Secondary Resource Room 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
• The 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
• The ability to instruct students one-on-one and small group situations
• Demonstrated knowledge of subject matter and effective teaching methods
• A strong background in curriculum and the Idaho Core Standards
• A strong background in the integration of technology with instruction and in creating and completing required reports
• The ability to maintain a positive learning environment

Primary Responsibility

To Building Principal and Director of Special Services

Job Summary

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.

Major Duties And Responsibilities

• 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

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
• Cookordinate 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
• Evaluate student progress on a regular basis, as indicated on IEP's, and as often as general education students are evaluated and informed of their progress
• Aid in the evaluation of students referred for special education services
• Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records in accordance with applicable federal and state law, (including IDEA, ADA, and 504), administrative rules, and Board policy
• Input data in a timely fashion

Assist in Upholding and Enforcing School Rules

Assume responsibility for his or her continuing professional growth and development by attendance at professional meetings, membership in professional organizations, enrollment in advanced courses, and by reading professional journals and other publications

Legal Reference

• I.C. 33-512 Governance of Schools
• I.C. 33-513 Professional Personnel
• I.C. 33-515 Issuance of Renewable Contracts
• I.C. 33-1201 Certificate Required
• I.C. 33-1210 Information on Past Job Performance
• IDAPA 08.02.02.019 Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education Blended Certificate
• IDAPA 08.02.02.028 Exceptional Child Certificate
• IDAPA 08.02.02.120 Local District Evaluation PolicyTeacher and Pupil Personnel Certificate Holders