Special Education Teacher ($5,000 Sign on Bonus)

About the role

The Fort Dodge Community School District seeks a Special Education Teacher (High School) Supervisor: Building Administrator to join our dedicated team. This position is under the general supervision of the Principal and involves facilitating student success and growth in academic and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development of Individual Educational Plans for students.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable laws and district policy for the identification, progress-monitoring and IEP development and implementation.
• Affords feedback to students, parents and administration regarding student progress, expectations and goals.
• Coordinates with outside agencies, organizations and institutions.
• Coordinates with administrators and teaching staff to ascertain individual student's abilities and needs.
• Works collaboratively with colleagues to make accommodations to instruction, curriculum and the learning environment to meet the learning needs of students.
• Schedules and provides feedback to paraeducators.
• Encourages parental involvement in students' education and ensures effective and timely communication with parents.
• Promotes a classroom environment that is safe, engaging and conducive to individualized and small group instruction and student learning.
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and translates lesson plans into learning experiences.
• Conducts ongoing assessment of student learning and modifies instructional methods to fit individual student's needs; conducts individual and small group instruction as needed.
• Continues to acquire professional knowledge and learn of current developments in the educational field by actively taking part in professional learning communities and other opportunities.
• Organizes and maintains a system for accurate and complete record-keeping, grading, and reporting for all student activities, achievement and attendance as required by district procedures and laws.
• Selects and requisitions appropriate instructional materials and supplies and maintains inventory.
• Supervises students in activities that take place out of the classroom during the school day, including activities involving school transportation, lunch and recess.
• Administers standardized tests in accordance with district testing programs.
• Performs other duties, as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university in a field applicable to special education teaching.
• Licence issued by Iowa BoEE for special education teaching.

Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of current teaching methods and educational pedagogy enabling differentiation.
• Knowledge of special education law, Department of Education requirements, and best practice.
• Knowledge of data information systems, data analysis and the formulation of action plans.
• Ability to use computer network system, technology devices, and software applications.
• Ability to organize and coordinate work.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents, coworkers and the greater community.
• Ability to engage in self-evaluation with regard to performance and professional growth.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with others.