What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Education Secondary Grades 9-12 Teacher position at Georgia Cyber Academy?
Position Type : Special Education
Date Posted : 10 / 12 / 2023
Location : Secondary Grade Band
Closing Date : until filled
SUMMARY : The Special Education Teacher is a state-certified educator who provides daily instruction and support in the virtual academic environment. The special education teacher creates strategies to engage and facilitate student learning, serves as a case manager and point of contact for students and parents, and monitors academic progress to help prioritize student learning objectives.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS : Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
- Initiate, develop, and facilitate IEP and eligibility consideration meetings
- Collaborate with instructional teachers to review student academic data
- Track and communicate all IEP service changes (e.g. setting, accommodations, eligibility changes, related services, AT needs, etc.)
- Collaboratively serve as point of contact regarding academic needs, accommodations, and IEP services for families and teachers
- Receive progress reports and information from related services providers
- Provide special education documents to parent / guardian and required team members prior to and following meetings
- Administer assessments (e.g. performance, informal, or formal) to monitor student progress
- Monitor student engagement and attendance data
- Input testing accommodations into school database after each IEP meeting; verify accommodations prior to state testing
- In collaboration with school counselor, verify student class schedules for alignment with IEP services and FTE reporting
- Document communication with families via contact logs in Infinite Campus
- Maintains lesson plans, artifacts, and materials used to facilitate student instruction
- Comply with all written policies and procedures in teacher, district, and school-based handbooks
- Establish a virtual classroom environment conducive to learning
- Implement all IEP services and accommodations within classroom and testing environments with fidelity
- Utilize research-based strategies and differentiation to engage and nurture student learning and student relationships based on individual strengths and needs
- Complete all case management and instructional duties as assigned throughout the school year
- Maintain special education records compliance, to include timelines, reporting, and open records requests; as outlined by IDEA and the GADOE
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES : This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.
COMPETENCIES : To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS :
MINIMUM REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS :
OTHER REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS :
CERTIFICATES AND LICENSES :
Elementary Special Education Teacher :
4-8 Special Education Teacher
Middle School Special Education Teacher :
High School Special Education Teacher :
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.
The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is "at-will" as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the "at-will" nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.