Special Education Teacher Self Contained/IEP Case Manager at Maya Angelou PCS SY 26-27

Maya Angelou Schools / See Forever Foundation • Washington, DC

1d • $65,000 - $103,000

About The Position

The Self-Contained Special Education Teacher/ IEP Case Manager will work with a smaller group of students with disabilities outside the general education classroom. They will also be responsible for ensuring that all students with special learning or emotional needs receive the level and kinds of support that will enable them to succeed. Maya Angelou Schools have small teacher-student ratios, allowing for individualized attention, and their exceptional learners are fully included in the classrooms.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Special Education or a core content area (eg, English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies)
• Eligibility for certification in special education area
• Teaching experience with opportunity youth at the high school level
• Familiarity with research-based instructional methods and curriculum development
• Ability to work collaboratively to support student academic and personal development
• Knowledge of student-centered instruction, performance-based assessments, and youth development principles

Responsibilities

• Plan backward to align all lessons, activities, and assessments
• Design assessments that accurately assess student progress and/or incorporate digital assessments
• Identify and address individual students’ social, emotional, and behavioral learning needs and barriers
• Communicate with students and keep them informed of their progress
• Collaborate with other teachers, tutors, and lab monitor(s) to analyze data, group students, teach, and assign interventions
• Participate in internal and external professional development opportunities
• Assessing learning styles, modalities and interests of students and implement differentiated instruction to meet individual students' needs
• Work with general education teacher(s) to determine accommodations and modifications needed to meet the needs of students with disabilities in the general education classroom
• Co-plan with classroom support staff
• Manage support staff in the classroom and provide feedback to staff to ensure positive instructional outcomes for students
• Provide evaluation feedback for instructional support staff to the Director of Special Education
• Deliver student instruction in modalities instituted by school and assigned program (may include but are not limited to: Individual or Group Direct Synchronous Instruction, Learning Support, Life Skills Support, Itinerant Support, Resource Room Support, co-teaching, writing lesson plans, telephone conferencing and instruction, Parent Learning Opportunities).
• Other duties as assigned
• Communicate with families regularly regarding grades, progress, and behavior
• Facilitate IEP and Triennial Eligibility meetings
• Notify all staff who have contact with the student regarding their individual responsibilities
• Collect, analyze, and report data in a meaningful way
• Complete all sections of IEP Progress section and Eligibility Determination sections in SEDS
• Take copious notes in IEP, Eligibility, and MDT meetings to be faxed or uploaded into SEDS
• Hold weekly meetings with students regarding academic and behavioral progress
• Develop and Implement IEPs with measurable goals using Progress Monitoring.
• Completes all special education paperwork accurately, according to regulations, and on time.
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• health care coverage
• HSA/FSA and dependent care accounts
• voluntary dental and vision
• employer-paid short-term and long-term disability options
• commuter benefits
• a 401k retirement savings plan with employer contribution offered after 1 year of service

What This Job Offers

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