At Northstar we promote educational excellence and career opportunities for students with disabilities who have academic, physical, or social challenges. Northstar Academy empowers students to develop and value their diverse abilities, chart a successful course for their lives, and create their own futures. We cultivate communities where people of all abilities thrive. Northstar Academy is licensed by the state and fully accredited by the Virginia Association of Independent Schools and the Virginia Association of Independent Specialized Education Facilities and we are recognized as a School of Excellence by the National Association of Special Education Teachers. Our goal is to allow each child the opportunity to reach his or her potential and to become successful educationally, socially, and as contributing members of society. We accomplish this on two campuses, our K-12 academic day school campus and our Career Academy for students ages 16-24. We serve students with disabilities in 12 of the 13 categories defined by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and are very successful because of our Lindamood-Bell learning processes, state-of-the-art technology for assisting with learning, custom-designed Social Skills Program, sports, clubs and other extracurricular activities, and a strong Career Academy and transition program for preparing students for post-secondary options.
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| English Teacher - Middle & High School | Northstar Academy is a unique and highly successful private, non-profit school serving children ages 5-21. We promote educational excellence and career opportunities for students with disabilities who have academic, physical and social challenges. Term: 10 Month Position Hours: 7:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. The teacher is the core of the school providing enticing individualized lessons, charting data, participating in meaningful student meetings, and providing information to develop IEP’s/IAP’s. They must be energetic, flexible, organized, and possess a willingness to help all students succeed academically, physically, and socially by planning, delivering and evaluating instruction based on the curriculum and individual needs of the student. To apply: send your resume and cover letter to contact@northstarva.org and include “ English Teacher” in the subject line. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: - Develops and delivers differentiated daily lesson plans based on individual needs and learning styles; have readily available. - Observe and evaluate student performance in academics and social skill development. - Incorporate the use of technology as appropriate, in the learning process. - Keep data documentation as required by student IEP/IAP and provide it at data collection meetings. - Communicate regularly with constituent groups in a professional manner. - Maintain confidentiality and keep appropriate documentation of family contacts. - Complete grades and comments for interim reports and report cards adhering to the required timeline. - Provide meaningful information to assist with developing IEP/IAPs including annual and short term goals. - Demonstrates commitment to improving professional competence. - Collaborates with other faculty in planning and delivering instruction to students. - Teachers will be assigned a daily advisory in which social skills will be taught. - Each teacher will attend a minimum of 5 extracurricular activities per school year. - Perform other duties as assigned by the Head of School or Assistant Head. | Education | Aug 2, 2022 |
