Special Education Teacher - Math

LIONSGATE ACADEMY•Minnetonka, MN

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of this position is to ensure student math 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 general education teachers to accommodate and modify lesson plans, activities, assignments, and tests, and team teaching. The Special Education Teacher will teach Special Education Math Foundation (2 years or more below grade level) and Success (2 years below grade level) classes, or other special education math classes as assigned. They will maintain accurate and complete lesson plans, collaborate with general education teachers and educational assistants to implement student individual behavior plans, and work with a team on the continued implementation and development of programming for math education of 7th-12th grade students. The role also includes organizing and overseeing data collection for academic and/or behavioral goals and objectives in general education classrooms, providing direct instruction on academic goals and objectives, and writing math goals and objectives for students with special education math needs. Progress reports summarizing data collected each quarter will be written, and students’ accommodations and modifications will be ensured, along with academic service minutes being served. The teacher will monitor due process documents for accuracy and compliance, provide input to case managers on students before IEP meetings, and attend IEP meetings. Collaboration with the case manager to determine present levels of performance and write standards-based goals is expected. The teacher will also attend special education and general education department meetings and maintain positive, professional relationships and use appropriate communication with all individuals.

Requirements

Possession of a valid Minnesota Teaching License in Special Education
Ability to operate a computer and the software necessary to complete the required job tasks

Nice To Haves

Experience, interest and/or expertise working with students on the autism spectrum, varied learning styles and levels of mastery
Experience in teaching Mathematics

Responsibilities

Collaborate with general education teachers to accommodate and modify lesson plans, activities, assignments, and tests
Team teach with general education teachers
Teach Special Education Math Foundation (2 years or more below grade level) and Success (2 years below grade level) classes, or other special education math classes as assigned
Maintain accurate and complete lesson plans
Collaborate with general education teacher and educational assistants to implement student individual behavior plans
Work with a team on the continued implementation and development of programming for math 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 math goals and objectives for students who have special education math needs
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