Special Education Teacher: 2024-2025 School Year, Parker, CO - Bayou Gulch Campus

Description

Special Education Teacher: 2024-2025 School Year, Parker, CO - Bayou Gulch Campus

**Additional $2,000 Stipend Offered!**

OUR MISSION

Leman Academy of Excellence offers a rigorous, classical education based on the traditions of Western culture where all disciplines are interrelated allowing scholars the ability to think independently and critically. We purpose to partner with supportive parents, pursue excellence, provide a safe and challenging environment, and instill morals and values in order to produce tomorrow’s leaders today.

CORE VALUES

Core Values are the key to defining our culture. They drive our decisions and shape our behavior. Below are the Core Values for Leman Academy of Excellence:

CAUTION: Every precaution is taken to ensure a safe and secure environment for every scholar, staff and guests.

CIVILITY: Every scholar, family and employee is treated with respect and as a valued individual.

COMMUNITY: We strive to build a community where all stakeholders are motivated to be involved and feel connected and valued.

CLASSICAL EDUCATION: Oversight and training is in place to ensure we are offering a rigorous, scholar-centered, classical education program including high expectations, values and virtues and providing scholars an environment of engaged learning.

SUMMARY OF JOB DESCRIPTION

The ESS Teacher’s primary responsibility will be overseeing and implementing the Exceptional Scholar Services (ESS) program at their site. Under the direction of the ESS Director, Site Principal and Head of Schools, the ESS Teacher plans and provides for appropriate learning experiences for scholars with disabilities in a variety of educational settings. The ESS Teacher is responsible for creating a flexible program and learning environment that provides specially designed instruction for scholars with disabilities, such that the scholars benefit from the classical education model and curriculum to the greatest extent possible when supported with supplemental aids, accommodations, modifications and other needed supports.

Line of Authority/Reports to: ESS Teacher shall be directly responsible to the Principal, ESS Director, and/or Head of Schools and will work directly with Administration.

Works with: ESS Director, Vice Principal, Principal, Head of Schools, Department Heads, Faculty, Office Staff, Health Services Coordinator, Families and Scholars of Leman Academy.

Qualifications/Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree and HQ Status: Bachelor's Degree in subject area being taught; passing scores on the appropriate Educator Proficiency Assessments -or- Colorado state Teaching Certificate. Preference is that applicants hold an Colorado Teaching Certificate.
• CBI Fingerprint Clearance / Background and Criminal History Clearance.
• First Aid and CPR Certification.
• Working knowledge and understanding of Classical curricula and learning -OR- a willingness and desire to learn the Classical model of education.
• Working knowledge and understanding of Charlotte Mason’s educational philosophy and methodology -OR- a willingness to better understand Miss Mason’s educational philosophy and methodology.
• Working knowledge and understanding of the Common Core Standards (2020 Colorado Academic Standards) -OR- a willingness to learn such standards.
• Working knowledge and understanding of MAP Online Instructional Improvement and Instructional Effectiveness System w/Assessment Technology Incorporated (ATI) -OR- a willingness to effectively understand the MAP Online Instructional Improvement and Instructional Effectiveness System w/ATI.
• The successful candidate will demonstrate knowledge of the necessary principles and application of theory into practice for effective instruction and positive behavioral supports that are beneficial for implementation with all scholars with disabilities.
• Demonstrates the ability to provide positive behavioral support to scholars in a group and an individual setting.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the federal, state, and local mandates governing the determination and delivery of Exceptional Scholar Services.
• Completes observations and reports pertaining to learning behaviors of scholars.
• Displays the ability to work effectively with administrators, colleagues, central office and school based staff, scholars, parents and community members.
• Working knowledge and understanding of Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) k-12 online assessment system -OR- a willingness to effectively understand the NWEA online assessment system.
• Working knowledge and understan