High School Special Education Teacher, West Valley, AZ

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Northern (KY)

Hybrid

USD 48,000 - 57,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid time off

401k investment options including not

Job summary

American Leadership Academy is accepting applications for a Special Education Teacher for the 2026-2027 school year at campuses in the West Valley. Candidates must be certified, highly qualified, and may need an Arizona IVP fingerprint clearance card.

Responsibilities include developing curriculum, writing and updating IEPs, coordinating with parents and staff, and maintaining progress data. Competitive salary based on education and experience; benefits listed.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required and teaching certificate.
Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card required.

Responsibilities

Modify and develop daily curriculum techniques for students with different learning modalities.
Develop approved lesson plans and assist in inclusion classrooms.
Communicate with parents, admins, psychologists to plan IEP and evaluations.
Act as IEP facilitator between special ed and regular ed teachers.
Maintain student data and monitor IEP progress.

Skills

Leadership

Team collaboration

Communication

Organizational skills

Self-management

Commitment

Planning

Problem solving

Dependability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Arizona IVP Fingerprint Clearance Card

Teaching Certificate

Bachelor's degree in Special Education or related field

Job description

*** Special Education Teachers Eligible for SPED Stipend ***

Charter One works with schools across the country to provide all-inclusive education management services. At Charter One we pride ourselves on our thorough knowledge of charter school operations, academics, finance, human resources, information technology, marketing, and more. We handle the day-to-day work so that client school boards can focus on governance and policy issues to be sure that the vision and mission of the school are being carried out properly.

American Leadership Academy is now accepting applications for a Special Education Teacher for the 2026-2027 school year for our campuses located in the West Valley. Candidates must be certified, highly qualified, and possess, or be willing to obtain, an Arizona IVP fingerprint clearance card.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

Modify and develop daily curriculum techniques specific to students with different learning modalities.
Develop approved lesson plans to meet the standards of the curriculum within the classroom and assist in developing lesson plans for inclusion students.
Consistently communicate and correspond with parents, administrators, school psychologists and other professionals to set-up and plan IEP and Evaluation meetings.
Act as IEP facilitator and collaborator between special ed. and regular education teachers.
Gather relative information from team members and write, revise, or update IEP and existing data reports.
Complete report cards and progress reports on each student’s progress.
Assist other professional staff in identifying and implementing interventions for students identified in the Student Study Team process.
Maintain appropriate student data in order to keep school-wide grading system up to date as well as data required to monitor IEP goal progress.
Attend professional meetings, educational conferences and training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.
Other duties as assigned.

Candidates with the following qualities will thrive as part of our growing team:

Leadership and team collaboration skills
Positive interpersonal and communication skills
Organizational and self-management skills to effectively handle multiple responsibilities
Commitment to go above and beyond when necessary to reach goals
Strong planning, execution and problem solving skills
Dependability

Required Qualifications: