SY Special Education Preschool Teacher

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Full-time Regular Professional Washington, DC, US

Salary Range: $66,373.00 To $84,869.00 Annually

Apple Tree’s mission is to close the achievement gap before students get to kindergarten. To accomplish this mission, we focus exclusively on preschool and pre‑K education. We provide free, full‑day public charter school programming for three‑ and four‑year‑olds in 12 locations across Washington, DC, employing our innovative and award‑winning instructional model, Every Child Ready (ECR). This instructional model provides educators with tools and resources for “What to Teach,” “How to Teach,” and “How to Measure Success.”

Our instructional model is also used by partners across the nation. We continuously test and improve this model through feedback from Apple Tree educators, partners, and other stakeholders to ensure that children are learning and exploring through play and appropriate instruction.

The Self‑Contained Special Education Teacher ensures that all children and families with special needs receive optimal, developmentally‑appropriate educational experiences. Under the primary direction of the Special Education Manager and secondary direction of the Principal, the Special Education Teacher will implement Individual Education Plans (IEPs) in inclusion, push‑in and/or pull‑out settings. The Special Education Teacher will work with general education teachers in a consultative manner to integrate research‑based interventions into their practice applying the Response to Intervention model.

This position will support the Self‑Contained Special Education Manager with administrative tasks including IDEA compliance activities and comprehensive case management of students participating in the special education program. The Self‑Contained Special Education Teacher reports to the Special Education Manager, with input from the school Principal.

This is an on‑site position based in Washington, DC.

• Support the development and achievement of young and diverse learners
• Implement developmentally‑appropriate instructional activities that encourage the child with special needs abilities to analyze, conceptualize, synthesize and evaluate
• Demonstrate competency and expertise with the implementation of Apple Tree’s instructional program
• Implement the Response to Intervention (RTI) instructional model to maximize student achievement, especially for those students identified for special education and students in need of intervention
• Plan and provide differentiated and individualized instruction that supports students’ social, emotional, physical and cognitive development in alignment with AELPCS’ standards and/or the IEP
• Consult with general education teachers to support the implementation of the RTI model
• Support assessment activities related to the special education program including identification and eligibility in accordance with IDEA, and aligned with RTI and AELPCS standards
• Provide specialized instruction during Extended School Year (ESY) to eligible students.
• Provide case management for special education and related services
• Develop annual IEPs in collaboration with the instructional team and the Special Education Coordinator that include developmentally‑appropriate student goals
• Document student data and progress through the Special Education Data System (SEDS)
• Adhere to all aspects of the IDEA compliance process
• Collaborate with general education teachers and related service providers, such as therapists and social workers, to assess and ensure:
  1) students’ progress toward IEP goals,
  2) successful access to the general curriculum through Specialized Support Plans (SSP)
• Establish and maintain cooperative partnerships with parents
• Collaborate with families and other school personnel to develop effective and viable transition plans to a Kindergarten Program for students with IEPs
• Regularly communicate the school’s and individual students; educational goals and progress to families
• Ensure compliance with federal and local…