Education Specialist - Mild​/Mod Bay Area

Credentialing Documents

1. Non‑Credentialed: transcripts, passing test scores, intern eligibility letters.

2. Credentialing Program: transcripts, passing test scores, appeasement letter.

3. Intern Credential: transcripts, passing test scores, intern program documentation.

4. Preliminary Credential: upload a copy of your credential and/or include your credential number.

5. Clear Credential: upload a copy of your credential and/or include your credential number.

Behind every successful student is a team of passionate and dedicated educators. As an instructor at Aspire, you will deliver high‑quality instruction within a small school environment where every student is known and valued as an individual. You will empower students to take control of their own learning and contribute to the continuous improvement of our nationally recognized model. Your professional learning community will provide a supportive and collaborative environment to fuel your growth and development.

Together, we will change the odds for underserved students, ensuring that every student is prepared to earn a college degree.

Aspire Public Schools operates a network of high‑performing, college‑preparatory charter schools serving TK‑12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998 to transform inequitable racial, social, and gender outcomes, Aspire is one of the largest and most forward‑thinking open‑enrollment public charter school systems in the nation.

Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college, career, and life. At Aspire, we give scholars the knowledge, skills, and power to access and make choices for their families and post‑secondary lives. Every day, students, families, teachers, and staff come together in an environment grounded in Bienestar (Well‑Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self‑Determination, and Joy.

The Education Specialist Mild/Moderate Support Needs instructs students with Individualized Education Plans in an inclusive environment. This role works directly within a school site and collaborates regularly with Special Education staff and may work with outside consultants and district personnel as needed.

• Administer academic assessments, write assessment reports, and present at IEP meetings.
• Consult and communicate with faculty and parents via meetings, phone, and email regarding student needs and progress.
• Maintain knowledge of current special education regulations.
• Collaborate with faculty to ensure that student modifications and accommodations are appropriately implemented in the general education classroom.
• Assist with the development of the master schedule to plan for all student IEP needs.
• Meet the minimum IDEA requirements related to case management.
• Input weekly IEP service tracking and meet all IEP timelines.
• Maintain a high level of rigor for students with disabilities to ensure equitable access to common core standards.
• Develop progress monitoring tools for student goals shared with the IEP team.
• Regularly collaborate with team members and related service providers for reviewing student data, ensuring IEP and behavior plan implementation, co‑planning and/or co‑teaching.
• Daily oversight of paraprofessional support, including schedule creation and IEP implementation.
• Demonstrate effective organization skills to maintain notifications, records, files, and reports as required by federal, state, and SELPA regulations.
• Implement health and mobility supports (e.g., toileting, G‑tube feeding, medication administration under school nurse supervision) and assist with the physical needs of students.
• Oversee, teach, and implement a student’s behavior intervention plan, gathering and analyzing relevant data regularly, and collaborating with staff on plan progress.
• Regularly co‑teach/co‑plan with general education teachers.
• Coordinate development and implementation of a student’s Individualized Transition Program.

• Demonstrate knowledge of and support Aspire Public Schools mission, vision, values including antiracism, policies, procedures, confidentiality standards, and the code of ethical behavior.
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