What are the responsibilities and job description for the SPED - Resource Teacher K-2 position at GEO Academies?
Description
About Us
GEO Prep Academy of Baton Rouge is a tuition-free, public charter school that serves students in grades K-6. 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. We are a TAP school!
Reports To/Term
Principal and Administrative Team
This is a 10-month position.
Essential Key Functions
A SPED Resource Teacher will perform the following duties
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
About Us
GEO Prep Academy of Baton Rouge is a tuition-free, public charter school that serves students in grades K-6. 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. We are a TAP school!
Reports To/Term
Principal and Administrative Team
This is a 10-month position.
Essential Key Functions
A SPED Resource 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 for (K-6) and SPED endorsement
- At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment