Special Education Itinerant Vision Teacher (215 Days) Revised

About the role

Teach district students who are visually impaired and modify instructions for these students. Assess district students to qualify them as visually impaired. Attend Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) meetings regarding students with visual impairments. Assist classroom teachers regarding curriculum and activities of the classroom that, as a direct result of the student’s visual impairment, require adaptation or reinforcement for the student.

Responsibilities

• Obtain large print or Braille textbooks and provide low vision aids and instructions for using such aids.
• Maintain contact with parents to assist them in the development of a realistic understanding of their child’s abilities, progress, and future goals.
• Interpret specific eye conditions and results of functional vision assessments.
• Aid in making environmental modifications in the schools to accommodate visually impaired students.
• Share responsibility for ongoing assessment and program planning, and share resources and educational information with parents.
• Provide in-service training programs related to vision impairment when needed.
• Maintain knowledge of current issues and methodologies within the field through conventions, publications, and interaction with other professionals.
• May occasionally visit students’ homes to provide special education and vision adaptations and modifications.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in a directly related field;
• Valid Texas teacher certificate with required endorsements for subject and subject level assigned;
• TEA Certification as a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairment (EC-12);
• 3 - 5 years of satisfactory teaching experience.

Qualifications

• Candidates holding a valid Texas teaching certificate in one content area and pursuing an additional certification for a Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TSVI) are eligible to apply for a TSVI position under an Emergency Permit, they must meet the following criteria (extracted from TAC Chapter 230, Subchapter F, Rule230.77, Section (f)(2)(B)):
• Must be able to drive and have personal transportation.
• Demonstrated ability to assess the environmental modifications needed in schools to accommodate visually impaired students.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Braille.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret specific eye conditions and the results of functional vision assessments.
• Demonstrated organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills required to achieve the goals of the position.