Virtual High School ESE Access Point Teacher

Role Overview

• Manage a caseload of students with disabilities and ensure compliance with their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
• Develop, implement, and monitor IEP goals in collaboration with students, parents, general education teachers, and service providers.
• Provide virtual instruction, accommodations, and modifications aligned with each student’s needs.
• Maintain accurate documentation in the school’s learning management system and special education software.
• Monitor student progress and communicate regularly with families regarding academic performance and IEP goal progress.
• Participate in and lead virtual IEP meetings, eligibility meetings, and Student Support Team meetings.
• Coordinate required state testing accommodations.
• Ensure compliance with federal and Florida special education laws, including IDEA-Planning standards-based lessons aligned to Florida Access Points, which are alternate academic standards for students with significant cognitive disabilities.
• Use each student’s IEP goals, present levels of performance, and accommodations to individualize instruction while maintaining alignment to grade-level content.
• Deliver differentiated instruction through explicit teaching, modeling, guided practice, visual supports, assistive technology, and other evidence-based strategies appropriate for the student’s level of complexity.
• Use the Essential Understandings (EUs) to scaffold learning toward mastery of the Access Points standards.
• Monitor student progress through formative assessments, collecting data, and adjusting instruction based on student performance.
• Collaborate with families, general education teachers, related service providers, and IEP teams to ensure students receive appropriate supports and access to the general education curriculum.
• Prepare students, when appropriate, for the Florida Alternate Assessment (FAA), which is aligned to the Access Points standards.

Requirements

• Current State teaching license in appropriate content area
• Knowledge of State Standards and Common Core Standards
• Preferred two years’ experience teaching
• High level of comfort working in a growth-focused coaching environment based on frequent observations, debriefs, action planning, and progress monitoring
• High quality written and verbal communication skills
• High proficiency in Microsoft Office products including Word and Outlook
• Ability to properly manage confidential information
• Ability to stand for up to 90 minutes at a time
• Ability to supervise students in all school settings
• Ability to pass federal and state criminal background checks
• Experience working in a multi-cultural setting preferred

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Retirement contributions
• Optional Basic Life and AD&D insurance
• Voluntary life insurance (employee, spouse, child)
• Discounted childcare at Early Learning Academies locations
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary short-term disability insurance
• Voluntary long-term disability insurance
• Career advancement opportunities throughout Accel Schools and our strong network of 4,000+ instructors and education professionals