SPED - Self-Contained Teacher, K-2

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 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.

About Us:
GEO Prep Academy of Baton Rouge is a tuition-free, public charter school that serves students in grades K-8. Our dedicated faculty and staff are committed to providing an outstanding education for students each day as they transition from elementary to middle school to high school and COLLEGE. Our curriculum and teaching methods are designed using Core Knowledge in K-8 and a blended learning model in elementary school through high school.  We are a TAP school!  

REPORTS TO/TERM: 

Principal and Administrative Team

This is a 10-month position.

Essential Key Functions:

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 Accommodations\Modifications

• 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

• 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) or (K-12)  with SPED endorsement

• Core Knowledge Experience

• Experience with Blended Learning

• At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment