Education Specialist Mod​/Severe Bay Area

Opportunity

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.

Every day, our community of students, families, teachers, and staff comes together to learn, work, and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (Well‑Being), Culture of Belonging, Community Partnership, Agency & Self‑Determination, and Joy.

The Education Specialist Extensive 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 the academic assessment report, and present at IEP meetings.
• Consult and communicate with faculty and parents via meetings, phone, and email regarding the needs and progress of students.
• Maintain knowledge of current regulations pertaining to special education.
• Collaborate with faculty to ensure that student modifications and accommodations are being 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.
• Maintain a high level of rigor for students with disabilities to ensure equitable access to common core and/or alternate curriculum standards.
• Regularly collaborate with team members for reviewing student data, ensuring IEP implementation, co‑planning and/or co‑teaching.
• Develop, provide and oversee alternate curriculum and testing for eligible students.
• Implement health and mobility supports (i.e. provide 1:1 support to student in classroom, support student/s with toileting needs, assist with health‑related needs such as G‑tube, feeding, medication administration under supervision of school nurse, and assist with physical needs of students).
• Oversee, teach and implement a student’s behavior intervention plan, gathering and analyzing relevant data on a regular basis and collaborating with staff members around student plan and progress.
• Input weekly IEP service tracking and meet all IEP timelines.
• Create and maintain notifications, records, files, and reports as required by federal, state, and SELPA regulations.
• Coordinate the development and implementation of a student’s Individualized Transition Program, especially students in the 16‑22 program.
• Run a program for students with extensive needs with specially designed instruction to meet IEP goals, supporting students’ progress within the general education class with appropriately modified/accommodated work.
• Collaborate with related service providers to ensure the proper implementation of AAC, functional communication, behavior intervention plans, physical/mobility needs, etc.
• Utilize Aspire’s Alternate Curriculum guidelines to inform student programming.
• Daily oversight of paraprofessional support, including staff schedule and implementation of IEP services.
• Develop a thorough progress monitoring tool for students, regularly shared with staff and parents and used for team decision‑making.
• Communicate…