Setting 3 Special Education Teacher

Job Description

Beacon Academy special education teachers will work on a dynamic team of educators at our Character Education school. The special education teacher will instruct students with special needs under the direction of the special education director, special education coordinator, and principal. The special education teacher will create inclusive and differentiated learning opportunities for students. The special education teacher will collaborate with general education teachers and service providers.

Are you tired of answering questions on Applitrack? Have your resume read by a real live person at Beacon Academy, where our teachers help lead our school and where you have academic freedom to meet Minnesota State Standards. Nineteen years ago, Beacon Academy opened its doors to focus on high expectations for character and learning. That philosophy continues to this day, where we want our students and staff to feel a sense of belonging, as well as be part of an inclusive community that cultivates, character, resilience, and scholarship.

If you want to jump on board with us, read on!

• Support with development, writing, and implementation of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) tailored to each student’s needs and abilities.
• Maintain a daily schedule of student services
• Adapt general education lessons and teach various subjects to meet the needs of students.
• Use a variety of instructional strategies and assistive technologies to support learning.
• Assess students' skills and learning requirements regularly.
• Collaborate with general education teachers, therapists, counselors, and parents to support student development.
• Monitor students’ progress and maintain accurate records.
• Create a safe, positive, and inclusive classroom environment.
• Prepare and present information at IEP meetings
• Meet with the special education department on a regular basis to discuss student needs and due process
• Attend parent-teacher conferences, and professional development sessions.
• Attend weekly child study meetings
• Support with special education evaluations as directed by the due process facilitator
• Manage classroom behavior and implement effective behavior intervention strategies.
• Provide daily schedules and substitute plans to the special education office when absent
• Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations regarding special education.

• Valid Special Education teaching license or willingness to obtain a MN Tier license
• A commitment to being a team player.
• A working understanding of childhood development, combined with patience, good humor, and professionalism.
• Basic skill with technology (e.g., use of a laptop, and projector).

Beacon Academy is a K-8 school that is committed to building second language proficiency, while helping students master writing, reading, math, history, geography, and science. Music and arts experiences are very important at Beacon and are often done in collaboration with the academic curriculum. Physical education and outdoor experiences keep both bodies and minds active and healthy.

Our mission at Beacon Academy Charter School is to foster a results-driven small learning community supported by family involvement. Our school is rooted in a culture of positive character development and provides students with a proven, rigorous, and content-rich curriculum.

The backbone of Beacon’s character education is the Responsive Classroom curriculum. Each day begins with a morning meeting to help foster positive peer relationships and to learn how to solve conflicts appropriately. Each month, there is an assembly where one grade level is in charge of promoting a particular character trait.