SPED - Resource Teacher K-2

Description

About Us:

GEO Academies is a national, non-profit network of open-enrollment, public charter schools committed to empowering students to accelerate their academic pathways, advance their social mobility, and achieve their career and lifelong goals. Our innovative and award-winning K-16 GEO Academies Model begins with personalized, competency-based learning and accelerates students into post-secondary immersion as early as 9th grade. GEO Academies students have the opportunity to earn a full college degree or career credential even before graduating from high school - at no cost to families. 

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

Requirements

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