Special Education Teacher - English Language Arts
LIONSGATE ACADEMY•Minnetonka, MN
•Onsite
About The Position
The Special Education Teacher - English Language Arts is responsible for ensuring student literacy needs are addressed using best practice and research-based strategies and interventions in both special education and general education settings. This role involves collaborating with various team members, maintaining accurate records, providing direct instruction, and ensuring compliance with educational standards and regulations for 7th-12th grade students.
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
- 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
- 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.
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned
- Participate in staff development programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
