Start Date: Immediate

Contract End Date: June 13, 2026

Responsibilities

The Exceptional Children's Lab Contained Teacher will have responsibilities in a self contained classroom, primarily with students who identify on the autism spectrum, in support of The school's instructional vision:

• Create and implement Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)
• Maintain Individualized Education Plans in conjunction with state and federal requirements
• Hold annual meetings with families to provide progress updates
• Complete progress reports quarterly based on specific student goals
• Complies with timelines and regulations as outlined by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
• Obtains and maintains compliant special education files
• Deliver specialized instruction to students on his/her caseload
• Develop lesson plans based on Individualized Education Plans (IEPs)
• Deliver student instruction in modalities instituted by the school and assigned program in both pull-out and inclusion settings that is data-driven
• Use flexible grouping and scheduling
• Collaborate with classroom teachers and support staff
• Provides assistance in developing and adapting curriculum materials to meet the needs of student and teachers
• Maintains communication with related service providers and case managers to ensure compliance with the provision of services, evaluations and progress reports
• Participate in weekly team meetings
• Analyze data and reports to guide goal setting and instructional planning
• Monitor student progress through a variety of tools and portfolios
• Provide necessary supports to aid instruction in the general education setting
• Proctor standardized tests
• Communicate frequently and regularly with families of students, for both academic and behavior-related reasons, both positive and when needing assistance;
• Participate actively in Lab’s community activities, in support of Lab’s instructional, community-building, fundraising, family recruitment, and hiring efforts;
• Participate actively in ongoing professional development and teacher evaluation process;
• Supervise students and maintain a clean, orderly, safe, print-rich and positive classroom learning environment;
• Take on other responsibilities as needed, and as assigned, to ensure student and school success.

The Exceptional Children's Self-Contained Teacher will also have responsibilities in support of The school's vision for students’ social-emotional learning:

• Serve as an advisor to a small group of students; in this role:
  • Deliver a social-emotional skills curriculum;
  • Develop deep relationships with students in your advisory;
  • Develop and implement activities to build community within the advisory;
  • Serve as an advocate for advisees, for both academic and disciplinary reasons;
  • Provide regular updates and communication with advisees’ families;
  • Guide advisees in the preparation of their Student-Led Conferences each trimester;
  • Operate as liaison between advisees’ families and the school.

Qualifications

Candidate MUST:

• Be able/willing to learn how to fulfill the responsibilities listed above;
• Hold a Bachelor's degree from a four year institution;
• Demonstrate experience in, or passion for, teaching diverse populations.
• Be fully licensed or willing to obtain North Carolina K-5, 6-8 and/or 9-12 teacher licensure;

In addition, the School Leadership Team will look favorably upon candidates who:

TEACHER PREPARATION:

• Have a least 2 years of full-time teaching experience;
• Have experience teaching relevant Elementary School Content Area;
• Have an advanced degree in a related field;
• Have comfort with technology and experience with Google Suite;
• Possess strong classroom management skills;
• Are exceptionally organized and have ability to prioritize effectively and meet competing deadlines;
• Have experience with standards based grading;
• Have dual-certification to teach Elementary School students and:
• Exceptional Children
• Academically Gifted students
• English as a Second Language;