Elementary School Special Education Teacher

Stride, Inc.•Denton, TX

1d•$52,000•Remote

About The Position

K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANYONE, providing families an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience where students can thrive, find their passion, and learn at their own pace. Stride is committed to creating and maintaining a culture of inclusion and diversity. Passionate Elementary Special Education Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Lone Star Online Academy at Roscoe (LSOA). The mission of LSOA is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success is measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. The Special Education Teacher – Co-Teach/Inclusion works with the teacher of record to provide instruction, support, and guidance and manages the learning process for special education students 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. This is a full-time REMOTE position.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree
Active Texas special education certification
Required Residency Requirements: TEXAS. May consider residents of surrounding states (NM, OK, AR or LA)
Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required
Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school
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
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

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

Collaborate with parents and colleagues to manage coarse goals, curriculum, and materials that enhance the learning experience
Collaborate with Compliance Case Manager to create compliant IEP’s, 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
Using 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 student in the general education classroom
Provide 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, 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
Understand that a primary responsibility is to 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
Support in-person student testing