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Stride, Inc.
Elementary Self-Contained Special Education Teacher
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What they do
A Special Education Teacher teaches students who have disabilities, and adapts teaching methods to meet the needs of students. Assesses students and helps to develop individualized education plans that specify the services and accommodations needed for each student. Works in a classroom that includes only students with IEPs, or works with students and teachers in regular classes. For students with severe disabilities, may focus on developing skills for independent living. Works as part of a team that includes therapists, school counselors or social workers.
$66,944 / year median in the U.S.
+2% projected growth
Job Description
Job Description\n\nJob Description\n\nRequired Certificates and Licenses:
Michigan Teaching Certification Required. Must have a Special Education endorsement.\n\nResidency Requirements:
This position is virtual and open to residents of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. \n\nThe Elementary Self-Contained Special Education Teacher is a state certified teacher responsible for delivering specific course content in an online environment. The Special Education Teacher must provide instruction, support, and guidance, manage the learning process, and focus on students' individual needs as defined by each student's Individualized Education Program. The Special Education Teacher works actively with students and parents to advance each student's learning and is also responsible for the compliance documents required in serving students with special needs.\n\nThis position offers a base salary around $51,000 plus the eligibility of a performance bonus.\n\nK12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANY ONE. We provide families with an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace.\n\nPassionate Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Michigan Virtual Charter Academy (MVCA). We want you to be a part of our talented team!\n\nThe mission of Michigan Virtual Charter Academy (MVCA) is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!\n\nThis is a full-time position. Ability to work independently, typically 40+ hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday, typically 9-5 (or 8-4) or as defined by the school.\n\nEssential Functions:
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.\n\n- Ensure all special education and related services are provided as determined by the IEP team by:\n\n
- Communicating with parents and applicable related service staff to ensure that students with special needs are receiving the appropriate therapies\n\n
- Developing compliant IEP's, progress reports and other state specific required special education documentation\n\n
- Facilitating and leading collaborative special education meetings such as annual IEP meetings\n\n
- Using provided resources to ensure accommodations and modifications for students with disabilities such as assistive technology, supplemental curriculum, and accessible text\n\n
- Make modifications and accommodations to Stride K12 lessons and assessments as specified by the IEP\n\n
- Ensure inclusion and success of student in the general education classroom\n\n
- Collect data and work samples to monitor student progress towards Individual Education Program (IEP) goals and objectives\n\n
- Document all contact with parents and interventions with students\n\n
- Analyze student data to prescribe remediation and enrichment as needed\n\n
- Provide rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students\n\n
- Commitment to personalizing learning for all students\n\n
- Demonstrate a belief in all students' ability to succeed and meet high expectations\n\n
- Maintain grade book ensuring student academic integrity, makes student placement and promotion decisions, and alerts administrators to concerns about student performance and progress\n\n
- Prepare students for high stakes standardized tests\n\n
- Understand that a primary responsibility is to establish and maintain positive rapport with families and regularly communicates with and responds to students and learning coaches/parents in a timely manner\n\n
- Support learning coaches/parents with student curricular and instructional issues, as well as basic troubleshooting in a virtual classroom environment that is in line with academy policies and procedures\n\n
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time for face-to-face professional development, student testing, and/or as required by the school.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
\n\n- Bachelor's degree AND\n\n
- Active state teaching license AND\n\n
- Ability to clear required background check\n\nOTHER
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
\n\n- Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data, and use it to drive instructional decisions\n\n
- Receptive to receiving coaching on a regular basis with administrators\n\n
- Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes\n\n
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word; PowerPoint\n\n
- Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms\n\n
- Strong written/verbal communication skills\n\nDESIRED
QUALIFICATIONS
\n\n- Experience working with the proposed age group\n\n
- Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology\n\n
- Experience teaching online (virtual) and/or in a brick-and-mortar environment\n\n
- Experience with online learning platform\n\n
Compensation & Benefits:
Stride, Inc. considers a person's education, experience, and qualifications, as well as the position's work location, expected quality and quantity of work, required travel (if any), external market and internal value when determining a new employee's salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors, the position's level and expected contribution, and the employee's benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.\n\n- Exempt (salary):\nWe anticipate the salary range to be$26,104.
Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.\n\n- This position is virtual\n\nThe above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position.