Secondary Special Education Teacher

Qualifications

• Exceptional Child Certificate or Certifications/Endorsements: 7029 Generalists K/12;
  Standard Exceptional Child
• Strong background in teaching methods, developmentally appropriate classroom activities, and effective classroom management
• Strong background in behavior management, curriculum, and writing and implementing Individualized Education Plans
• Strong background in federal and state law, administrative rules, and Board policy pertaining to special education
• Ability to lift up to forty pounds and push and pull up to one hundred pounds
• Knowledge of the diverse needs of children with disabilities and appropriate special education classroom practices
• The ability to work with students with emotional, physical, and mental disabilities
• Ability to instruct students one-on-one and small group situations
• Demonstrated knowledge of subject matter and effective teaching methods
• Strong background in curriculum and the Idaho Core Standards
• Strong background in the integration of technology with instruction and in creating and completing required reports
• Ability to maintain a positive learning environment
• Work well with students, staff, and the public
• Excellent organizational skills
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Able to work under deadlines
• Maintain confidentiality of staff and students

Building Principal and Director of Special Services

To provide students with a daily and ongoing instructional program that will provide for them the best possible academic knowledge and skills. To help pupils to develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for continued education according to the guidelines outlined in each student’s Individual Education Plan.

• Instruction:
  Prepare for assigned classes
• Design lessons with an appropriate level of difficulty which provide content in a logical and sequential manner
• Employ a variety of instructional techniques and media consistent with the physical limitations of the classroom and the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved
• Meet and instruct assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated
• Identify pupil needs and provide instruction appropriate to those needs
• Analyze and interpret student data to develop and modify instructional activities
• Follow modifications and accommodations as specified in Individual Education Plans (IEPs)
• Devise written and oral assignments and tests that require analytical and critical thinking as well as the reproduction of facts, and use them to evaluate student progress on a regular basis
• Prepare students academically for all district, state, and federal testing
• Display command of the subject matter
• Budget class time effectively
• Other Duties to Students:
  Encourage students to strive to meet their highest potential
• Establish and communicate classroom rules, and encourage students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior
• Engage children in conversation to encourage language development
• Make provisions for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms
• Work to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning both the academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities
• Assist, where appropriate, in loading and unloading the special education pupil from transportation buses or vans
• Professional Contacts and
  
  Activities:
  
  Attend and participate in faculty meetings
• Organize a meeting at least once annually with the case manager, parents, and other professional staff to review and revise the IEP and placement of each assigned pupil
• Keep immediate supervisor informed of activities and any issues that may arise
• Cooperate with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals, curriculum, objectives, and methods
• Provide needed and requested information on a timely and effective basis
• Special Education-Specific Duties:
  Provide instruction to classified pupils in accordance with each pupil's Individualized Education Program (IEP)
• Work cooperatively with regular education teaching staff to coordinate instructional activities and to monitor the progress of each pupil
• Provide support instruction in the regular classroom or the resource center as assigned
• Coordinate and cooperate with other members of the staff in the development of adaptations, modifications, accommodations, and instructional methods
• Provide home instruction to confined special education pupils as assigned
• Consult with members of the child study team regarding each pupil's educational program, academic program and personal growth
• Plan, coordinate, and lead the implementation of IEPs including modifications and accommodations
• Participate in the development of the District's plan for special education
• Evaluate…