Special Education Teacher @ USD Jeff West High School

Special Education Teacher @ USD #340 Jeff West High School

Reports To:
Keystone Administrators and Building Administrators in assigned buildings.

PURPOSES: A Keystone high‑incidence teacher collaborates with general education colleagues to provide support to the instructional process with specific responsibility for facilitating learning for students with an individual education plan (IEP); instructing, assessing, and program planning for students with learning disabilities; monitoring and evaluating student progress and behavior; researching, obtaining, and providing instructional materials for special education services; serving as a resource for students, parents, and district personnel;

and working within the general education setting to the greatest extent possible, and in the resource room when needed.

• Assume responsibility for management of appropriate programs for assigned students as dictated by the individual education plan.
• Ongoing collaboration with the District to which they are assigned, and Keystone, outside agencies and families, to provide appropriate special education services as dictated by the students' IEP.
• Create an environment conducive to learning social‑emotional skills through the implementation of a positive behavior system.
• Supervise para educators (e.g., training, scheduling, supporting, etc.) to monitor performance and ensure standards are achieved.
• Develop and maintain accurate records for assigned students, including the generation and implementation of IEPs, behavior plans, functional behavioral assessments, progress monitoring, charting, and reporting, and other special education records.
• Demonstrate methods required to perform classroom and subject‑specific assignments to provide an effective program that addresses individual student requirements.
• Differentiates instruction (e.g., online curriculum, alternative curriculum, multimedia, assistive technology, modified content, multi‑sensory, etc.) to provide students with different instructional avenues that address individualized learning within established curriculum guidelines.
• Provide special services in environments dictated by student IEPs, including general education classroom (co‑teach), special education resource room, other school and community environments.
• Participate as a member of the school staff by attending required meetings, providing general supervision, and assuming other duties required of all teachers. Report incidents and appropriate documentation (e.g., fights, suspected child abuse, suspected substance abuse, bullying, emergency safety intervention, etc.) to maintain personal safety of students, provide a positive learning environment, and adhere to the code of ethics and school policies as a mandated reporter.
• Maintain professional license by attending staff development activities as requested. Complete other duties as assigned.

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

SKILLS are required to perform single, technical tasks with a need to occasionally upgrade skills in order to meet changing job conditions. Specific skill‑based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: applying assessment instruments; operating standard office equipment including pertinent computer software; preparing and maintaining accurate records; writing professional documents; facilitating meetings; working with numbers; and problem solving.

KNOWLEDGE is required to perform advanced math; review and interpret highly technical information, write technical materials, and/or speak persuasively to implement desired actions; and analyze situations to define issues and draw conclusions. Specific knowledge‑based competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job include: psychology and educational principles; pertinent codes, policies, regulations, and laws; stages of child development; assessment techniques;

and learning strategies.

ABILITY is required to schedule activities, meetings, and/or events; routinely gather, collate, and/or classify data; and use job‑related equipment. Flexibility is required to independently work with others in a wide…