Middle School Special Education Teacher

• Ensure all special education and related services are provided as determined by the IEP team
• Communicate with parents and applicable related service staff to ensure that students with special needs are receiving the appropriate therapies
• Develop compliant IEP’s, progress reports and other state specific required special education documentation
• Facilitate and lead collaborative special education meetings such as annual IEP meetings
• Use provided resources to ensure accommodations and modifications for students with disabilities such as assistive technology, supplemental curriculum, and accessible text
• Make modifications and accommodations to Stride K12 lessons and assessments as specified by the IEP
• Ensure inclusion and success of student in the general education classroom
• Collect data and work samples to monitor student progress towards Individual Education Program (IEP) goals and objectives
• Document all contact with parents and interventions with students
• Analyze student data to prescribe remediation and enrichment as needed
• Provide rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students
• Commitment to personalizing learning for all students
• Demonstrate a belief in all students’ ability to succeed and meet high expectations
• Maintain grade book ensuring student academic integrity, makes student placement and promotion decisions, and alerts administrators to concerns about student performance and progress
• Prepare students for high stakes standardized tests
• Establish and maintain positive rapport with families and regularly communicates with and responds to students and learning coaches/parents in a timely manner
• Support learning coaches/parents with student curricular and instructional issues, as well as basic troubleshooting in a virtual classroom environment that is in line with academy policies and procedures

• Bachelor's degree
• Active state teaching license
• Ability to clear required background check
• Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data, and use it to drive instructional decisions
• Receptive to receiving coaching on a regular basis with administrators
• Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word
• PowerPoint
• Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms
• Strong written/verbal communication skills

• Experience working with the proposed age group
• Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology
• Experience teaching online (virtual) and/or in a brick-and-mortar environment
• Experience with online learning platform

Opportunity to earn an annual bonus