Special Education/Exceptional Children's Teacher

To plan, organize, and design instruction and instructional environments that provide students with disabilities maximum access to the general curriculum.

·      Strives to implement by instruction and action the district’s philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.

·      Ability to establish and maintain positive relationships; work collaboratively within and across departments, external agencies, and the public.

·      Participates in faculty and professional meetings, educational conferences and teacher training workshops as required by the position.

·      Collaborates with other educators to create the complete educational environment possible for students.

·      Keeps attendance and grade records as required by school.

·      Prepares for classes assigned, and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate superior.

·      Establishes clear objectives for all academic and prosocial skills lessons, communicates these goals to students, and designs instruction to support students in the acquisition of these skills.

·      Meets and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.

·      Follows established school procedures for crisis or emergency situations.

·      Develops and maintains Individual Education Plans (IEPs) for students: modifies curriculum/instruction to meet the academic and behavioral/emotional needs of students as documented on IEPs.

·      Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.

·      Assesses the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress reports as required; meets with parents to discuss student progress and problems.

·      Administers and interprets individual educational testing using various testing materials.

·      Utilizes data to ascertain progress towards academic and behavioral/emotional goals.

·       Employs a variety of research based instructional techniques and technology, to meet needs and address the strengths of the individuals or student groups involved.

·      Structures a proactive classroom setting suitable to manage the emotional/behavioral deficits of the students and appropriate for their maturity and interests.

·      Instructs students in positive behavioral skills which meet school behavioral skills which meet school behavioral expectations in all setting.

·      Designs and implements environmental modifications and management procedures which proactively address student behavioral expectations across all settings.

·      Utilizes functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and analysis to identify the function of inappropriate student behavior.

·      Develops behavioral intervention plans (BIPs) and IEP goals and objectives based upon the function of the inappropriate behavior, and /or manifestations designing instructional strategies for appropriate replacement behavior.

·      Utilizes appropriate positive intervention strategies to deescalate student behavioral excesses.

The current annual starting salary is $48,943