Overview: 

When you join the team at Nevada Virtual Academy, you join a team of dedicated professionals working throughout the state in a blended environment to ensure the success of our families and students who are using the K12 curriculum to meet their educational needs and goals, grades K-12. We are committed to providing the highest level of education to every student every day.

Summary: 

Our teachers are responsible for creating interactive and engaging lessons that ensure student mastery of common core state standards. The teaching position is set on a 10 month schedule.

The Special Education Teachers are responsible for ensuring that students achieve mastery of learning objectives. They provide guidance, instruction and support, manage the learning process and focus on students’ individual needs. Teachers monitor student progress through interactive lessons and daily assessments and they actively work with students and parents to advance each child’s learning.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Teach and monitor students Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., with the potential to flex the weekday schedule to teach evenings and/or Saturday sessions upon assignment from administration.  Provide instruction in both online and face-to-face settings.

• Teach from the academy or a designated remote location minimum three (3) days per week.
• Integrate STEM content and writing performance tasks in all subject areas.
• Collect, review, and provide feedback on student work samples.
• Prepare students for state standardized tests. 
• Required travel to proctor site-based testing throughout Nevada. 
• Participate in professional development opportunities.  Remain current with educational trends and effectively implement new strategies.
• Conduct regular conferences with parents/Learning Coaches and students to assess each student's progress.  Document conference details in a database.
• Analyze data to identify student academic strengths and weaknesses.  Proactively track student progress and school attendance.
• Provide Special Education services in accordance with the IEP and state regulations; submit required reports and documentation to administration.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Assistive Technologies.
• Facilitate IEP Teams for students with special needs.  Required participation and work with Response to Intervention teams for students involved in the Tier process.
• Effectively manage time and respond to students, parents/Learning Coaches and NVVA staff via phone, e-mail or face-to-face within 24 hours.
• Write and Implement student IEP; Monitor and report progress toward IEP Goals and Objectives; conduct assessments as needed for special education eligibility.
• Compile and Maintain Special Education Compliance Files and maintain accurate special education records; keep detailed documentation from parent/student conferences.
• Complete all activities required for compliance with IDEA.
• Respond within 24 hours to student, parent and NVVA staff inquiries via phone and/or e-mail or face-to-face.
• Participate in regular face-to-face staff meetings.
• Travel and arrive a minimum of fifteen minutes early for all face-to-face and/or live sessions with staff or students.
• Alert administrators of any concerns about student progress and/or truancy.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications: 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. All licensed staff must meet job qualifications and re-apply for their position at NVVA annually.

Education/Experience: 

• Bachelor’s degree and professional experience
• 3+ years Teaching experience
• Strong knowledge of IDEA requirements
• Experience coordinating academically-oriented clubs and extracurricular activities as well as guiding adults and students

Certificates and Licenses:

• Must possess a Nevada teaching license issued by the Nevada Department of Education
• Hold an endorsement which is appropriate to the special education placement (i.e. K-12 Generalist Endorsement for Resource Room)
• Meets Highly Qualified status under NCLB

Computer Skills:

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite; and experience using student information systems and/or other types of database software.  Experience moderating web meetings (Elluminate Blackboard, Webinar, WebEx) for small and large groups. Intermediate or advanced Excel skills required.

 Supervisory Responsibilities:

This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

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.  A flexible Monday through Saturday work schedule is required.

Employees will be working five days per week.   Ability to travel at least once per month within and between assigned geographic areas to support students, attend regularly scheduled meetings and participate in school activities.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and regularly lift up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job includes close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, or feel and talk or hear.

The above job description 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.