Description About Us: GEO Prep Academy of Baton Rouge is a tuition-free, public charter school that serves students in grades K-8. Our dedicated faculty and staff are committed to providing an outstanding education for students each day as they transition from elementary to middle school to high school and COLLEGE. Our curriculum and teaching methods are designed using Core Knowledge in K-8 and a blended learning model in elementary school through high school. We are a TAP school! ? REPORTS TO/TERM: Principal and Administrative Team This is a part-time position Essential Key Functions: A Gifted Resource Teacher will perform the following duties: • Maintain student service logs • Keep daily service logs • Conduct small group lessons • Provide individual student services • Interpret diagnostic, formative, and summative assessment data • Have strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills. • Assist with identifying gifted and talented students, including review of student data and student testing • Develop and implement lesson plans that fulfill the requirements of the gifted and talented program • Plan a program of study that meets the individual needs, interest, and ability of gifted students based on the district’s goals and objectives • Collaborate with classroom teachers • Provide services to student as outlined in IEP • Write IEPs • Meet deadlines • Monitor progress • Maintain updated service schedule • Parental contacts w/documentation • Facilitate academic testing • Facilitate state testing Requirements REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: A bachelor’s degree or higher with at least 24 credit hours in content area Valid Louisiana Teaching License with Gifted Certification Have knowledge of the educational needs of gifted and talented students. At least one (or more) of the following: National Board Certification TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) Core Knowledge Experience Experience with Blended Learning At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment