What are the responsibilities and job description for the Middle School SPED Teacher 6-8 position at GEO Academies?
Description
GEO Academies is a national, non-profit network of open-enrollment, public charter schools committed to empowering students to accelerate their academic pathways, advance their social mobility, and achieve their career and lifelong goals. Our innovative and award-winning K-16 GEO Academies Model begins with personalized, competency-based learning and accelerates students into post-secondary immersion as early as 9th grade. GEO Academies students have the opportunity to earn a full college degree or career credential even before graduating from high school - at no cost to families.
About Us
GEO Baker Academy is a tuition-free, public charter school that serves students in grades K-8. Our dedicated faculty and staff are committed to providing an outstanding education for students each day as they transition from elementary to middle school to high school and COLLEGE. Our curriculum and teaching methods are designed using Core Knowledge in K-8 and a blended learning model in elementary school through high school.
Reports To/Term
Principal and Administrative Team
This is a 10-month position.
Essential Key Functions
A SPED Teacher will perform the following duties
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
GEO Academies is a national, non-profit network of open-enrollment, public charter schools committed to empowering students to accelerate their academic pathways, advance their social mobility, and achieve their career and lifelong goals. Our innovative and award-winning K-16 GEO Academies Model begins with personalized, competency-based learning and accelerates students into post-secondary immersion as early as 9th grade. GEO Academies students have the opportunity to earn a full college degree or career credential even before graduating from high school - at no cost to families.
About Us
GEO Baker Academy is a tuition-free, public charter school that serves students in grades K-8. Our dedicated faculty and staff are committed to providing an outstanding education for students each day as they transition from elementary to middle school to high school and COLLEGE. Our curriculum and teaching methods are designed using Core Knowledge in K-8 and a blended learning model in elementary school through high school.
Reports To/Term
Principal and Administrative Team
This is a 10-month position.
Essential Key Functions
A SPED Teacher will perform the following duties
- Maintain student service logs
- Create and modify student lessons
- Keep daily service logs
- Conduct small group lessons
- Provide individual student services
- Push into general education classrooms
- Collaborate with classroom teachers
- Provide services to student as outlined in IEP
- Write IEPs
- Meet deadlines
- Monitor progress
- Maintain updated service schedule
- Maintain updated caseload lists
- Provide accommodations
- Parental contacts w/documentation
- Facilitate academic testing
- Facilitate state testing
- Communicate suspensions
- Attend all required staff meetings
- File state documents in Special Education file and office
- Other functions assigned by supervisor
- Follow all school policies
- Dress professionally
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- A bachelor's degree or higher with at least 24 credit hours in content area
- Valid Louisiana Teaching License with SPED endorsement for 6-8
- Core Knowledge Experience
- Experience with Blended Learning
- At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment
