Special Education Teacher

Job Title   Special Education Teacher Reports To Executive Director, Principal Supervises Paraprofessional Staff Status All Positions are Monday-Thursday year round with staff development on occasional Friday's and breaks throughout the year.   START DATE :

• 2024-2025 School Year Position Summary :    To create and maintain a classroom that supports the school’s mission Provide a safe, nurturing and cooperative learning environment where children discover their personal and academic strengths  Cultivate a sense of respect and responsibility  Create a sense of social awareness and a social bridge to the broader community  Provide an innovative curriculum that leads each child to educational success  Instill self-esteem, confidence and a positive attitude in every child    Duties and Responsibilities :   Uses MN State Standards and MN Academic benchmarks to write appropriate lesson plans and adaptations.  Integrates school-adopted curriculum into coherent lessons designed to maximize students’ potential.  Develops ability to use the Synergy Student Information System and Parent Portal.  Demonstrates understanding of due process, including disability criteria for area of service, quality Evaluation Report (ER) writing, quality Individual Program Plan (IEP) writing.  Facilitates IEP meetings, data collection and analysis.
• Leads and facilitates team meetings and collaboration in the classroom.  Communicates effectively, appropriately, and timely with families and caregivers, providing relevant educational, due process, and school information.
• Provides training and feedback to staff assigned to work as part of the classroom team.  Meets due process timelines.  Evaluates students using appropriate evaluation tools.
• Understands and implements School-wide Discipline Policy and how it relates to special education students.  Works with collaborating teachers to assure student grade-level, IEP, and individual needs are being met.  Demonstrates familiarity with assistive technology.
• Creates and maintains student due process records within the school special    education database Maintains and updates student Special Education Files.  Aids in students transition into and from school as needed.

Other duties as assigned.    Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :

Knowledge of the following computer applications :

As the nature of business demands change, so too, may the essential functions of this position.               Send resume and district application to :