Special Education Co - Teacher​/Lead IEP Case Manager at Maya Angelou Academy; YALC) SY

At the Maya Angelou Schools, the key to our success is rooted in building trusting, respectful, and nurturing relationships with each other. We strive to create safe spaces for all to be able to reach their limitless potential. We are at our best when we work together to ensure the unique needs of our community are met. We empower each other to grow successfully so we can see forever!

This is how we live the Maya Way, even when no one is watching.

The Special Education Co-Teacher/Lead IEP Case Manager will collaborate with content teachers to serve special education students. Students who are not identified as special education students may require academic remediation and need creative and careful instruction to accelerate their learning. This individual will report directly to the Director of Specialized Instruction and be responsible for YALC campus compliance.

• Specific responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
• Plan backward to align all lessons, activities, and assessments
• Design assessments that accurately assess student progress and/or incorporate digital assessments
• Identify and address individual student’s social, emotional, and behavioral learning needs and barriers
• Collaborate with other teachers, tutors, and lab monitor(s) to analyze data, group students, teach, and assign interventions
• Assessing learning styles, modalities, and interests of students and implementing differentiated instruction to meet individual student’s needs
• Work with general education teacher(s) to determine accommodations and modifications needed to meet the needs of students with disabilities in the general education classroom
• Monitor all IEP timelines, reevaluations, and service delivery data to ensure full compliance with IDEA, OSSE, and DC charter regulations.
• Maintain systems for progress monitoring, student data collection, and the tracking of accommodations and modifications.
• Oversee the implementation and fidelity of IEPs and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs) across instructional and support staff.
• Deliver student instruction in modalities instituted by the school and assigned program (may include but are not limited to):

o Individual or Group Direct Synchronous Instruction o Learning Support o Life Skills Support o Itinerant Support o Resource Room Support o Telephone conferencing and instruction, o Parent Learning Opportunities

• Sponsor/Co-sponsor a student club/organization
• Other duties as assigned

• Communicate with families regularly regarding grades, progress, and behavior
• Notify all staff who have contact with the student regarding their individual responsibilities
• Collect, analyze, and report data in a meaningful way
• Complete all sections of IEP Progress section and Eligibility Determination sections in SEDS
• Take copious notes in IEP, Eligibility, and MDT meetings to be faxed or uploaded into SEDS
• Hold weekly meetings with students regarding academic and behavioral progress
• Develop and Implement IEPs with measurable goals using Progress Monitoring
• Completes all special education paperwork accurately, according to regulations, and on time

• Draft “Prior Written Notices,” meeting summaries, and formal letters with precision and adherence to legal standards.
• Maintain pristine records for compliance audits and internal quality assurance reviews.
• Submit all documents, reports, and data following weekly, monthly, and quarterly deadlines.

• Bachelor’s degree in special education or a related degree with a heavy focus on literacy, basic computation, or quantitative skills (required)
• Must have or be eligible for certification by OSSE in the appropriate content area within one (1) year of employment (required)
• Teach…