Interrelated Science Teacher (2026-2027 School Year)

About the role

This position plans, leads, facilitates and provides instruction for maximum student learning in the Interrelated Classroom providing appropriate curriculum to identified special education students. Meets established outcomes based on student's individual education plan (IEP) and capacity to master learning objectives.

Responsibilities

• Participates on pre-assessment teams to determine necessity for comprehensive student evaluation
• Schedules and attends IEP meetings
• Works with multi-disciplinary team to diagnose need
• Structures/implements IEP for each student identified
• Defines, structures, and communicates daily expectations according to IEP including but not limited to course goals, objectives, learning methods and activities
• Communicates with regular education staff members on course instructional and meditative strategies and objectives, students' grasp of material and their outcomes and perspectives for applications of materials learned
• Receives and reports grades, inputs student data via computer, negotiates schedules and communicates with all pertinent participants-- administration, parents, staff, students, etc.
• Controls classroom and individual behavior; adapts and adjusts course content and reading levels to specify skills to be taught; discerns means of building memory and study skills; and assists individual students in achieving academic, daily living and social skills, learning objectives by working with them individually and in small groups
• Presents various listening and learning opportunities appropriate to each student's IEP including by not limited to lecture, VCR, TV, support of regular classroom teachers and other presentations and/or opportunities inside or outside
• Prepares, displays events and reinforcement activities which encourage participation
• Evaluates and Communicates
• Plans assessments for evaluation to include but not limited to various diagnostic techniques-- standardized survey and criterion-referenced test; teacher developed oral and written tests; student personal indices (effort, potential, interests, memory)
• Designs subject-based reinforcement to follow assessments and student's learning objectives (computer, lab activities, working independently or on group projects, field/community reinforcement)
• Designs a grading system which encourages motivation and participation; collects and enters student data in computer from charts and observations and reports progress in growth and development regularly as required
• Designs classroom rules for student interaction (courtesy and respect for belongings, space and ideas), self control, working independently, appropriately gaining the floor, and accepting reminders from teacher; designs systems for handling all behavior (from simple infractions to severe behavior)
• Prepares physical condition of classroom to reflect seasons and subject matter to facilitate student learning
• Keeps daily records on but not limited to student attendance, learning and social needs, assignments, assessments and discipline; supervises paraprofessional(s)
• Manages all job duties with the mobility, agility, dexterity and focused observation necessary to adequately perform the essential duties, as described above

Qualifications

• Valid Kansas Teaching License required with content endorsement at level
• Master's in special education or Enrolled in a Special Ed Degree program with plan of study on file with District and Special Ed Waiver obtained
• Prior teaching experience preferred
• Valid Kansas Driver's License