Job Description
Job Description
The Special Education teacher is responsible for delivering the instructional program as outlined in a student's Individual Education Plan (IEP) and for carrying out all planning, supervision, and assessment of students in accord with the states' regulations and the school's mission, policies and practices.
Responsibilities:
-Provide the instructional program for students to reflect the goals of students' IEPs.
-Ensure sufficient instructional time, consistent discipline practices, and integration with the support and enrichment curriculum instruction.
-Participate in the monthly RTI (Response to Intervention) meetings for assigned grade levels.
-Meet weekly with grade-level classroom teachers to plan modifications of curriculum.
-Complete all required documentation as required by law or by school administration.
-Supervise a paraprofessional, if assigned, by assigning relevant tasks and instructional responsibilities commensurate with experience and ability.
-Assist with standardized test administration or accommodations as requested by Head of School.
-Communicate with parents to ensure a cooperative family partnership in accord with the school's mission and to increase student achievement.
-Support the two-way language goals of the school.
-Participate in and adopt school-based professional learning, innovations, and technology advances.
-Participate in Special Education trainings as requested by the Director of Special Education.
-Invest in personal and professional development through on-going training in accord with an approved professional development plan.
Experience/Qualifications:
-Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Education or appropriate content subject area
-3 years' experience preferred
-Massachusetts Special Education License
-SEI endorsed or become SEI endorsed by the end of the first year
-Strong commitment to education reform initiatives, particularly raising educational equity for low-income and linguistic minority students
-Experience teaching urban students of Hispanic backgrounds preferred
-Ability to work independently and as a team member of the grade-level staff and school community
-Commitment to the specific mission and goals of LFDCS
-Demonstrated excellent communication skills (oral and written)
-Demonstrated interpersonal, planning, and organizational skills
Schedule: Full-Time, School-Year Position
Reports to: Director of Special Education, Heads of School
Lawrence Family Development Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Welcome to ATX Learning
The Lawrence Family Development Charter School was founded in 1995 with 178 students enrolled in Kindergarten through third grade. It has grown since then to a Kindergarten-1 through eighth grade institution with an enrollment of 860 students. Admission to the school is based on a yearly lottery to fill 100 K-1 seats that are available every August/September. Vacancies that exist in K-2 to grade 4 when school opens in August/September are also filled through the lottery system. Over 250 children are currently on the waiting list for admission to LFDCS. Our educational program features small class size to enhance learning potential. Kindergarten through eighth grade classrooms have a maximum of 20 students. LFDCS is committed to providing equitable access to programs that are of high quality and developmentally appropriate, while ensuring that a focus on student learning is maintained through frequent and appropriate assessments of the educational program and students. Our curriculum is standards based and reflects complete alignment with the Massachusetts State Frameworks. For more information, please go to our website at www.lfdcs.org.
The Special Education teacher is responsible for delivering the instructional program as outlined in a student's Individual Education Plan (IEP) and for carrying out all planning, supervision, and assessment of students in accord with the states' regulations and the school's mission, policies and practices.
Responsibilities:
-Provide the instructional program for students to reflect the goals of students' IEPs.
-Ensure sufficient instructional time, consistent discipline practices, and integration with the support and enrichment curriculum instruction.
-Participate in the monthly RTI (Response to Intervention) meetings for assigned grade levels.
-Meet weekly with grade-level classroom teachers to plan modifications of curriculum.
-Complete all required documentation as required by law or by school administration.
-Supervise a paraprofessional, if assigned, by assigning relevant tasks and instructional responsibilities commensurate with experience and ability.
-Assist with standardized test administration or accommodations as requested by Head of School.
-Communicate with parents to ensure a cooperative family partnership in accord with the school's mission and to increase student achievement.
-Support the two-way language goals of the school.
-Participate in and adopt school-based professional learning, innovations, and technology advances.
-Participate in Special Education trainings as requested by the Director of Special Education.
-Invest in personal and professional development through on-going training in accord with an approved professional development plan.
Experience/Qualifications:
-Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Education or appropriate content subject area
-3 years' experience preferred
-Massachusetts Special Education License
-SEI endorsed or become SEI endorsed by the end of the first year
-Strong commitment to education reform initiatives, particularly raising educational equity for low-income and linguistic minority students
-Experience teaching urban students of Hispanic backgrounds preferred
-Ability to work independently and as a team member of the grade-level staff and school community
-Commitment to the specific mission and goals of LFDCS
-Demonstrated excellent communication skills (oral and written)
-Demonstrated interpersonal, planning, and organizational skills
Schedule: Full-Time, School-Year Position
Reports to: Director of Special Education, Heads of School
Lawrence Family Development Charter School does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, marital status, citizenship, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Welcome to ATX Learning
The Lawrence Family Development Charter School was founded in 1995 with 178 students enrolled in Kindergarten through third grade. It has grown since then to a Kindergarten-1 through eighth grade institution with an enrollment of 860 students. Admission to the school is based on a yearly lottery to fill 100 K-1 seats that are available every August/September. Vacancies that exist in K-2 to grade 4 when school opens in August/September are also filled through the lottery system. Over 250 children are currently on the waiting list for admission to LFDCS. Our educational program features small class size to enhance learning potential. Kindergarten through eighth grade classrooms have a maximum of 20 students. LFDCS is committed to providing equitable access to programs that are of high quality and developmentally appropriate, while ensuring that a focus on student learning is maintained through frequent and appropriate assessments of the educational program and students. Our curriculum is standards based and reflects complete alignment with the Massachusetts State Frameworks. For more information, please go to our website at www.lfdcs.org.
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