Special Education Special Purpose Day School Teacher

Special Education Special Purpose Day School Teacher

Newton USD 373 • www.usd373.org

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Certified in the State of Kansas

• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the board of education may find appropriate and acceptable

REPORTS TO: Director, Harvey County Special Education Cooperative; Building Administrator

JOB GOAL: To provide each identified student with the individually tailored help, counsel, and learning experiences he/she needs to make progress toward established educational goals.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborates with all staff to develop and implement individual educational programs for students with disabilities.

• Determines specific learning problems, skill deficiencies, or social adjustment difficulties of students and initiates remediation programs in these areas.

• Develops and maintains individual education plans in accordance with Kansas regulations and district policies.

• Evaluates each student in terms of initial needs and progress toward goals.

• Prepares progress reports and year-end evaluations, administering pre-tests and post-tests as appropriate and necessary.

• Provides a wide range of teaching materials and equipment.

• Counsels students in identifying and addressing their academic and social problems.

• Establishes and maintains standards of individual student behavior.

• Works closely with other teachers to help the students maintain satisfactory classwork, homework, and behavior.

• Helps parents and other teachers to understand the specific needs of students and the goals and operation of the program, apprising them of problems and progress.

• Participates in case conferences about information on students abilities and needs.

• Performs basic attendance accounting and similar record-keeping functions pertinent to the educationally handicapped program.

• Keeps abreast of new developments in the field by reading journals and publications, attending professional society meetings, seminars, and conferences.

• Develops transition plans for students age 14 and older, providing appropriate transition experiences.

• Performs other duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Salary and length of contract to be established by the board of education

EVALUATION: Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the boards policy on evaluation of professional personnel

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS OF THE JOB:

Ability to develop and implement individual educational programs for students with disabilities

Ability to evaluate each students needs and progress toward goals

Ability to maintain standards of individual student behavior