Special Education Teacher - English Language Arts

LIONSGATE ACADEMY • Minnetonka, MN

4d • $40,000 - $70,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Lionsgate Academy specializes in educating students living with Autism or other learning differences and offers more than a typical school. This position focuses on ensuring student literacy needs are addressed using best practice and research-based strategies and interventions in both special education and general education settings for students in grades 7-12. The role involves small class sizes, mentor support, and daily collaboration with a team.

Requirements

• MN Special Education Teaching license
• Ability to operate a computer and the software necessary to complete the required job tasks

Nice To Haves

• MN Reading License or Certificate
• In the process of gaining ASD Licensure or hold a certificate with the willingness to pursue licensure
• Experience, interest and/or expertise working with students on the autism spectrum, varied learning styles and levels of mastery
• Experience in teaching literacy and the Read 180 program
• Experience in differentiation, using creative teaching techniques from project-based to direct-instruction in developing personalized learning plans for each student

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with general education teachers to accommodate and modify lesson plans, activities, assignments, and tests
• Team teach with general education teachers
• Maintain accurate and complete lesson plans
• Collaborate with general education teacher and educational assistant to implement student individual behavior plans
• Work with a team on the continued implementation and development of programming for literacy education of 7th-12th grade students
• Organize and oversee data collection for academic and/or behavioral goals and objectives in general education classrooms
• Provide direct instruction on academic goals and objectives
• Write progress reports summarizing data collected each quarter
• Ensure that students’ accommodations and modifications are being implemented and academic service minutes are being served
• Monitor due process documents for accuracy and compliance
• Provide input to case managers on students before IEP meetings and attend IEP meetings if necessary
• Collaborate with case manager to determine present levels of performance and write standards-based goals
• Attend special education and general education department meetings
• Maintain positive, professional relationships and use appropriate verbal, nonverbal and written communication with all individuals

Benefits

• Case Manager positions (no teaching)
• Special Education Teachers (no case managing)
• Grades 7-12, small class sizes
• Due process days
• Mentor support
• Daily collaboration with team members
• 80 hours Paid Time Off
• Full benefit options including medical, vision, disability, HSA, FSA, 403b and free dental

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level