Elementary Special Education Teacher
Elementary Special Education Teacher
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$ 53315 - 66644
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Job Description
Required Certificates and Licenses: Colorado Elementary Special Education Teaching Certification Required
Residency Requirements: Must reside in Colorado
- This position is remote and strongly prefer candidates that reside in Colorado.
K12 a Stride Company believes in Education for ANY ONE. We provide families an online option for a highquality personalized education experience. Students can thrive find their passion and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace. In support of this we are committed to creating and maintaining a culture of inclusion and diversity where our employees are passionate about serving students and families treat one another and customers with respect challenge each other to innovate and always strive to do better.
At Colorado Preparatory Academy (COPA) our Special Education teachers play a crucial role in fostering the academic and personal growth of our students. We are seeking a compassionate and innovative Special Education educator to join our vibrant school community. If you are passionate about special education and eager to make a difference we encourage you to apply and join our dedicated team.
The mission of Colorado Preparatory Academy (COPA) is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a datadriven and studentcentered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data parent and student satisfaction and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!
Special Education Teacher provide instruction support and guidance manage the learning process and focus on students individual needs as defined by each students IEP. The special education teacher is also responsible for the compliance documents required in serving students with special needs.
This is a fulltime position. Ability to work independently typically 40 hours per week is required. Ability to maintain a professional home office without distraction during workday typically 95 (or 84 or as defined by the school.
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
- Provides rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students
- Commitment to personalizing learning for all students
- Demonstrates a belief in all students ability to succeed and meet high expectations
- Differentiates instruction based on student level of mastery
- Augments course content according to prescribed policies and procedures using appropriate asynchronous and synchronous tools under guidance from principal and coach
- Maintains grade book ensuring student academic integrity makes student placement and promotion decisions and alerts administrators to concerns about student performance and progress
- Prepares students for high stakes standardized tests
- Understands that a primary responsibility is to establish and maintain positive rapport with families and regularly communicates with and responds to students and learning coaches/parents in a timely manner
- Supports learning coaches/parents with student curricular and instructional issues as well as basic troubleshooting in a virtual classroom environment that is in line with academy policies and procedures
- Travels as required (on average once per month and/or approximately 20 of the time) for facetoface professional development student testing and as required by school
REQUIRED MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelors degree AND
- Active state teaching license AND
- Ability to clear required background check
DESIRED QUALIFICATION:
- Experience working with proposed age group.
- Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology.
- Experience teaching in an online (virtual) and/or in a brickandmortar environment.
- Experience with online learning platforms.
- Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric tabular and graphic representations of student data and use it to drive instructional decisions.
- Receptive to receiving coaching regularly with administrators and teacher trainers.
- Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes.
- Proficient in Microsoft Excel Outlook Word PowerPoint.
- Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms.
- Ability to maintain teacher certification/professional development hours and fluency in K12 systems programs and curriculum.
Compensation & Benefits: Stride Inc. considers a persons education experience and qualifications as well as the positions work location expected quality and quantity of work required travel (if any) external market and internal value when determining a new employees salary level. Salaries will differ based on these factors the positions level and expected contribution and the employees benefits elections. Offers will typically be in the bottom half of the range.
- Exempt (salary): Post annual salary We anticipate the salary range to be $53315.20 $66644.00 USD Annual . Eligible employees may receive a bonus. This salary is not guaranteed as an individuals compensation can vary based on several factors. These factors include but are not limited to geographic location experience training education and local market conditions. Stride offers a robust benefits package for eligible employees that can include health benefits retirement contributions and paid time off.
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.
- This position is virtual.
Job Type
RegularThe above job is not intended to be an allinclusive 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 atwill as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the atwill nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer.
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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
Stride Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal state or local law. Stride Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about discussed or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.
Employment Type
Full-Time
