our website, and PowerSchool to inform students and families of course expectations and progress.
Professional collaboration and learning. All faculty are reflective practitioners regularly participating in book-study, professional learning communities, departmental and grade-level team meetings. Weekly participation in at least two collaborative planning settings is typical.
Personalized learning and support for all students. In a rigorous, college prep environment all students are supported to achieve their highest potential. All faculty regularly collaborate with their IEP teams and case managers to implement highly effective individualized education plans for students with exceptional learning needs.
School operations. All faculty assist in the orderly operation of the school, equitably apply and adhere to school policies/procedures, and perform supervisory duties weekly.

Qualifications and Skills

All faculty must be licensed to teach in New Mexico and endorsed/highly qualified in the subject areas to which they apply. Please contact the New Mexico Public Education Department's Licensure Bureau to verify state reciprocity requirements. Pre-service candidates should demonstrate enrollment in/completion of alternative licensure programming that qualifies the candidate for provisional New Mexico licensing.
Leading candidates will demonstrate proficiency in the social-emotional dimensions of teaching. ATC understands that building effective relationships and rapport is the cornerstone to creating rigorous classroom and school environments that promote intellectual risk for all students and staff.
Leading candidates will demonstrate proficiency in digital tools for the classroom, including but not limited to MS suite, Google suite, data interpretation and analytics, interactive whiteboards/peripherals, Canvas (LMS) and PowerSchool.

Benefits and Perks

ATC participates in both the New Mexico Educational Retirement (NMERB), which is mandatory, and New Public Schools Insurance Authority (NMPSIA), which is voluntary, benefit and insurance programs. Please visit NMERB and NMPSIA for further information on plan offerings. Voluntary benefits, insurance, and retirement programs are available on both pre-tax and taxed bases.
ATC contracts full-time faculty for an 8.5 hour day, including lunch. This typically results in highly competitive compensation in comparison to other schools in the region. ATC believes in high expectations-high support. Our contract/scheduling affords our faculty ten hours per week of non-instructional time for planning, preparation, and collaboration meetings.
ATC's campus is unique with its sweeping views of the high desert and mountain ranges and open spaces for staff and students to get fresh air and sunlight on the way to and from every class.
ATC's small student body and unique schedule enable teachers to provide high quality instruction to ALL students. Our faculty holds one another to high standards for student engagement and growth.

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