ESY Deaf And Hard Of Hearing Diverse Learner Teacher

Position Type:

Summer Projects/Teacher

• Grade K-8

Date Posted:

9/17/2024

Location:

Varied School Sites

Closing Date:

10/25/2024

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ESY Deaf & Hard of Hearing Diverse Learner Teacher

Who We Are:

Waukegan Community Unit School District No. 60 serves nearly 15,500 students in preschool through grade 12 and is located halfway between Chicago, Illinois and Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the shores of Lake Michigan. The District has 1 early learning center, 15 elementary schools, five middle schools and a high school program divided between two 9th

• 12th grade campuses. The District encompasses portions of Waukegan, Beach Park and Park City.

Why We Do This Work:

The Waukegan Community Unit School District No. 60 has set an ambitious agenda for change, guided by the belief that all children, regardless of circumstances, can achieve at high levels and academic gaps can and will be eliminated with the support of teachers who deliver engaging, relevant, and academically rigorous instruction that excites students and instills a love of learning in them.

Locations: Various Schools

Responsibilities:

• Provide specialized instruction utilizing sign language support through direct classroom instruction;

• Implement supplementary aids and services including but not limited to: amplification, FM devices, accommodations/modifications and supervision of sign language interpreters;

• Provide differentiated instruction to students with disabilities based on IEP goals and services, literacy and math interventions and professional development strategies;

• Monitor and record student progress towards IEP goals;

• Attend meetings scheduled by the site supervisor and/or Diverse Learners Administrator and all professional development sessions;

• Prepare appropriate lesson plans based on student needs, aligned with IEP goals and services

• Prepare the assigned classroom to encourage engaged cooperative small group learning;

• Develop and follow a daily schedule;

• Communicate with parents/guardians, as needed;

• Provide supervision and guide support to paraprofessional, if applicable.

Qualifications; Professional Educator License LBS1. Dependent on assignment, the following endorsement may be required: Reading, Language Arts, and Math.

Salary: Salary Structure

Additional Information; No more than two days can be missed without jeopardizing dismissal and termination of the contract unless extenuating circumstances prevail. This includes time before and after the start and end of the school day and all professional development sessions. In the event that a minimum class size is not maintained, the teacher is subject to release from their contract. The teacher will be paid for each day of service prior to the day of release.

Currently scheduled for:

May 29/30 Professional Development for all staff 830-1130am

Staff attendance dates: June 3-July 1 (no school June 19)

Prek-8th grade staff hours: 8:15-1 pm Monday-Friday

9th-12 grade staff hours: Session A- 8:15-11:45 am, Session B- 12:15-3:45 pm

Waukegan School District is not responsible for any unforeseen calendar changes that might be decided by the District.

Only online applications will be considered for interviews.

Apply: www.wps60.org

Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 offers employment opportunities

without regard to age, gender, race, color, gender identity, national origin, religion, marital or military/veteran status, sexual

orientation, pregnancy, parental status, genetics, disability or other protected category.