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    "description": "<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none\">MISSION</span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\"> We exist to foster a diverse community of youths and adults striving together for academic, personal, and civic excellence.</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none\">VISION</span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\"> Creating inclusive excellence in public education.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none\">Assignment: <span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold\"> Special Education Teacher: Inclusion based Mild/ Mod</span> on our middle school team</span></p>\n<p><br><span style=\"color: #231f20; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Reporting directly to Highline’s campus principal, our teachers are the heart of our organization - the ones who make the mission come alive for our students. We expect our teachers to be caring about the whole child, great lesson planners, strong and nurturing at classroom management and excellent collaborators with teammates and families. We look for people with good communication skills, dedication to do everything it takes to make a difference for each child, and a growth mindset. Our special education teachers are also expected to be advocates and devotees to inclusion.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none\">Position Schedule: </span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Teachers are paid year round on a salary. Their student contact days (176) and their professional development days and parent conference days adds up to a 189 day work year. However, the work teachers do outside those days planning, reflecting and pursuing professional growth is also an important part of being an excellent teacher. Teachers are expected to be on campus ready for students by 7:30 am and to stay until 3:30 each day school is in session, and to 4:30 on Fridays when we have early release days for students followed by teacher P.D. or planning meetings. There are two weeks of professional development every summer before school begins which is part of the accounted professional development days.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none\">HIGHLINE OVERVIEW: </span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Highline Academy is a community of diverse youth and adults striving together for academic, civic, and personal excellence. Founded in 2004, Highline is committed to inclusive excellence. In 2013, we launched our second school in Green Valley Ranch. Our students come from fifty countries, speak 26 different languages, represent a full range of socio-economic backgrounds, and previous educational experiences. Our diverse and integrated community has already begun to achieve excellence. Highline students have consistently out-performed district and state averages. Strong faculty and student retention rates are emblematic of the school’s positive culture and strong community. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Highline has a commitment to a liberal arts education which includes Art, Music, Spanish and P.E. instruction for our students. We have high expectations for all of our learners, with an understanding that some learners need more or different instruction. We have Academic interventionists and special education teachers at each grade level which enable us to give smaller group instruction for the core content areas of math and language arts.  We are a fully inclusive organization for students with special needs, who are integrated into the general education classrooms.  We have a character education program designed by Highline called REACH. This teaches, practices, and celebrates the REACH values of responsibility, empowerment, aspiration, citizenship and honesty. All our students are taught to Reach Out to support and care about their classmates and community, Reach In to learn about themselves and reflect about their learning and Reach Up to their very best academic achievement. We are a students’ first, growth mindset organization and we expect all of our employees to model these values. All Highline employees are expected to read and follow all policies as written in the employee handbook and to review it annually for updates.</span><br></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none\">Special Educator Responsibilities:</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Provides research-based specialized instruction to address the instructional goals and objectives contained within each student’s IEP.  </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Assesses student progress and determines the need for additional reinforcement or adjustments to instructional techniques.  </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Employs various teaching techniques, methods and principles of learning to enable students to meet their IEP goals.  </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; 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font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Serves as primary contact for the parent.  </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Conducts special education evaluations and reevaluations.  </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Provides direction, supervision and evaluation of educational assistants as directed.  </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Complies with School Board policies and all state/federal rules and regulations.  </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Completes all district and state reporting requirements.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; 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This person can expect support and collaboration from their Assistant Principal of Culture and team of 4 other special education teachers and our student support team made up of a Counselor, Social worker, Psychologist, and behavior interventionists in order to balance autonomy with compliance to serve our students with IEPs.  Our special education team partners with strong instructional teachers to practice inclusion in our building. We see a strong level of differentiation across the board, allowing for special educators to be true collaborators and co-teachers.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Special Education teachers are expected to provide individualized education to the students on their caseload in accordance with their IEP. Highline Academy embraces an inclusive model; this requires that, as much as is appropriate based on student need, student minutes should be met in the classroom. Special Education teachers are expected to meet with the general education teachers in whose room they support at least once a week to plan co-teaching. Special Education teachers are expected to progress monitor students every two weeks (or more frequently if needed) on progress toward goals. Special Education teachers are expected to use research based, targeted intervention curriculums to address student goals. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Special Education teachers are also responsible for evaluating any students who have moved through the MTSS process and have been identified for testing, or any student whose parent directly requests testing. Special Education teachers are expected to be up to date on all CDE procedures for testing students and writing IEPs. Special Education teachers are expected to complete all IEPs in ENRICH, or alternate DPS database. Special Education teachers are responsible for communicating with all parties (parents, teachers, and other parties as need) regarding IEPs including setting up meetings, review of goals and accommodations, progress monitoring with current data, and addressing concerns as they arise. Special Education teachers are expected to meet with district support partners, meet with IP cohort team as needed, and participate in school based coaching meeting. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Special Education teachers set the tone with their students each day and set up the community expectations for their students. Intervention teachers are expected to build positive relationships with their students and also hold them to high expectations.Special Education teachers should manage their groups with positive proactive systems and strong rituals and routines.  </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Special Education teachers are expected to build relationships with families through phone calls and both formal and informal meetings. Special Education teachers should attend parent teacher conferences for the students on their caseload, either with the homeroom teacher or host a conference independently. Special Education teachers are expected to show up for at least three evening or weekend events such as the music performances for their grade level, the Cultural Fair and the Fall festival. Special Education teachers are expected to help plan and lead at least one event for families during the year such as a parent education meeting or a student demonstration of learning.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none\">Qualifications</span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">:</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Valid teaching credential for Special Education or Enrolled in Aspire* progressing towards a license </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Teaching experience appropriate to the assignment;</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Demonstrated commitment to and understanding of the Highline mission;</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">All teachers will be hired based on being highly qualified per No Child Left Behind (NCLB) specifications.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Strong communication and collaboration skills</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">*Highline would be excited to fund your path to a Special Education License through the <a href=\"https://education.ucdenver.edu/continuing-education/aspire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aspire Program</a>. While in the program, we are able to use the hard to fill bonus to cover the cost.  Then in subsequent years, that bonus goes directly to our educators. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none\">Minimum Physical Requirements</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">Be able to walk quickly, bend, kneel, crouch, sit, stand, grab or hold with one or both hands.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">To be able to lift up to 40lbs without difficulty</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">To maintain appropriate demeanor and professional classroom behavior when working with children and adults</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">The ability to sit for extended periods during group training</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none\">Salary Range: $65,000 - $90,000 </span><br></p>\n<p>Highline Academy uses a <a href=\"https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cdol7x8zhXsPzbkyVSjE5QFJllbaeskv/view?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: underline\">Salary Scale </span></a><span style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11.5pt; text-decoration: none\">to increase pay equity and transparency. 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