Middle & High School Special Education Teachers - Mild-Moderate

Overview

Serving as a Special Education Teacher with Green Dot Public Schools offers the opportunity to learn and grow alongside committed special education professionals who believe equal access is essential to building effective, comprehensive programs for students with disabilities. Green Dot is committed to providing educators with the tools needed to deliver high-quality services and has developed a collaborative service delivery model that includes special education teachers, school psychologists, paraprofessionals, school administrators, and other service providers.

As a learning organization, Green Dot provides coaching to special education teachers in the areas of compliance, program development, and collaboration.

Green Dot’s curriculum aligns to the Common Core State Standards and provides teachers the flexibility to create innovative and engaging lesson plans tailored to student needs. We are committed to assessment practices that reflect student learning and to ensuring that every student—regardless of background or circumstance—has the support needed to succeed in college, leadership, and life.

This mission is supported through robust professional development and growth opportunities that help teachers maximize classroom impact and advance as educational leaders. Green Dot teachers are represented by the Asociación de Maestros Unidos (AMU), an affiliate of the California Teachers’ Association and the National Education Association
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Any individual hired into an AMU-represented position with a start date on or after September 15 will be classified as an at-will, probationary employee. At the conclusion of the school year, there may be an opportunity to transition to regular employee status.

• Provide academic, behavioral, and transition supports and effectively instruct students in small group settings (for example, an academic success class) and/or in the general education classroom in collaboration with the general education teacher
• Provide instruction and services aligned to students’
  Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and/or students assigned to receive support in a Mild/Moderate Special Day Program (SDP)
• Serve as part of an interdisciplinary team to plan accommodations and modifications that provide access to core and/or alternative curriculum, including behavior support plans
• Co-teach general education classes to increase service delivery for special education students in the general education setting
• Provide consultation services, including (but not limited to):
• Using evaluation data to accommodate and modify instruction and curriculum
• Identifying and assessing behavior patterns
• Identifying resources for staff members, families, and caregivers
• Collaborate with families, administrators, testing specialists, school psychologists, social workers, and other professionals to develop and monitor educational plans that support students’ educational, physical, and social development
• Provide direct support to Student Success Teams (SSTs) and Section 504 teams by developing intervention plans for at-risk students
• Provide workshops and professional development for staff on special education procedures, guidelines, accommodations, modifications, and effective methodologies for serving students with disabilities in general education settings
• Train paraprofessionals on special education guidelines and implementation of students’ IEPs; monitor and support paraprofessionals using an accountability system to ensure services are delivered in alignment with program requirements
• Confer with parents or guardians and other educators to address students’ academic and behavioral needs and monitor progress

• Maintain accurate student records and develop IEP documents for students on caseload in accordance with laws, policies, and administrative regulations
• Participate as an IEP team member in placement decisions and IEP development; analyze data to ensure accurate present levels of performance when revising IEPs
• Coordinate referrals, assessment procedures, IEP team meetings, and implementation of special education…