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Special Education Teacher

School Name: EPIC Academy
Contact Name: Matthew King

Email: careers@epicacademy.org

Deadline: 10/20/2009

Website: www.epicacademy.org

Full Description:

EPIC educators deeply care about youth and are willing to do whatever it takes to build strong relationships with students. EPIC educators know that motivating hard-to-reach students is part of the work, and they display faith in all students without the need for evidence. EPIC educators enjoy planning because they know it is the foundation for executing lessons where students learn. EPIC educators believe that teaching students the skills for success is more important than content. EPIC educators focus on student growth and are willing to take responsibility for student learning. EPIC educators believe that teaching is rocket science, and they are constantly researching, using data to improve instruction, testing new ideas, troubleshooting, and refining past lessons. EPIC educators seek opportunities to collaborate because they realize the job of ensuring each child succeeds is a task accomplished by a team of believers, not one outstanding individual.

Responsibilities:

• Manage caseload of 10-20 students
• Collaborate with general education teachers to implement an effective co-teaching model
• Attend all summer and weekend professional development
• Serve as parent liaison for 17 crew students which may include home visits
• Participate in one school improvement committee
• Attend freshmen orientation, if a freshmen teacher
• Attend 2 enrollment day sessions
• Create a safe and organized classroom environment
• Ensure student learning of content knowledge and skills by teaching until students learn
• Speedy inquiry, intervention, and follow up on student academic, social and emotional issues
• Diligent and highly organized in delivering reports and paperwork critical to student data and school compliance
• Participate actively in all meetings
• Co-plan effectively for meaningful instruction
• Self-start in personal growth areas as a professional educator
• Display professionalism at all times as a role model for the students and guardian of school mission, core values, and culture
• Add expertise in differentiated instruction, breaking down skills for students, and making accommodations and modifications to co-teaching inclusion model