Special Education Teacher (K-5)
Wyatt Academy
Wyatt Academy Values: Wyatt Academy, the most historic K-5 charter school in Denver, serves the Cole and Whittier communities by providing a nurturing and inclusive environment. As a community-focused school, Wyatt supports students and families by offering high-quality education, promoting social-emotional well-being, and providing essential resources, such as a clothing donation program and laundry facilities. Through its core values of community, opportunity, joy, and wonder, Wyatt fosters a space where students can explore their potential, build strong connections, and thrive academically and personally.
Key Responsibilities
- Providing Service Minutes for Students with rigorous instruction to meet IEP goals.
- Writing IEPs and holding IEP meetings.
- Provides an educational program for students as defined in the students Individualized Education Program (I.E.P.).
- Progress Monitoring quarterly for students on caseload.
- Works cooperatively with regular classroom teachers, interpreting the abilities and disabilities of these students, assisting in classroom intervention strategies, modifying general education curricula as necessary, and assisting the student with regular class assignments.
- Communicates regularly with parents and professional staff regarding the educational, social, and personal needs of students.
- Collaborates with the Special Education team in the planning and implementation of service needs.
- Completes evaluations and reports for students, as needed.
- Collaborates with the MTSS team, as needed.
- Completes all reporting, meetings and documentation within the compliance deadline dates.
- Supports with accommodations for testing, as needed.
- Assists the special education student in making an assessment of his/her abilities and in establishing educational and vocational occupational goals in keeping with these abilities.
- Administers and interprets standardized and informal assessment instruments.
- Demonstrates various teaching techniques that address the multiple intelligences and learning styles.
- Evaluates the success of lessons by determining how students transfer and apply their knowledge base to new information. Utilizes assessment instruments and procedures.
- Uses assessment data to diagnose student needs and plans appropriate instruction.
- Uses current technology for instruction, assessment, and instructional management.
- Facilitates the development of classroom rules, which establish and maintain a safe and secure environment that is conducive to learning.
- Handles student-related problems and shows evidence of seeking supportive help.
- Utilizes strategies for classroom management that emphasize working relationships and cooperation and encourages students to resolve disagreements using problem-solving strategies.
- Evaluates each student's progress and accurately reports and records such progress.
- Completes all required paperwork, including achievement testing, reporting, and school progress reports for clinical meetings.