SY26-27 Special Education Teacher

Fugees Family • Atlanta, GA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Georgia Fugees Academy Charter School (GFACS) is seeking a Special Education Teacher for grades 6-12 who is deeply committed to the Fugees Family, Inc. mission and willing to exceed expectations to support students, families, and staff. This is a 10-month, exempt position reporting to the School Leader. While the program starts at the middle school level, instruction begins with Kindergarten-level material, as most Fugees Academy students enter middle school significantly below grade level.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in education, special education, or a related field.
• Knowledge of IEP development, special education compliance, progress monitoring, accommodations, modifications, and inclusive instructional practices.
• Strong communication skills.
• Professionalism.
• Organization.
• Ability to work collaboratively with teachers, families, service providers, and school leadership.
• Excellent command of the English language with a passion for supporting expressive language in non-native speakers.
• A strong sense of loving accountability and individual and collective responsibility.
• Belief that all students are capable of academic achievement.
• Commitment to building deep, authentic relationships with students and families.
• Duties and expectations carried out in a positive, productive, accurate, and punctual/on-time manner.
• Receptiveness to coaching, mentoring, feedback, and performance evaluations for professional growth and development.

Nice To Haves

• A valid Georgia teaching certificate in Special Education.
• Experience working in a charter school, Title I school, or urban school setting.
• Experience with Go-IEP, Infinite Campus, progress monitoring tools, MTSS, and Georgia special education procedures.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct and indirect services to students with disabilities in accordance with their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
• Deliver specially designed instruction.
• Support students in both inclusion and small-group settings.
• Monitor student progress toward IEP goals.
• Maintain accurate documentation of services and progress.
• Collaborate with general education teachers to implement accommodations, modifications, behavior supports, and instructional planning.
• Participate in IEP meetings, eligibility meetings, reevaluations, and manifestation determination reviews.
• Maintain compliance with IEP timelines.
• Collect and analyze student data.
• Communicate regularly with families.
• Support testing accommodations.
• Ensure all services are documented accurately and consistently.

Benefits

• Benefits provided through the State of Georgia’s State Health Benefit Plan
• Medical, dental, and vision plans covered 100% for employees and 50% for eligible dependents
• Generous employer contribution towards the employee’s retirement plan as part of the Teachers Retirement System of Georgia
• Paid holidays and days off
• Paid family leave and backup care reimbursement
• Working for a mission-driven organization doing impactful work
• A fun, collaborative, and balanced culture

What This Job Offers

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