Stride, Inc. is looking for an IDEA Special Education Substitute Teacher TEALS to provide instruction, support, and guidance for special education students as defined by each student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) at the partner school Lone Star Online Academy at Roscoe (LSOA). This role is responsible for delivering personalized education and ensuring compliance with required documentation.
What You'll Do
- Implement instructional strategies that stimulate learning and increase student engagement.
- Create instructional resources to meet the varying needs of students.
- Collaborate with parents and colleagues to manage course goals, curriculum, and materials that enhance the learning experience.
- Actively participate in Professional Learning Communities or professional development.
- Host live synchronous sessions that promote a positive learning environment.
- Analyze student data to prescribe remediation and enrichment as needed.
- Participate in data analysis meetings to monitor student growth.
- Collect data and work samples to support documentation of IEP goals.
- Document all contact with parents, collaborations with general education teachers, and interventions with students.
- Make modifications and accommodations to K12 lessons and assessments as specified by the IEP.
- Collaborate with general education teachers to ensure inclusion and success of student in the general education classroom.
- Collaborate on all progress, semester, and grade reports.
- Provide special education services to students; support general education teachers and parents with student accommodations to promote the attainment of IEP goals.
- Communicate with parents and applicable related service staff to ensure that students with special needs are receiving the appropriate therapies.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- Minimum six (6) months of student teaching experience.
- Special education AND Elementary School EC-6 Generalist certification.
- Teachers with one or more years of teaching experience are required to provide past performance data: Teaching Certificate(s), Transcripts, Performance Evaluations, Prior Year State Assessment Data, Reference Letter(s).
- Proficient in MS Excel, Word, and Outlook.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to travel at least once per month within and between assigned geographic areas to support students, attend meetings, and participate in school activities.
- Experience working with the proposed age group.
- Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology; ability to learn new technology tools quickly (e.g., database and web-based tools).
- Ability to clear required background check(s).
Nice to Have
- Experience working in a virtual environment.
- Ability to quickly learn new technologies and tools.
- Experience teaching online (virtual) and/or in a brick-and-mortar environment.
- Familiar with Blackboard Collaborative or other online platforms.
Technical Stack
- MS Excel
- MS Word
- MS Outlook
- Blackboard Collaborative
Team & Environment
This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.
Work Mode
This is a remote position. Candidates must be located in Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Arkansas, or Louisiana.
Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law.
