Job Description

Special Education Alternate Curriculum Specialist The Organization Camino Nuevo Charter Academy (CNCA) is a network of charter schools serving students across the PK-Post Secondary continuum in the Greater MacArthur Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Pueblo Nuevo Education Development Group (PNEDG) is CNCA’s resource development and capacity building arm. PNEDG invests in young people to foster personal transformation and generational social change. PNEDG staff support and build capacity for CNCA schools in achieving their vision. The organizations are grounded in the beliefs that public education is a civil right and all students deserve an excellent education that will prepare them for success in life. At CNCA/PNEDG, we recognize that lower income and immigrant communities often face institutional and cultural barriers that create impediments to students’ success, and that an excellent education must eliminate these barriers. We integrate a strong focus on progressive, research-based academics with a holistic, place-based approach to serving our students. Since opening its doors in 2001, CNCA has grown to six schools and nearly 3,500 students. Our goal is that CNCA graduates will be equipped with the skills, knowledge, and worldview necessary to be literate, critical thinkers and independent problem solvers. Location: Hybrid (Home Support Office, school sites, virtual) Supervisor: Director of Special Education Work Periods: Full Time, 12 Month Direct Supervision Exercised: As Assigned Class: Certificated, Exempt The Opportunity The Special Education Alternate Curriculum Specialist, in partnership with the Home Support Office Central Special Education Team, supports the implementation of a socially just, research-based, innovative instructional approach across our Dynamic Blended Inclusion model to ensure success in CNCA’s mission. The Special Education Alternate Curriculum Specialist maintains knowledge of current research, best practices and trends on a national and state level to provide direction and guidance to the central special education team, as well as teachers and special education administrators. Ultimately, the Special Education Alternate Curriculum Specialist works strategically at a systems level to implement structures and strategies to close the opportunity and achievement gap. Responsibilities: Strategy and Vision Setting Responsibilities Strategically monitor, track, and ensure the ongoing development and growth of identified students across the organization on alternate curriculum. Consistently analyze access to students’ LRE through ongoing classroom observation, data analysis, and examination of students’ work. Teams and Performance Management Responsibilities Inspire internal and external stakeholders to believe in the possibility and eventual reality of CNCA’s mission. Represent the organization, academic team, and home office staff professionally, respectfully, and collaboratively. Approach work from an asset based, capacity-building approach. Partner with the academic team, home office staff, and school site staff to effectively accomplish the goals of the organization to drive towards our mission. Be problem-solution oriented and support others to be the same. Participate in all Central Special Education team meetings. Participate in all Home Support Office meetings. Support the building of a positive, high-performing culture on the academic team and home office. Set ambitious personal and professional goals and take ownership of developing capacity to achieve these goals. Support site teachers in appropriately modifying the curriculum for the academic needs for students with the most significant impact of disabilities. Provide individualized classroom-based modeling/support for identified teachers with students on alternate curriculum to support them in strengthening instructional practices for students on alternate curriculum. Provide content knowledge and resources to teachers and leaders about learning and teaching including alternate curriculum instructional best practices, alternate curriculum development, creation of alternate curriculum formative and summative assessments, and analysis of alternate curriculum assessment results. Assist general education and special education teachers in aligning their teaching and instruction with appropriate standards and IEP goals, curriculum, and assessments. Provide relevant professional learning opportunities and training for school site staff.

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT

Camino Nuevo Charter Academy (CNCA) prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying in educational programs, activities, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, parental, pregnancy, family or marital status, military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Camino Nuevo Charter Academy requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying. Questions or complaints of alleged discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying, equity or Title IX equity and compliance concerns should be directed to Margarita Domingo, Vice President of Human Resources. She can be reached at (213) 417-3410 or by mail at 3435 W Temple St. Los Angeles, CA 90026. #J-18808-Ljbffr Caminonuevo

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Full time, Immediate start, Remote job, Home office,

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