SPED Teacher/Coordinator-SST Northwest

Key Responsibilities

• Trains teachers of a special population, general education teachers, and other staff and ensure they understand and comply with the confidentiality of students in accordance with both state and federal laws.
• Participates in professional development activities and staff meetings as required or assigned
• Affords assistance in scheduling classes for SPED instruction.
• Affords assistance in the planning and implementation of staff development and in-service programs pertaining to special education.
• Maintains oversight of SPED/504 students’ academic progress that is reflected in the formative and summative evaluations to ensure students meet desired educational goals and uses assessment results to coordinate SPED instruction and schedule.
• Compiles, maintains, submits, and files all physical and computerized reports, records, and other documents required by the district, state, and federal laws.
• Ensures SPED classroom(s) and/or instructional environment is safe, organized, and conducive to learning, with accessibility to all students.
• Establishes and maintains communication, both written and oral, with parents, students, principals, and teachers to keep them informed of student progress.
• Collaborates with district personnel, Region service centers, and other professionals to carry out school wide instructional or related activities for SPED/504 students and their parents to better educate them on SPED/504 services and programs.
• Collaborates with general education teachers to ensure SPED/504 students' instructional needs are being met.
• Advocates for SPED/504 students to ensure they have an equitable educational opportunity.
• Continually communicates with students on instructional expectations and keeps them informed of their progress in meeting those expectations.
• Supports general education/special education teachers and administrators in the implementation of appropriate strategies to meet the needs of students with disabilities.
• Supports implementation of accommodations and modifications for students with IEPs in the general education classroom and during Special Education service time.
• Ensures implementation of the instructional program which utilizes knowledge of learning styles and modalities and correlates.
• Ensures timely dissemination of modifications, accommodations, and IEPs to the related teachers and personnel and keeps related documentation.
• Plans, develops, implements, and administers programs and services to meet identified needs, including development and implementation of new programs and services.
• Plans, prepares, and facilitates ARD/504 meetings, and serves as a member of the Admission, Review, and Dismissal/504 Committee.
• Assists regular school personnel in providing an appropriate educational environment for mainstreamed students.
• Establishes new objectives based on the findings of the evaluation team to be presented as recommendations to the ARD Committee.
• Assesses the relation between student performance and handicapping conditions.

Work Environment And Physical Requirements

• Light Work: may require occasional light lifting.
• Position is in an office setting and may involve prolonged work at a desk in one location.