Classroom Teacher / Special Education

Job Description:

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Supervises students in and out of the classroom during the assigned working day or beyond the working day when involved in an extended field trip or learning activity.

Essential Duties:

• Attends Re-evaluation Report (RR) and IEP meetings, writes or assists with the development of RRs and IEPs for exceptional students. Facilitates securing information needed for such meetings or as a result of such meetings.

• Continually monitors and assesses the progress of each student to evaluate the student's progress toward achieving the goals and objectives set forth in the student's IEP and progress in the general curriculum.

• Uses appropriate diagnostic and evaluative methods to ascertain the effectiveness of an exceptional student's IEP. Identifies when adaptations and/or modifications may be required to the IEP, additional evaluation may be warranted or further modifications to curriculum and teaching strategies could be used to address concerns about a student's progress. Promptly addresses or initiates contact with the individuals required to address such concerns and monitors progress and results.

• Assists with or provides appropriate modification to the general curriculum pursuant to each student's IEP.

• Assists with developing or develops lesson plans, instructional materials; assists with or provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the general curriculum to the needs of each student and to meet the requirements of the student's IEP. Researches and develops adaptations needed to deliver special education in a virtual setting to meet each student's needs. Prior to use of new technologies, uses and tests hardware and applications to ensure it works as smoothly as possible for intended uses.

• Assists with ways to use and uses technology, research based instructional methods, effective strategies techniques and learning materials to enhance each student's progress toward meeting the goals and objectives of the IEP and to progress in the general curriculum.

• Provides support to regular education teachers and instructional and non-instructional assistants working with exceptional students. Identifies student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping exceptional students solve social, emotional, behavioral, and academic issues.

• Participates in conferences about exceptional students. Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to discuss their child's progress and to interpret the school program and the student's IEP, ensuring they are consistently made aware of all means of contacting the teacher for this purpose.

• Assists students and parents with technical support requests by either securing necessary IT support or, where possible, directly providing basic technical support for issues relating to use of school provided technology or equipment, such as virtual school set-up, basic computer set-up, navigation, and troubleshooting.

• Demonstrates understanding of and abides by federal, state, and local school laws and regulations; mandated programs; District policies and administrative regulations. Reviews and abides by Pennsylvania Code of Professional Practice and Conduct for Educators.

• Ensures all documentation related to a student's special education is complete, in compliance and properly filed in accordance with District policies and practices.

• Maintains professional competence and keeps abreast of new developments in the field through professional development education activities provided by the district or through self-selected activities.

• Selects and requisitions books and instructional aides; maintains required inventory records.

• Administers group standardized assessments in accordance with district assessment program and as modified for particular exceptional students in their IEPs.

• Participates in curriculum development programs as required, faculty committees, and the sponsorship of student activities

• Performs other duties as assigned. Performs in accordance with school policy, administrative regulations, state and federal laws.