Dayspring Angeline ESE Teacher

Dayspring Academy • Land O' Lakes, FL

19h

About The Position

Dayspring Academy seeks an Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Teacher to oversee the school’s ESE staffing process and support student services and compliance. The role collaborates with teachers, administrators, parents, and district personnel to address students’ educational needs, support intervention and evaluation processes, and ensure adherence to state and federal requirements. It also supports gifted education and Hospital/Homebound referrals, evaluations, and placement, and coordinates ESE services and student transitions across grade levels.

The position prepares and maintains ESE documentation, reports, forms, and records; advises parents and school staff about ESE processes and resources; and provides updated information and best practices to the school ESE team and administration. The role reports to the Campus Principal.

Starting salary is $48,000. The position is eligible for a referendum supplement starting at $3,000, based on years of experience as a certified teacher. The employer also offers a 401(k) without requiring an employee contribution and health benefits.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Valid Florida Department of Education (FLDOE) teaching certificate in the field or a current Statement of Eligibility issued by FLDOE. Recent college graduates may apply without either document but must apply for initial certification before being offered a position.
• All employees must be fingerprinted and pass a background screening through the Clearinghouse.

Nice To Haves

• Graduate work beyond a bachelor’s degree.
• Classroom teaching experience.
• A results-driven track record and experience with and commitment to standards-based curriculum and using data and assessments to guide instructional decisions.
• Quantifiable and objective learner performance gains that surpass local averages.
• Experience successfully managing creative and innovative classrooms using discipline, structure, appropriate incentives, and high expectations to achieve measurable academic and civic success.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the school’s Exceptional Student Education staffing process.
• Convene in-school staffing and problem-solving meetings to support interventions and the Multi-Tier System of Support (MTSS) process.
• Review cases in preparation for determining eligibility for ESE services.
• Develop and review Team Analysis of Data Reports (TADs) for ESE eligibility and ineligibility staffings.
• Provide leadership and support to in-school staffing participants and school problem-solving teams.
• Serve as liaison between the school and the district Staffing Specialist.
• Convene meetings with parents, administrators, and teachers to make eligibility recommendations and obtain parental permission for ESE evaluations.
• Conduct an annual ESE audit of program files to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Assist ESE personnel with Individual Education Plans (IEPs), Educational Plans (EPs), assessments, and matrix of service plans.
• Monitor ESE procedures for compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Collaborate with basic education and ESE teachers, gifted teachers, and district student services personnel to resolve concerns about students’ educational needs.
• Prepare ESE materials, reports, and forms to document interventions and data, support evaluations, provide references, and convey information.
• Provide the school ESE team and administrative staff with updated information, best practices, and procedures.
• Inform parents about the McKay scholarship program, 504 plans, ESE Procedural Safeguards, ESE referral and eligibility requirements, and gifted referrals.
• Coordinate and convene meetings addressing parent requests for evaluations with parents, school personnel, district staffing specialists, and district student services teams.
• Implement the gifted referral, screening, and evaluation process from identification through placement.
• Conduct gifted referrals, screenings, and in-school staffings with teachers and the school psychologist.
• Administer standardized gifted screening instruments.
• Prepare gifted education documents and forms to gather and document information and convey it to teachers, administrators, the school psychologist, and district staffing specialists.
• Respond to inquiries from parents, teachers, staff, students, and district personnel by providing ESE information and referrals as appropriate.
• Participate in district meetings and trainings to exchange current ESE information.
• Coordinate and conduct meetings with parents of incoming ESE students, the ESE team, and administration to support seamless articulation of ESE services.
• Provide data-entry personnel with forms for initial ESE eligibility and services.
• Review the ESE Roster from TERMS for accurate and compliant data entry for all ESE students before FTE periods.
• Coordinate PEER updates with district Information Technology personnel.
• Develop and maintain an ESE Accessibility Log at each school campus so IEPs, present levels of performance, and IEP goals are accessible to basic education teachers, arts enhancement teachers, and administration.
• Serve as the school’s district ESE articulation designee, coordinating student transitions between prekindergarten and kindergarten, elementary and middle school, and middle school and high school within the district.
• Implement the Hospital/Homebound referral and evaluation process from identification through placement.
• Conduct Hospital/Homebound referrals, in-school staffing, and eligibility staffings with relevant teachers, administrators, district staff, and the school nurse.
• Prepare Hospital/Homebound materials, reports, and forms to gather and document information, determine eligibility, and convey information to relevant staff.

Benefits

• Employer-paid 401(k) without requiring an employee contribution.
• Health benefits.
• Referendum supplement starting at $3,000, based on years of experience as a certified teacher.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time