[Hiring] Elementary Special Education Teacher @Stride, Inc.

Role Description

Special Education Teacher is the teacher of record for their students and provides instruction, support and guidance and manages the learning process focusing on self-contained and ALT students’ individual needs as defined by each student’s Individual Education Program (IEP). This role is also responsible for progress monitoring on goals and service logs as required in serving special education students and for all compliance documents required in serving self-contained and ALT students.

• Collaborate with parents and colleagues to manage course goals, curriculum, and materials that enhance the learning experience.
• Manage to create compliant IEPs, progress reports and other state specific required special education documentation.
• Participate and provide input for collaborative special education meetings such as annual IEP meetings.
• Actively participate in Professional Learning Communities (or professional development).
• Provide rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students.
• Analyze student data to prescribe remediation and enrichment as needed.
• Participate in data analysis meetings to monitor student growth.
• Collect data and work samples to monitor student progress towards IEP goals and objectives.
• Document all contact with parents, collaborations with general education teachers, and interventions with students.
• Use provided resources to ensure accommodations and modifications for students with disabilities such as assistive technology, supplemental curriculum, and accessible text.
• Provide special education services to students; support general education teachers and parents with student accommodations to promote the attainment of IEP goals.
• Ensure inclusion and success of students in the general education classroom.
• Provide personalized learning for all students.
• Demonstrate a belief in all students’ ability to succeed and meet high expectations.
• Maintain grade book ensuring student academic integrity, provide input for student placement and promotion decisions, and alert administrators to concerns about student performance and progress.
• Prepare students for high stakes standardized tests.
• Establish and maintain positive rapport with families and regularly communicate with and respond 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.
• Support in-person student testing.

Qualifications

• Texas Elementary (EC–6) Teaching Certification.
• Texas Special Education Teaching Certification.
• ESL Supplemental Certification.
• Complete House Bill (HB) 3 Reading Academy or participated in the 2018–2019 Reading Excellence and Academies Development (READ) Grant.
• If you do not currently have Texas ESL Supplemental Certification, you must obtain ESL Supplement Certification by June 1 of the following calendar year.

Requirements

• 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, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms.
• Strong written/verbal communication skills.
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time to support in-person student testing, attend professional development or other travel as required by the school.
• Ability to clear required background check.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working with self-contained and ALT students in 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.

Work Environment

This is a home-based position with seasonal travel requirements.

Job Type

Regular

Other Information

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works.

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities. Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.