Instructional Support Elementary School Math Learning Specialist 2026-2027
Job Description
About the Position:
We are looking for a Math Interventionist for Elementary School grades K-5 for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year. Community Roots offers Integrated Co-Taught (ICT) classes for all K-5 classrooms and all 6-8 grade core content areas.
Math Specialist Role Description:
- Provide K-5 academic intervention for math in the least restrictive setting
- Report three times a year on IEP goals
- Write progress notes on all students on caseload
- Participate in regular Learning Specialist Team Meetings
- Work on a team of case managers to facilitate the IEP process for individual students
- Hold family conferences to review individual student’s progress at least twice a year and if needed more frequent, regular conferences will be arranged
- Collaborate with grade level teachers in planning math lessons and units that increase access and engagement for students
- Administer drill down assessments for students based on screenings
- Collaborate on developing lessons and supports planning for differentiation, accommodations, modifications, and embedding individual student goals into the curriculum, as well as updates on intervention groups
- Collaborate with classroom teachers to administer and review assessment data (e.g. school based assessments, including proctor state Math tests)
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.
Please visit our website for more information about our school: www.communityroots.org
Benefits and Compensation:
- CRCS’ salary scale for 2026-27 ranges from $65,894 to $121,360
- 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
Qualifications:
- Preference for New York State Special Education Teacher Certification
- Experience working with students with IEPs and students at risk of academic failure and implementing academic interventions using multiple intervention strategies and approaches
- Expertise in Kindergarten-5th Grade Common Core Math Standards
- Experience providing K-5 mathematics intervention and instruction
- Experience using the EngageNY curriculum or similar curricular framework
- UDL expertise preferred
- Prior teaching experience with demonstrated success
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
