Position Overview:

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.

Responsibilities

• 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

Case Management

• 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

Documentation & Writing:

• 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.

Qualifications:

• 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)
• Teaching experience with opportunity youth at the secondary level
• Familiarity with research-based instructional methods and curriculum development
• Knowledge of student-centered instruction, performance-based assessments, and youth development principles

Salary and Benefits

Maya Angelou Schools and See Forever Foundation salaries are comparable to those of other public charter schools in the District of Columbia area. Compensation for instructional roles follows our established pay bands, which can be accessed from our career page. In addition, we offer a robust benefits plan, including health care coverage, HSA/FSA and dependent care accounts, voluntary dental and vision, employer-paid short-term and long-term disability options, commuter benefits, a 401k retirement savings plan with employer contribution offered after 1 year of service, along with the opportunity to positively impact students with a broad range of experiences and backgrounds.

The pay range for this role is:

65,000 - 103,000 USD per year (SFF/MAPCS/YALC HQ)