High School - Exceptional Education Teacher (Immediate Opening)

Job Title : High School - Exceptional Education Teacher

LEAD Public Schools is seeking an exceptional education teacher to join their team. The ideal candidate is passionate about supporting students with IEPs, loves working with and advocating for students who need the most support, is flexible, is coachable, and wants to grow as a teacher.

The LEAD Environment : Our Ex.Ed teachers work relentlessly with their teammates to ensure that all of their students meet the established Tennessee standards by the end of the year. This incredible work is done through coaching and support from administration, implementing regular feedback, collaboration with colleagues, data analysis, and working to make sure that students who come in below grade level rise above the challenges they face.

Position Responsibilities :

• Design and implement data-driven lesson plans that help grow and support students who may have cognitive and / or developmental delays.
• Develop individualized education programs (IEPs) for students.
• Maintain special education files, both paper and electronic files, as directed by federal, state, and local practices.
• Collect data on individual student skills to determine the effectiveness of programming and measure progress toward IEP goals.
• Functional Curriculum and daily living focus, as appropriate.
• Maximize creating independence across all natural settings.
• Work as a team member and advocate for students to gain exposure to general education peers and settings as appropriate.
• Plan effective instructional and / or behavioral strategies for adapting and modifying general curriculum to ensure all students access academic content.

Other Functions :

Qualifications :

Our ideal Ex.Ed / SPED teacher is passionate about working with students who need the most support, is flexible, is coachable, and wants to grow as a teacher.

Compensation And Benefits :

LEAD Public Schools offers an innovative performance-based compensation plan for teachers. This plan allows us to transparently reward our teachers not by how many years they have worked but rather by their positive impact on students and schools, evidenced by their consistent performance in and out of the classroom.

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