Exceptional Children Teacher

JOB PURPOSE

Candidate will work collaboratively with the general education teachers and administrators to develop strategies to meet the needs of each individual student on their caseload.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Modify and develop daily curriculum techniques specific to students with different learning modalities.

• Experience with Adaptive Curriculum

• Develop approved lesson plans to meet the standards of the curriculum within the classroom and assist in developing lesson plans for inclusion students.

• Consistently communicate and correspond with parents, administrators, school psychologists and other professionals to set-up and plan IEP and Evaluation meetings.

• Act as IEP facilitator and collaborator between special ed. and regular education teachers.

• Gather relative information from team members and write, revise, or update IEP and existing data reports.

• Complete report cards and progress reports on each student's progress.

• Assist other professional staff in identifying and implementing interventions for students identified in the Student Study Team process.

• Maintain appropriate student data in order to keep school-wide grading system up to date as well as data required to monitor IEP goal progress.

• Attend professional meetings, educational conferences and training workshops in order to maintain and improve professional competence.

SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Leadership and team collaboration skills

• Positive interpersonal and communication skills

• Organizational and self-management skills to effectively handle multiple responsibilities

• Commitment to go above and beyond when necessary to reach goals

• Strong planning, execution and problem-solving skills

• Dependability

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• North Carolina Exceptional Children Teaching Certificate