Online Special Education Teacher

Job Description

The Special Education Teacher will provide students with special needs care management, learning activities, and experience that address their unique needs, meets all regulatory standards as required by federal and state governments, and operates within the Teacher Code of Ethics as defined by Minnesota State Law.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
● Coordinate and conduct Part B evaluations.
● Participate in multidisciplinary team assessments of a child, the child’s family, and in the development of integrated goals and outcomes for the IEP.
● Educate parents and others regarding the provision of services.
● Provide research based specialized instruction as outlined in the IEP.
● Consult with parents, other service providers and representatives of appropriate community agencies to ensure the effective provision of services.
● Prepare a preplanned schedule of individualized and small group age-appropriate activities for classroom instruction.
● Supervise and provide direction for Teaching Assistants.
● Monitor online instruction for the purpose of ensuring student progress.
● Utilize a variety of materials and teaching techniques.
● Plan and conduct a system of continuous evaluation of each student’s progress.
● Coordinate provision of services for the purpose of maximizing opportunities for learning.
● Participate in meetings (IEP, conferences, parent meetings, in-services, etc.) for the purpose of developing plans and/or providing information regarding student’s goals/outcomes.
● Provide training to related service personnel and parents in the area of student’s disabilities.
● Prepare documentation (evaluations, observations, progress reports) for the purpose of providing information and reporting requirements.
● Maintain records and reports as required and for compliance with administrative policies, state and federal rules and regulations.
● Make referrals to other professionals and agencies on behalf of the student as appropriate.
● Encourage parents and instruct them in appropriate methods to assist their child.
● Collaborate with other Special Education Teachers to ensure successful transition for students from one setting to another.
● Participate in staff development opportunities to improve job related skills.
● Maintain confidentiality.
● Support students in the areas of reading, math, written language, social skills, behavior support or any other needs as defined on the IEP.
● Consult with related services (OT,PT,DAPE, ASD, PI) to meet student needs.
● Maintain records for students on your caseload. Including filing, writing IEP’s, testing students for initial and three year evaluations, writing evaluation reports, developing social stories, developing behavior charts
● Meet students needs as written on the IEP
● Provide curriculum to meet students needs and develop academic and behavioral skills.
● Work with teachers and educational assistants to meet student needs.
● Assist in developing and updating EA schedule to meet student needs in the mainstream classroom.
● Assist with Speech schedule and ensure students arrive on time for the session.
● Attend child study meeting 2x’s per month.
● Attend Handle With Care Training.
● Assist with developing data based intervention when requested
● All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

● Current Minnesota teaching license in EBD/SLD or ABS
● Experience teaching in special education settings.
● Experience in due process procedures including conducting evaluations, writing IEP’s, monitoring progress, and facilitating meetings.
● Ability to work well alone as well as with others.
● Ability to multitask.
● Ability to prioritize competing tasks.
● Organizational skills.

Institution Description

Mission statement: Growing environmentally literate, community impacting learners of excellence.

Serving two programs: Our seat-based program (located in Crosslake, MN) serves students tuition-free in grades kindergarten - 8th as well as a fee-based prekindergarten program. Our tuition-free online program serves students from anywhere in Minnesota in grades kindergarten to graduation/age 21.

Please visit our website to learn more! https://www.crosslakekids.org/

Application Instructions/Comments

Interested applicants, please send your resume, cover letter, and three references to hiring@crosslakekids.org.