Special Education Resource English Teacher Full-time Standard

About the role

A special education teacher under the general supervision of an administrator will be assigned a caseload and will implement school board policy regarding the educational curriculum of a particular instructional division and/or instructional unit.

Responsibilities

• Administers appropriate district curriculum which is aligned with Common Core State Standards and is consistent with IEP instructions as needed.
• Designs and implements the components of an effective lesson for instruction and student assessments aligned with Common Core State Standards.
• Designs coherent, differentiated, instruction and student assessments aligned with Common Core State Standards at the appropriate instructional level for the student.
• Provides appropriate instructions, modifications, adaptations, and implements Individual Education Plans (IEP) in an organized, systematic, and meaningful manner.
• Analyzes student progress and ensures assessment regulations and guidelines are followed at all times.
• Demonstrates mastery of content and pedagogy, knowledge of students and resources, typical developmental patterns of student, and characteristics of students with disabilities.
• Sets instructional outcomes for diverse learners.

Classroom Environment

• Creates an environment of respect and rapport while developing a climate that promotes positive learning conditions.
• Maintains a positive, orderly, safe, accessible and academically focused learning, resource-rich environment.
• Demonstrates cultural competency.

Instruction

• Communicates learning expectations to students.
• Engages students in learning.
• Embeds assessment in instruction.
• Demonstrates flexibility and responsiveness.
• Demonstrates familiarity with Multi-Tiered Systems of Support.
• Demonstrates knowledge of strategies and accommodations to assist students with disabilities to access curriculum.
• Collaborates effectively with other service staff in providing student instruction.

Professional Responsibilities

• Maintains accurate records and IEP's as mandated by state and federal guidelines, within established timelines.
• Demonstrates professionalism, integrity and ethical conduct.
• Supports, communicates and works professionally with administrators, staff and community and follows all protocols consistent with the WCSD's procedures.
• Makes a focused effort to promote meaningful participation of parents in the IEP process.
• Reflects on teaching.
• Participates in a professional community.
• Participates in other job-related duties and activities related to the position as assigned.
• Works as part of an education/assessment team responsible for identifying, developing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating individual objectives for assigned students.

Specialized Programs

• Picollo: Assignments can include Adaptive Physical Education, Early Childhood/Pre-K, Early Childhood/SIP, Early Childhood/Strategies, Multi Age, Integrated Kindergarten, Comprehensive Life Skills, Social Intervention Program, and CLS/SIP.
• Picollo - Adaptive Physical Education: Demonstrates knowledge of strategies and accommodations to assist students with disabilities to access curriculum and settings appropriate for Physical Education; designs coherent, differentiated instruction, and students' assessments aligned with State Standards in the area of Physical Education at the appropriate instructional level for the student; maintains accurate Service Delivery Logs.