21st Century Charter School - Special Education Teacher - Grades 9-12
About us: 21st Century Charter School at Gary is a free K-12+ public charter school. We are building a team of excellence. We are the top performing charter school in Gary, Indiana. We are one of the few Indiana schools offering an early college program, which allows our qualifying high school students to take real college courses for real college credit, free of charge to our students and their families. Our curriculum and our teaching methods are designed using Core Knowledge in K-8, Project Lead the Way beginning in middle school, and a blended learning model in middle school through high school. We are a TAP school! Please join us if you are committed to excellence, mission driven, and ready to take 21st Century Charter School @ Gary to uncommonly high levels of achievement! Our teachers cultivate in our students the critical thinking skills they will need to understand how the world around them works and to become leaders and agents of positive change in the world.
REPORTS TO/TERM:
Principal and Special Education Director
This is a full time 10-month position. (Training in July)
QUALIFICATIONS:
Special Education License with Mild Intervention Required, with Indiana eligibility
Master’s Degree Preferred
Experience in the field of Special Education
Proven determination for student success
ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS:
Demonstrated knowledge of Indiana Special Education Law and Compliance (Article 7-Revised)
Proven ability to understand and use IIEP, the state’s IEP program.
Demonstrated ability to access resources needed to support students in a wide variety of areas of need.
Proven leadership/ coordination skills
Demonstrated ability to build and work with a team, harmoniously, toward common goals.
Highly developed planning and organizational skills
Excellent communication and problem solving skills
Belief that every student will learn
Proven ability to use interventions and individualization strategies to increase student learning.
Experience with and knowledge of the RTI process and procedures.
Communicate and collaborate with other teachers and school administrators
Motivate and support students in reaching high levels of personal and academic success; including proactively collaborating with the dean of student culture and social worker to address attendance concerns.
Create a positive student culture around online and small group learning
Assist with the creation of individual learning plans for each student enrolled at GMC
Maintain frequent communication with students and their support network regarding academic progress
Dress professionally and uphold all school policies
Perform other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal