Teacher Visually Impaired; TVI - Outreach Programs

Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI) – Outreach Programs

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Department Information

CSDB is a Deaf and Blind‑led academy where language, leadership, and learning converge to generate agency. Grounded in lived experience, students develop presence, purpose, and way finding – in a space built for growth, pride, and authenticity. CSDB builds generations of thinkers, makers, and leaders who set new standards and transform the world.

The Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI) plays a vital role in bringing access, advocacy, and innovation to students who are blind, low vision, or deafblind across Colorado. Reporting to the Director of Outreach Programs, this position provides instructional support, assessments, and guidance to children and families from birth through age 21. Through collaboration with school districts, BOCES, and families, the TVI helps build inclusive learning environments where every child can thrive whether in a preschool classroom, a home visit, or a high‑school transition meeting.

This role blends teaching expertise with creativity, flexibility, and a passion for empowering learners with visual impairments to meet and exceed Colorado Academic Standards.

• Provide standards‑based instruction and assessments aligned with the Individualized Education Program (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP).
• Prepare lesson plans, adapt instructional materials, and facilitate learning across onsite, virtual, and community‑based environments.
• Serve as a member of multidisciplinary teams to identify, develop, implement, and evaluate student objectives.
• Coordinate effectively with educational staff and families to support student success and program goals.
• Manage referrals, track caseloads, document service delivery, and maintain communication with contracted districts and BOCES.
• Provide student notes, progress reports, and updates to contracted districts, BOCES, and families throughout the service period (e.g., quarterly, at IEP/IFSP and planning meetings, and at the end of the contract, as appropriate).
• Submit all required documentation and paperwork—such as progress notes, data reports, and billing records—accurately and within established timelines and guidelines.
• Provide timely data required by the Colorado Instructional Materials Center (CIMC).
• Conduct assessments as requested by districts.
• Offer parent consultation and participate in parent‑focused activities.
• Develop and deliver professional development for educational teams statewide.
• Contribute to planning and implementing short‑term and Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) programming, including data collection and event coordination.
• Participate in Outreach and CSDB team meetings and other duties as assigned.
• Submit identified progress reports and notes to the school districts and early intervention brokers on the identified schedule.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Education or a closely related field from an accredited college or university, with specialization in Education of the Visually Impaired.
• Must hold or be eligible for appropriate educator licensure in the State of Colorado, endorsed as a Special Education Specialist:
  Visually Impaired.
• 5+ years’ experience as an itinerant teacher working with children who are blind, low vision and/or multiple disabilities.
• Demonstrate competency in Braille by the end of the first instructional year, as evidenced by possession of a CDE Certificate of Braille Competency.

• Knowledge of and ability to apply current standards‑based educational practices associated with children who are blind or low vision to a variety of settings.
• Knowledge of ECC for students who are blind, low vision, including those with multiple disabilities.
• Knowledge of and ability to assess and apply technology to perform the requirements of the position; able to effectively utilize a variety of computer software applications (email, internet, word processing,…