Special Education Teacher - Severe/Moderate Needs

The Learning Experiences and Academic Preparation (LEAP) program provides educational and therapeutic services to students with significant and complex developmental disabilities. The program provides functional academics, activities of daily living, occupational, physical and speech/language therapies, and assistive technologies that allow students to access the general curriculum in both a self-contained classroom and the general education setting. The special education teacher should be able to:

• Collaborate and coordinate with general education teachers

• Collaborate and coordinate with paraprofessionals

• Collaborate and coordinate with related service providers

• Collaborate and coordinate with parents, guardians and community providers

• Develop, implement and monitor Individualized Education Programs

• Develop, implement and monitor behavior intervention plans and incentive plans

• Prepare and provide individualized specially designed instruction in core content and other educational areas

• Demonstrate knowledge of and implement a variety of instructional methodologies and practices (i.e. inclusive practices, applied be, incidental teaching, etc.)

• Demonstrate knowledge of and implement a variety of assistive technology tools and augmentative and alternative communication devices

• Facilitate IEP Team meetings and the Team meeting process

• Collect and analyze data to report on student progress and inform instruction