Teacher Deaf-Bilingual Preschool​/Early Education Center

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CSDB is a Deaf and Blind-led academy where language, leadership, and learning converge to generate agency. Grounded in lived experience, students develop presence, purpose, and way finding – in a space built for growth, pride, and authenticity.

CSDB builds generations of thinkers, makers, and leaders who set new standards and transform the world.

• Performs work associated with facilitating developmentally appropriate instruction and support to children and their families: perform student assessments and identify family needs for instruction and/or support, lead and contribute to the development of the Individualized Education Program (IEP) for assigned students and their families, prepare and implement instructional activities with necessary accommodations based on the IEP, coordinate with other agencies involved with the family.
• Performs work associated with standards-based instruction; prepares lesson plans, develops input for and presents daily instructional/learning activities based upon the IEP and school reform tenets under the direction of the Early Education Center Coordinator, maintains a positive learning environment utilizing appropriate positive behavior support strategies, keeps students on task and engaged in learning.
• Demonstrates knowledge/skill in early education/bilingual education/family services, in the development and use of accommodations for children who are Deaf and family assessment, task analysis, assessment, progress monitoring, behavior management, organization/planning, curriculum development, current technology practices, parent relations and teamwork.
• Utilizes technology to model, teach, and assist students relative to instruction and activities.
• Works as part of the education/assessment team responsible for identifying, developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating individual objectives for assigned students including language planning.
• Utilizes appropriate communication skills with a commitment to literacy development in each student.
• Serves as a Student/Family Advocate for assigned students/families.
• Coordinates effectively with other service staff in facilitating instruction, supporting school reform efforts, strategic planning, and positively contributing to co‑curricular activities.
• Positively serves as a team member in the Outreach Programs and of the Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB) as a whole; participates in regular team and departmental meetings, school and instructional meetings as required.
• Encourages family engagement; participates in and coordinates selected parent-focused activities.
• Seeks opportunities for and participates in activities related to professional development and training/workshops as appropriate.
• Works as part of the full early childhood team to plan, facilitate and support success of the CSDB Preschool programs.
• Works as part of the early childhood team to plan, facilitate, and support the CSDB bilingual/bimodal program.
• Works in collaboration with the Bilingual Teacher of the Deaf for IEP meetings, student transitions, and aids in IEP success through appropriate assessments, including language planning, language acquisition, goal development, and follow‑through of the IEP.
• Works in collaboration with the Bilingual Teacher of the Deaf for development and implementation of a multilingual‑multi‑modal preschool program to optimize language exposure to both ASL and spoken language development.
• Provides bilingual support (ASL/English) through supplemental spoken language instruction, aligning with each child's IEP and language development plan.
• Performs other appropriate duties as assigned.

• Master’s Degree in Education from a regionally accredited college or university, with preference given to specialization in Deaf Education.
• Must hold or be eligible for appropriate educator licensure in the State of Colorado, endorsed as a Special Education Specialist:
  Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing; preference given to added endorsement in Early Childhood. Elementary Education Subject area endorsement or specialization may be required.
• Must hold, be eligible for, or be able to…