Education Specialist - Mild​/Moderate

Job Title

Special Education Teacher Mild/Moderate

For the  School Year
Certificated Salary Schedule B
Step 1 Column I: $62,842 - Step 25 Column VII: $132,926
Highest entry:
Step 15

Supervised and evaluated by the Director of Special Education in coordination with the Site Principal, and in cooperation with other professional staff, provides services to students designated on the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) to include instruction in basic skills such as reading, language arts, and mathematics as well as social skills, communication skills, and adaptive behavior skills. This position serves children with mild/moderate handicapping conditions in a mild/moderate classroom that may be scheduled into the program for any part of the instructional day, ranging up to the entire school day.

Director of Special Education

• Days and hours to be arranged, according to current school schedules
• Salary based upon education and education
• Certificated Salary Schedule

• BA or BS degree from a regionally or nationally accredited college or university
• Appropriate credential and/or eligibility for the assignment (Mild/Moderate) as per the current guidelines established by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing
• CLAD or BCLAD or equivalent
• Must be NCLB Highly Qualified
• Teaching experience with mild/moderate special populations
• Commitment to education in the least restrictive environment; be flexible and receptive to change
• College/university coursework or experience in direct instruction methods
• Ability to supervise paraprofessionals in the delivery of curriculum and behavior management
• Ability to coordinate service delivery with the general education staff
• Ability to produce a schedule to meet the needs of all students in the special education classroom environment
• College/university coursework towards a valid California credential or added authorization for the Orthopedically Impaired

• Successful teaching experience and training in assessment, development, and implementation of Individualized Education Program (IEPs) for children who may have some or all of the following handicapping conditions, but not limited to:
  Specific Learning Disabilities, Speech and Language Impairment, Autism, Intellectual Disabilities, Other Health Impairment, and Emotional Disturbance; successful experience in effectively communicating (orally and in writing) assessment results and intervention strategies; successful experience in working cooperatively with students, staff, and parents.
• Demonstrated knowledge of curriculum, materials, and strategies for educating students with disabilities; knowledge of curriculum guides to align functional goals and objectives with standards-based curriculum; knowledge of evidence based academic and behavioral instruction.
• Demonstrated knowledge in modifying/adapting the general education curriculum and providing education services in varied environments.
• Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with support services, including an instructional aide(s), speech and language therapist, occupational and physical therapist, adaptive physical education specialist, school psychologist, school nurse, and outside agencies

• Provides specialized instruction to pupils to meet the goals and objectives as developed in the students' Individualized Education Program (IEPs).
• Prepares core/common core standards-based lesson plans, materials, and classroom strategies as appropriate for the students' level(s) of functioning and prepares schedules and timelines to implement classroom activities.
• Design instruction, both individual and small group which parallels the general education curriculum.
• Assists other professional staff in diagnosis of learning disorders, development of planned remediation and evaluation of student progress.
• Articulate curriculum between and among student levels.
• Assists regular education teachers in identifying those children who appear to have exceptional needs not met within the regular program.
• Identifies those children who could benefit from regular classroom program with support from the mild/moderate…