High School Special Education Teacher, Severe and Profound

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Oklahoma.

📋 Description

• Provide specialized high school severe and profound special education course content in an online setting.

• Offer instruction, support, and guidance while overseeing the learning process.

• Prioritize the individual needs of students as outlined in each student’s Individualized Education Program (IEP).

• Collaborate with parents and related service personnel to ensure students access appropriate therapies.

• Create compliant IEPs, progress reports, and necessary special education documentation.

• Lead and facilitate collaborative special education meetings, including annual IEP meetings.

• Utilize assistive technology, supplemental curriculum, and accessible texts to implement accommodations and modifications.

• Adapt Stride K12 lessons and assessments based on students’ IEPs.

• Promote student inclusion and success within the general education classroom.

• Gather data and work samples to track progress toward IEP goals and objectives.

• Record parent communications and student interventions.

• Analyze student data to recommend remediation and enrichment strategies.

• Provide both synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences.

• Maintain the grade book and uphold student academic integrity.

• Make decisions regarding student placement and promotion, notifying administrators of performance issues.

• Prepare students for high-stakes standardized assessments.

• Build positive relationships with families and communicate promptly with students and learning coaches/parents.

• Assist learning coaches/parents with curricular, instructional, and basic virtual classroom troubleshooting.

• Travel up to 20% for in-person professional development, student testing, and/or school requirements.

⛳️ Requirements

• Oklahoma Teaching Certification is mandatory.

• Severe and Profound Special Education endorsement is essential.

• Oklahoma residency is required.

• A Bachelor's degree is necessary.

• An active state teaching license is required.

• Capability to pass the required background check.

• Ability to work independently, generally exceeding 40 hours per week.

• Maintain a professional home office free from distractions during work hours.

• Collaborate with other educators to analyze and create numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data to inform instructional decisions.

• Open to regular coaching from administrators.

• Willingness to adapt to changes to ensure excellent student outcomes.

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint.

• Quick to learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms.

• Strong written and verbal communication abilities.

• Willingness to travel up to 20% of the time.

• Experience with the specified age group is preferred.

• Experience assisting adults and children with technology is preferred.

• Experience teaching in an online or traditional brick-and-mortar environment is preferred.

• Familiarity with an online learning platform is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Full-time employment opportunity.

• Virtual work arrangement available.

• Flexibility to work from a professional home office.

• Opportunities for face-to-face professional development.

• Reasonable accommodations provided for individuals with disabilities.

• Commitment to equal opportunity employment.