ESE Teacher Consultant - Emotional Impairment

ESE Teacher Consultant - Emotional Impairment

The Teacher Consultant for Students identified with an Emotional Impairment supports teaching staff by providing instructional services and classroom management techniques at various K-12 school sites throughout the Detroit Public Schools Community District. The teacher consultant will provide all stakeholders with a wide array of resources, guidance, and professional development as it relates to the needs of students with an emotional impairment, while conducting ongoing monitoring of student progress throughout the school year.

Position Summary: The Teacher Consultant for Students identified with an Emotional Impairment supports teaching staff by providing instructional services and classroom management techniques at various K-12 school sites throughout the Detroit Public Schools Community District.

• Minimum of a master’s degree in Education or field related to special education
• Valid Michigan teaching certificate with a special education endorsement in the area of Emotional Impairment (SE)
• MDE approval as a teacher consultant, or possess the credentials required to receive state approval
• A minimum of five (5) years of successful certified teaching experience; three (3) of which must be in a special education emotional impairment program setting
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Proficient with basic computer skills and web-based systems

• Model and support mission, vision, core values and priorities of DPSCD.
• Serves as a liaison between Day Treatment, Dual Diagnosed, and Emotional Impairment programs.
• Participate and provide input/data in monthly Wraparound meetings.
• Provide academic and behavioral strategies and supports to teachers of students with an emotional impairment to ensure students remain in the least restrictive environment.
• Build and maintain positive, cooperative, and mutually supportive relationships with all stakeholders including, but not limited to instructional staff, students, parents and families, district representatives and other agencies within the community.
• Assist in the development, implementation and evaluation of student specific plans and processes including but not limited to Individualized Education Plans, Transition Plans, Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plans, and Manifestation Determination Reviews.
• Support instructional responsibilities of staff through the provision of professional development offerings, consultations, and coaching/modeling of the development, implementation and evaluation of instructional strategies and materials.
• Analyze student performance data within and across student populations, making recommendations for action steps at the teacher and departmental levels.
• Actively participate in professional learning communities, sharing available and relevant resources with colleagues and staff.
• Support evaluation teams with initial and reevaluation processes.
• Participate in district, departmental, school level and parent meetings as required and deemed necessary.
• Assist teachers with curricular needs, the selection of student assessment and progress monitoring tools, and the collection of relevant student data.
• To support student placement and progress in the least restrictive environment, attend student meetings as deemed necessary, including but not limited to IEP team meetings, Transition meetings, Functional Behavior Assessment and Behavior Intervention Plan meetings, Manifestation Determination Review meetings.
• Consult with classroom teachers, technology specialists, administrators, other school/central office staff, and families to assist students based on individual needs.
• Conduct formal and informal student achievement assessments, interpreting and reporting on assessment results as part of the evaluation process, to determine special education eligibility and/or the provision of appropriate programs and services.
• Maintain strict confidentiality as outlined in FERPA and HIPPA.
• Locate and share resources relevant to individual, group and family needs to support the provision of FAPE in the least restrictive…