Diverse Learning​/Special Education Teacher

Job Description

JOB TITLE DIVERSE LEARNING/SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER

REPORTS TO PRINCIPAL AND/OR DIRECTOR OF DIVERSE LEARNINGS

SALARY SCHEDULE/GRADE CERTIFIED RANK

CONTRACTED DAYS AND/OR HOURS 186 DAYS

EXEMPT STATUS EXEMPT

EXEMPT JOB CLASS CODE 2095

POSITION CLASSIFICATION CERTIFIED DATE APPROVED 4/16/2024

Valid Kentucky Certificate for Teaching Exceptional Children:
Learning and Behavior Disorders (LBD), Moderate and Severe Disabilities (MSD), Hearing Impaired (HI), and/or Visually Impaired (VI).

To implement by instruction and action the district’s philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.

District and School Priority Alignment:
Align actions with district and school values and core priorities. Evaluated based on the efficacy of aligned actions.

• Supervise students in out-of classroom activities during the assigned working day.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of students and staff.
• To ensure that the educational needs of students are met and that they become independent learners and achieve their full potential.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with students, colleagues, and community members.
• Develop lesson plans and instructional materials and provide individualized or small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs and learning styles of each student.
• Translate lesson plans into learning experiences to best utilize the available time for instruction and meet individual student needs.
• To use professional knowledge to address the needs of the diverse/special education learner population, while demonstrating respect for individual differences, cultures, and learning needs.
• Establish and maintain standards of student conduct needed to achieve an effective learning atmosphere in the classroom.
• To assess the educational needs of learners as well as gather data to determine learner needs, measure learner progress, guide instruction and intervention and provide timely feedback to learners, families, and staff.
• Create and develop IEPs (Individualized Education Plans) for students identified on the caseload.
• Maintain and collect progress monitoring data on diverse learner/special education students.
• Evaluate student’s academic, behavioral, and social growth, keep appropriate records, and prepare progress reports on a regular basis.
• Communicate with students and parents through conferences and other means to discuss progress and interpret the school program.
• Identify students’ needs and cooperate with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude and learning problems.
• Maintain professional competence through professional staff development activities provided by the district and/or self-selected professional growth activities.
• Participate collaboratively with administrators in the evaluation process.
• Select and requisition instructional materials; maintain required inventory records.
• Administer assessments in accordance with the district assessment programs.
• Participate in curriculum development programs as required.
• Participate in faculty meetings, team meetings, departmental meetings, committees and the sponsorship of student co-curricular activities as assigned.
• Employ a variety of instructional techniques, strategies and media, consistent with the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.
• Implement by instruction and action the district’s philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives.
• Accept responsibility for appropriate utilization of and the care of equipment, materials and facilities.
• Maintain accurate, complete and correct records as required by law, district policy and administrative regulations.
• Assist in enforcing school rules, administrative regulations, and Board of Education policies.
• Cooperate with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals, objectives, and strategies.
• Promote positive public relations with parents and other members of the community-at-large.
• Assign tasks for which students have a high probability of success and expect all…