Job Description

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 postsecondary 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

Regional Director of Exceptional Student Services

This is a Full-Time 10-month position (Training in July)

A Special Education Self-contained 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
• Mainstream students into General Education classrooms
• Collaborate with classroom teachers
• Provide services to students as outlined in IEP
• Write Effective IEPs
• Meet all deadlines
• Monitor progress
• Maintain updated Service Schedule
• Maintain updated caseload lists
• Provide AccommodationsModifications
• Parental contacts w/documentation
• Facilitate academic testing
• Facilitate statewide 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

Requirements

ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS

• A Bachelor’s degree or higher with at least 24 credit hours in content area