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Start Your Application Now Lionsgate Academy is a place to learn and a place to truly belong: for our students and for our staff members! Lionsgate Academy is a public charter school open to students of all abilities in grades 7 through 12. Lionsgate?s programming is inclusively designed to address the unique learning needs of students living on the autism spectrum as well as students with other learning differences. Why Lionsgate? We offer smaller class sizes and caseloads, professional development opportunities, and work/life balance in a fun, collaborative and supportive work environment. We are looking for passionate and driven educators who believe in our mission and are excited to join our team! POSITION TITLE: Special Education Teacher - Resource Room POSITION PURPOSE: Manage student''s? IEP by collaborating and coordinating with IEP team members, administering evaluations, monitoring student progress to determine service effectiveness and working directly with students to support their IEP goals. Teach core academics to students in resource rooms that are not able to attend class in the general education setting. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: Communicate regularly with IEP team members including staff and families, through in person meetings, via email, and by telephone Schedule student focused meetings through management of an online calendar Track timelines for due process dates and organize due process paperwork Monitor due process documents for accuracy and compliance Collaborate with teachers, educational assistants, related service providers, and families Schedule, plan, and facilitate IEP team meetings and case conferences Provide direct instruction, incorporating goals and objectives Maintain accurate and complete lesson plans Organize and oversee data collection for academic and/or behavioral goals Write progress reports summarizing data collected each quarter Collaborate with educational assistants to implement student individual behavior plans Ensure that students? accommodations and modifications are being implemented and academic service minutes are being served Attend special education and general education department meetings Determine present levels of performance and write standards based goals Work with a team on the continued implementation and development of programming for education of 7th-12th grade students Maintain positive, professional relationships and use appropriate verbal, nonverbal, and written communication with all individuals. Draft, implement, and support, positive behavior support plans, and update as needed EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Possession of a valid Minnesota Teaching License in Special Education Ability to operate a computer and the software necessary to complete the required job tasks Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message.