Teacher Deaf - Bilingual Preschool​/Early Education Center

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Vision Statement: CSDB aspires to be an exemplary global resource for families and professionals that excels in preparing diverse learners to transform the world with PRIDE:
Positive attitude, Respect, Independence, Determination, and Excellence.

Mission Statement: The Colorado School for the Deaf and the Blind (CSDB), in collaboration with families, school districts and community partners, ... educates and inspires learners throughout the state, birth through age 21, to achieve their full human potential through comprehensive, individualized academic, transition, residential and outreach programs and resources.

This position reports to the Early Education Center Coordinator and is responsible for providing standards-based instruction and support to children (and their families), Preschool to sixth grade, who are Deaf and who may have additional needs. Utilizes Colorado Academic Standards and benchmarks in establishing instructional goals; and provides assessments that monitor student progress, in a safe and civil school environment.

• 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 the areas of 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; and participates in regular team and departmental meetings, school and instructional meetings as required.
• Encourages family engagement; participates in and coordinates selected parent-focused activities, etc.
• 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.
• Provide 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.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

• 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.…