Education Specialist - Mild​/Moderate

Education Specialist - Mild/Moderate
, Aspire Public Schools

We are accepting applications for immediate opportunities and for the '26-'27 school year. We are currently offering a $6000 hiring bonus for all new Education Specialists!

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. We foster a culture of bien‑estar (well‑being), belonging, partnership, agency, self‑determination, and joy.

The Education Specialist Mild/Moderate Support Needs instructs students with Individualized Education Plans in an inclusive environment. The 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 regulations pertaining to special education
• Collaborate with faculty to ensure modifications and accommodations are implemented appropriately in the general education classroom
• Assist with development of the master schedule 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
• Collaborate with team members and related service providers for reviewing student data, ensuring IEP and behavior plan implementation, co‑planning and/or co‑teaching
• Oversee paraprofessional support, including schedule creation and implementation of the IEP
• Implement health and mobility supports (e.g., toileting, G‑tube feeding, medication administration) and assist with physical needs of students
• Oversee, teach, and implement a student’s behavior intervention plan, gather and analyze relevant data, and collaborate with staff on plan and progress
• Co‑teach/co‑plan regularly with General Education teachers
• Coordinate development and implementation of a student’s Individualized Transition Program

• Demonstrate knowledge of, and support, the Aspire mission, vision, values, antiracism policies, operating instructions, confidentiality standards, and code of ethical behavior
• Knowledge of special education principles, concepts, methodologies, and documentation requirements
• Knowledge of special education assessment, planning, instruction, and evaluation
• Knowledge of child cognitive development and different learning styles
• Ability and willingness to implement students’ IEPs
• Belief in inclusion and Aspire’s equity belief statements and demonstrate high expectations for students with diverse learning needs
• Ability to reflect and improve
• Ability to follow and meet mandated deadlines and due dates
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to changing conditions; good judgment to modify activities
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; ability to collaborate with general education and special education colleagues, parents, and community
• Ability to excel as a team member and implement new learnings from professional development
• Ability to work with an ethnically and economically diverse student body
• Perform other related duties as required and assigned

• CA Special Education Teaching Credential (Mild/Moderate Education Specialist, Mild‑Moderate Support Needs) required
• Bridge Authorizations for Mild‑Moderate Credentials received prior to June 2022
• Bachelor’s Degree required;
  Master’s Degree preferred

• Expertise in applicable grade‑level Common Core State Standards and Academic IEP goal development
• Knowledge of co‑teaching models and…