Remote IEP Writer
About this role
Job Summary
The Virtual IEP Writer (Individualized Education Plan Writer) will create, update, and manage legally binding educational plans for students with special needs. They will evaluate student data, consult with teachers, therapists, and parents, and write customized learning plans designed to support each student's unique academic and developmental growth.
Duties/Responsibilities
- Develop clear, measurable, and standards-aligned IEP goals and objectives tailored to each student’s unique educational and developmental needs.
- Partner virtually with general education teachers, special education staff, therapists, parents, and other school personnel to collect comprehensive evaluation data and progress metrics.
- Attend, document, and occasionally facilitate virtual or phone-based IEP team meetings, ensuring all decisions and accommodations are accurately recorded.
- Track and monitor strict compliance timelines for initial evaluations, annual reviews, triennial re-evaluations, accommodations, and transition plans.
- Navigate and maintain accurate student records utilizing digital student information systems and special education management software.
- Outline appropriate classroom accommodations, testing modifications, and related services to guarantee equitable learning access for all caseload students.
Required Skills/Abilities/Education
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Special Education
- Active Illinois Professional Educator License with a valid LBS1 endorsement
- Proven experience drafting compliant, high-quality IEPs within a public school or charter network setting.
- Proficiency with digital SSM IEP management systems
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for effective remote collaboration with families and staff.
- Strong organizational skills and strict attention to compliance deadlines.
- Reliable high-speed internet and a dedicated remote workspace.
Physical Requirements:
Regularly required to sit, stand, walk, talk, hear, operate a computer, hand-held learning devices and other office equipment, reach with hands and arms, and must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Intrinsic Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Intrinsic Schools ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, creed, gender, color, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation or disability. Intrinsic Schools has a policy of active recruitment of qualified minority teachers and non-certified employees. Any individual needing assistance in making an application for any opening should contact the Department of Human Resources.
Company at a glance
Intrinsic Schools operates two exceptional public schools open to all students in Chicago with no tuition, entrance exams or other selective criteria. We believe young people learn best when they collaborate, feel a deep sense of belonging, and set and monitor progress toward individualized goals. Our revolutionary new model for public education prepares all students for postsecondary success and world-changing endeavors.
At Intrinsic, students learn to think, solve, communicate and reflect while also building Empathy, Perseverance, Identity and Curiosity - our EPIC Core Values. We team teach in “POD” classrooms, redefine the role of teachers, and use technology in new ways to deliver tailored instruction to all students, who graduate with a postsecondary plan dedicated to their own interests, goals and choices. Other differentiators include:
- Strong Academic Results
- Commitment to DEI
- Family Participation
- Administrative / Back Office Support
- Collaboration with Teachers, Administrators, Researchers in Chicago and the U.S.
- Award-Winning Facilities
- Consistent, Invested Senior Leadership
We’re growing and looking for passionate people to join our team. Intrinsic teachers help design modern schools that reflect today’s opportunities and student choices. They also work closely with peers and families to meet students exactly where they are, as students develop their own sense of purpose and tailored pathway toward college or career.
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