Qureos Mentor

Growing Up Green Charter School

<p></p><div><p><b>Middle School Learning Specialist - 2025-2026 (Long Island City)</b></p>
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Mission Statement:</b> The Growing Up Green Charter School (GUGCS) supports children to be conscious, contributing members of their community through a rigorous, anti-racist, anti-bias, curriculum and an engaging green culture. Graduates of GUGCS will be prepared to attend high-performing schools where their interdisciplinary academic foundation, knowledge of sustainability, and strong sense of self sets them apart as leaders and social justice advocates of the future.</p>
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Instructional Responsibilities:</b></div>
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<li>Work in an ICT classroom as a co-teacher while collaborating in lesson planning, delivery, scaffolding, and differentiation</li>
<li>Utilize a variety of specialized curricula to develop a long-term individualized scope &amp; sequence for small group instruction
</li><li>Assess student progress with a variety of methods in order to ensure progression towards individualized goals
</li><li>Collaborate with classroom teachers and related service providers in order to align and differentiate instruction</li>
<li>Participate in weekly RTI meetings to develop strategies and interventions for struggling students
</li><li>Support classroom teachers to implement intervention plans, as well as monitoring student progress
</li><li>Prepare documentation of student's current academic performance in preparation for attendance at IEP meetings
</li><li>Administer regular assessment of student IEP goals and complete IEP goal progress reports on a quarterly basis
</li><li>Develop individualized SMART goals for student IEPs</li></ul><br>
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IEP Coordination:</b></div>
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<li>Collaborate with Director of Support Services to coordinate all mandated special education services in accordance with student IEPs</li>
<li>Collaborate with Director of Support Services to coordinate and facilitate IEP meetings, including informing teachers, providers, and families in a timely manner and compiling all necessary paperwork and data
</li><li>Collaborate with the Director of Support Services with submitting initial referrals or re-evaluation requests to CSE and ensuring CSE compliance with the referral timeline
</li><li>Communicate regularly with teachers and service providers to discuss recommendations for appropriate levels of services in advance of IEP meetings
</li><li>Ensure modifications made to student IEP services are implemented in a timely manner</li>
<li>Ensure high quality, detailed, and accurate student IEPs and and SMART goals
</li><li>Gather related service progress reports and summarize progress with families when providers are unable to attend IEP meetings
</li><li>Collaborate with Assessment Coordinators to ensure students receive mandated testing accommodations
</li><li>Provide families with information and guidance regarding evaluation procedures, timeline, and due process rights
</li><li>Create and maintain up-to-date classroom service schedules
</li><li>Facilitate IEP team meetings to discuss students of concern and plan next steps to support their learning</li>
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<p><b>Response to Intervention:</b></p>
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<li>In collaboration with the Director of Support Services, oversee and manage the RtI process by developing, refining, and implementing protocols for SSC (Successful Students Committee)
</li><li>Conduct baseline assessments and/or classroom observations for students referred to SSC
</li><li>Maintain detailed records by keeping SSC tracker up to date and ensuring that student cases are regularly reviewed through follow up meetings
</li><li>Facilitate weekly SSC meetings to develop individualized intervention plans and student goals
</li><li>Provide support and feedback for classroom teachers and/or intervention teachers implementing intervention plans
</li><li>Ensure consistent data collection and progress monitoring within each tiered level of intervention support</li>
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<div><b>Other Responsibilities:</b></div>
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<li>Maintain internal database containing student IEP information, as well as an internal database of IEPs accessible to select staff members</li>
<li>Support Director of Support Services to update student service information for per pupil invoicing</li>
<li>Support Director of Support Services in finalizing budgetary projections
</li><li>Coordinate the distribution of IEP goal progress reports on a quarterly basis
</li><li>Maintain an active lending library of instructional resources, sensory tools, and professional development books for students, classroom teachers, and support services staff members</li>
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<p><b>School-Wide Responsibilities:</b></p>
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<li>Utilize the Responsive Classroom approach to discipline and community-building
</li><li>Establish and maintain ongoing positive relationships and communication with families
</li><li>Actively participate in school community through weekly staff meetings, PD opportunities, staff committees, and school events
</li><li>Work with instructional coach on improving teaching practices throughout the year
</li><li>Respond productively to ongoing, year-round professional feedback</li>
<li>Use weekly lesson plans to help drive instruction in a clear manner
</li><li>Demonstrate commitment to working with diverse populations of families and students</li>
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<div><b>Minimum Qualifications:</b></div>
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<li>Strong commitment to Growing Up Green Charter School's mission and green theme
</li><li>Strong commitment to a multi-sensory teaching approach
</li><li>Demonstrates the ability to work collaboratively with a team of teachers
</li><li>Demonstrates initiative and flexibility in scheduling changes to meet all student needs
</li><li>Experience in environmental education a plus
</li><li>Experience with technology integration
</li><li>Excellent organizational skills
</li><li>Starting salary is $62,902. Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale that accounts for years of experience as lead teacher in a K-12 setting and levels of attained education and/or certification</li></ul><br>
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Education:</b></div>
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<li>Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree preferred
</li><li>Teaching Certificate in Students with Disability required
</li><li>Experience teaching students in Middle school grades preferred</li></ul><br>
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Required Certificates &amp; Licenses:</b></p>
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<li>Teaching certificate</li>
<li>NYC DOE/Fingerprinting &amp; Background Clearance</li></ul></div><p></p>

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