Dayspring Angeline ESE Teacher

Overview

As a top‑performing charter school in our county and state, Dayspring Academy seeks individuals who thrive in a fast‑paced environment, strive for excellence, and are dedicated to their team and the families they serve.

We are here to create an educational family that develops character‑driven, culturally literate, lifelong learners who bring value to their community. We are preparing learners in Pasco County, Pre‑K through 12th grade, for high school, college, and the workforce by delivering world‑class education through the arts in a collaborative environment fueled by a passion for learning.

Dayspring is committed to its policy of offering equal employment opportunities for all persons regardless of race, religion, color, gender, ethnicity, national origin, age, marital status, or disability and acknowledges veteran preference in employment.

Full‑time

Starting Salary for Certified Teachers: $47,500 plus referendum dollars.

• Oversees the Exceptional Student Education staffing process at the school.
• Convenes in school staffing meetings and problem solving meetings to assist teachers with interventions and the Multi Tier System of Support (MTSS) process.
• Reviews cases in preparation for determining eligibility for ESE services.
• Develops and reviews Team Analysis of Data Reports (TADs) for all ESE eligibility and ineligibility staffings.
• Provides leadership and support services to in‑school staffing participants and school problem solving teams.
• Acts as the liaison between the school and the district Staffing Specialist.
• Convenes meetings with parents, administrators, and teachers to make eligibility recommendations and obtain parent permission for ESE evaluations.
• Conducts annual ESE audit on all ESE program files to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Assists ESE personnel (ESE teacher and gifted teacher) with issues regarding Individual Education Plans (IEPs), Educational Plans (EPs), assessments and matrix of service plans.
• Monitors ESE procedures to ensure compliance with state and federal regulations.
• Works with basic education teachers, ESE teacher, gifted teacher, and district student services personnel (staffing specialist, school psychologist, school nurse, school social worker, occupational therapist, and physical therapist) to resolve concerns regarding the unique educational needs of each student.
• Prepares a wide variety of ESE written materials, reports, and forms (in school staffing logs, school based intervention team (SBIT) boards, parent/teacher/district personnel correspondence, request for student service forms, parent consent for evaluations, Team Analysis of Data reports, required documentation, etc.) for the purpose of documenting interventions and data, providing written reference, preparing for ESE evaluations, and conveying information.
• Provides school ESE team and administrative staff with updated information and best practices and procedures.
• Provides information to parents on the McKay scholarship program, 504 plans, ESE Procedural Safeguards, ESE referral and eligibility requirements, gifted referral process, etc.
• Coordinates and convenes meetings with parents, school personnel, district staffing specialist, and district student service team to address parent requests for evaluations.
• Implements the gifted referral, screening, and evaluation process from identification to placement.
• Conducts gifted referrals, screenings, and in‑school staffings with teachers and school psychologist.
• Administers standardized gifted screening instrument for the purpose of screening and identifying gifted students.
• Prepares gifted written materials and forms (referral letters, screening letters, gifted referral packets, gifted characteristic checklists, in school staffing forms, parent consent for evaluations, request for student services forms, etc.) for the purpose of gathering data, documenting information, providing written reference, and conveying information to teachers, administration, school psychologist, and district staffing specialist.
• Responds to inquiries (parents, teachers, staff, students, district personnel, etc.) for the purpose of providing ESE…