Middle School Special EducationTeacher

172 Texas Virtual Academy at Hallsville; United States; Remote; USD 47,000 - 57,000; Full time

Job summary

Stride, Inc. is seeking a Special Education Teacher for the Texas Virtual Academy of Hallsville (TVAH). This home-based role requires collaboration with families, adherence to IEP goals, and robust data-driven instruction within a virtual setting.

The candidate will provide inclusive learning experiences online, monitor progress, and communicate with learning coaches/parents. Residency in Texas, and ESL/SpEd credentials preferred, are required where applicable.

Qualifications

• Collaborate with teachers to interpret and present student data
• Willing to receive coaching from administrators
• Adapt to change to ensure outcomes
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word; PowerPoint
• Travel up to 20% for in-person testing and training
• Clear required background check

Responsibilities

• Provide engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students
• Analyze student data to prescribe remediation and enrichment as needed
• Prepare students for high stakes standardized tests
• Support learning coaches/parents with student curricular and instructional issues in a virtual classroom environment

Skills

Excel

Outlook

Word

PowerPoint

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Description

Required Certificates and Licenses: Texas Special Education and ESL preferred

Residency Requirements: Texas

Salary: This position offers a base salary around $52,000

Start Date: School Year 2026/2027 K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANYONE. We provide families an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace. Passionate Middle School Educators are needed at the Stride K12 partner school, Texas Virtual Academy of Hallsville (TVAH). We want you to be a part of our talented team!

Mission and Vision

The mission of Texas Virtual Academy of Hallsville (TVAH) is to provide an exemplary individualized and engaging educational experience for students by incorporating school and community/family partnerships coupled with a rigorous curriculum along with a data-driven and student-centered instructional model. Student success will be measured by valid and reliable assessment data, parent and student satisfaction, and continued institutional growth within the academic community. Join us!

Special Education Teacher Role

Special Education Teacher is the teacher of record for their students and provides instruction, support and guidance and manages the learning process focusing on self-contained and ALT students’ individual needs as defined by each student’s Individual Education Program (IEP). This role is also responsible for progress monitoring on goals and service logs as required in serving special education students and for all compliance documents required in serving self-contained and ALT students.

Essential Functions

• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties.
• Collaborate with parents and colleagues to manage coarse goals, curriculum, and materials that enhance the learning experience;
• Manager to create compliant IEP’s, progress reports and other state specific required special education documentation;
• Participate and provide input for collaborative special education meetings such as annual IEP meetings;
• Actively participate in Professional Learning Communities (or professional development);
• Provide rich and engaging synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences for students;
• Analyze student data to prescribe remediation and enrichment as needed;
• Participate in data analysis meetings to monitor student growth;
• Collect data and work samples to monitor student progress towards IEP goals and objectives;
• Document all contact with parents, collaborations with general education teachers, and interventions with students;
• Using provided resources to ensure accommodations and modifications for students with disabilities such as assistive technology, supplemental curriculum, and accessible text;
• Provide special education services to students;
• Support general education teachers and parents with student accommodations to promote the attainment of IEP goals;
• Ensure inclusion and success of student in the general education classroom;
• Provide personalizing learning for all students;
• Demonstrate a belief in all students’ ability to succeed and meet high expectations;
• Maintain grade book ensuring student academic integrity, provide input for student placement and promotion decisions, and alert administrators to concerns about student performance and progress;
• Prepare students for high stakes standardized tests;
• Understand that a primary responsibility is to establish and maintain positive rapport with families and regularly communicates with and responds to students and learning coaches/parents in a timely manner;
• Support learning coaches/parents with student curricular and instructional issues, as well as basic troubleshooting in a virtual classroom environment that is in line with academy policies and procedures;
• Support in-person student testing.

Supervisory Responsibilities

This position has no formal supervisory responsibilities.

Other Required Qualifications

• Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers to interpret and produce numeric, tabular, and graphic representations of student data, and use it to drive instructional decisions
• Receptive to receiving coaching on a regular basis with administrators
• Ability to embrace change and adapt to ensure excellent student outcomes
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel, Outlook, Word; PowerPoint
• Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to new technologies and teaching platforms
• Strong written/verbal communication skills
• Ability to travel up to 20% of the time to support in-person student testing, attend professional development or other travel as required by the school
• Ability to clear required background check

Desired Qualifications

• Experience working in with self-contained and ALT students in the proposed age group
• Experience supporting adults and children in the use of technology
• Experience teaching online (virtual) and/or in a brick-and-mortar environment
• Experience with online learning platform

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This is a home-based position with seasonal travel requirements.

Required Certificates and Licenses

Texas Special Education and ESL preferred

Residency Requirements

Texas

Salary

This position offers a base salary around $52,000

Start Date

School Year 2026/2027 K12, a Stride Company, believes in Education for ANYONE. We provide families an online option for a high-quality, personalized education experience. Students can thrive, find their passion, and learn in an environment that encourages discovery at their own pace.

Job Type Regular

The above job is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and standards of the position. Incumbents will follow any other instructions, and perform any other related duties, as assigned by their supervisor. All employment is “at-will” as governed by the law of the state where the employee works. It is further understood that the “at-will” nature of employment is one aspect of employment that cannot be changed except in writing and signed by an authorized officer. If you are a job seeker with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to apply for one of our jobs, you can request the appropriate accommodation by contacting [e-mail].

Equal Opportunity Employer

Stride, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants receive consideration for employment based on merit without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state, or local law. Stride, Inc. complies with all legally required affirmative action obligations. Applicants will not be discriminated against because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant.

For more than 20 years, Stride, Inc. has transformed the teaching and learning experience for millions of people by providing innovative, high-quality, tech-enabled education solutions, curriculum, and programs. Stride serves learners of all ages in all 50 states and more than 100 countries. At Stride, learning is essential. It is the foundation of the human experience and we are proud of our commitment to powering learning, no matter what stage of life you are in. For more than 20 years, we’ve worked to challenge the idea of one-size-fits-all education and provide personalized, online, lifelong learning at every step of the journey. Above all else, we believe in serving the communities we live in and creating space for all voices therein.