Teacher 2026-2027, Special Education Resource / In-Class Support, DURYEA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Primary Purpose

Provide special education students with learning activities and experiences designed to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth.

Qualifications

• Education/Certification: Bachelor’s degree from accredited university
  Valid Texas teaching certificate that matches the content area and grade level of the assignment AND
  Valid Texas teaching certificate with required special education endorsements for assignments
• Special Knowledge/Skills: Knowledge of special needs of students in assigned area
  Knowledge of Individual Education Plan (IEP) goal setting and meeting process and implementation
  Knowledge of how to adapt curriculum and instruction for special needs
  Effective communication skills

Terms Of Employment

Probationary/Term Contract: 187 days
Salary Pay Grade T60 (Teacher Classification) as approved by the Board of Trustees $2,000 Stipend

Essential Functions

• Attendance: Regular and reliable attendance is an essential job function
• Instructional Strategies: Collaborate with students, parents, and other members of staff to develop IEPs for each student assigned.
  Implement an instructional, therapeutic, or skill development program for assigned students and show written evidence of preparation as required.
  Conduct assessment of student learning styles.
  Plan and use appropriate instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students assigned.
  Present subject matter effectively and according to guidelines established by IEP.
  Employ a variety of instructional techniques and media including technology to meet the needs and capabilities of each student assigned.
  Work cooperatively with classroom teachers to modify regular curricula as needed and assist special education students in regular classes with assignments.
  Participate in IEP Committee meetings on a regular basis.
  Participate in selection of books, equipment, and other instructional media.
• Student Growth and Development: Conduct ongoing assessments of student achievement through formal and informal testing.
  Provide or supervise personal care, medical care, and feeding of students as stated in IEP.
  Assume responsibility for approved extracurricular activities or outside activities as assigned.
  Consult district and outside resource people regarding education, social, medical, and personal needs of students, as needed.
• Classroom Management and Organization: Create classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social, and emotional development of students.
  Manage student behavior and administer discipline including intervening in crisis situations and physically restraining students as necessary according to IEP.
  Consult with classroom teachers regarding management of student behavior according to IEP.
  Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
  Plan and assign the work of teacher aide(s) and oversee completion, if assigned.

Other

• Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors: Tools/Equipment Used: Personal computer and peripherals, and other instructional equipment
  Posture: Prolonged standing; frequent kneeling/squatting, bending/stooping, pushing/pulling, and twisting
  Motion: Frequent walking
  Lifting: May require regular heavy lifting (45 pounds or more) and positioning of students with physical disabilities, control behavior through physical restraint, assist non-ambulatory students, and lift and move adaptive and other classroom equipment; may work prolonged or irregular hours
  Environment: Exposure to biological hazards.
  Work inside, may work outside; regular exposure to noise
• Mental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress; work prolonged or irregular hours