Special Education Teacher-ASD/DCD-2 positions

Qualifications

• Provides direct instruction for all core content as well as transitional areas.
• Uses a variety of techniques including individualized instruction, lectures, team teaching, hands-on formats, and many other instructional strategies.
• Implements and delivers instructional activities to actively engage students in meaningful learning experiences.
• Instructs and monitors students in the use of learning materials and resources for use in educational activities.
• Assigns and grades class work, homework, tests, and assignments.
• Plans and prepares lessons for appropriate subject and grade/age level and ensures continuous student growth and achievement.
• Evaluates, selects, and modifies instructional resources to meet the needs of the students with varying backgrounds, learning styles, and special needs.
• Provides a variety of learning materials and resources for use in educational activities.
• Uses available resources and school continuum to effectively plan, present, monitor, and assess student learning.
• Communicates effectively, both orally and in writing, with students, parents, and other professionals on a regular basis.
• Shares academic, behavioral, emotional information with parents and staff.
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with students, parents, and staff.
• Manages classroom resources and directs the work and manages day-to-day activities of Academic Behavior Managers.
• Manages student behavior utilizing proactive, positive interventions and implements appropriate behavioral management plans and crisis intervention strategies.
• Ensures due process rights of students.
• Maintains accurate and complete records of students' progress and development including implementing plans for special education groups.
• Develops and writes annual IEP's, positive behavior support plans, progress reports, and three-year reassessments and complies with due process requirements.
• Collects and analyzes data on IEP goals/objectives.
• Affirms changing curricular needs, offers plans for improvement, and develops new curriculum within District guidelines.
• Keeps up to date with developments in subject area, teaching resources, and methods and makes relevant changes to instructional plans and activities.
• Participates in department and school meetings, parent meetings.
• Performs assigned responsibilities in a manner consistent with the District's established policies and procedures.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.