Teacher Visually Impaired Non-Classified

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Commitment: 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.
Aspiration: CSDB builds generations of thinkers, makers, and leaders who set new standards and transform the world.
Description of Job
Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI)

The Colorado School for the Blind and the Blind (CSDB) is accepting applications for current and future Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TVI) vacancies.

Applications are accepted on an ongoing basis for vacancies across instructional areas and grade levels, including but not limited to core content areas.

This position reports to the Principal of the School for the Blind and is responsible for providing standards-based instruction and educational support to K–12 students who are blind or visually impaired, including students who may have additional disabilities or educational needs.

The Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments develops and delivers instruction aligned with Colorado Academic Standards and students’ Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), provides specialized instruction and accommodations related to visual impairment, monitors student progress through appropriate assessment practices, and creates an accessible, engaging, and supportive learning environment.

• Plan and deliver standards-based instruction aligned with Colorado Academic Standards, student IEPs, and individual learning needs.
• Develop lesson plans, adapt instructional materials, and implement daily learning activities that support student growth and achievement.
• Assess and monitor student progress and use assessment data to inform instruction and educational decision-making.
• Maintain a positive, safe, and engaging learning environment using appropriate behavior-support strategies.
• Apply specialized instructional strategies, accommodations, modifications, and accessibility practices appropriate for students who are blind or visually impaired, including students with additional disabilities or complex educational needs.
• Provide instruction and support in areas of the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC), as appropriate to individual student needs and IEP goals.
• Support students in developing skills related to access, independence, self-advocacy, social-emotional development, and daily living.
• Utilize assistive technology, accessible instructional materials, and other specialized tools to support student access, communication, participation, and learning.
• Incorporate project-based, technology-based, experiential, and collaborative learning opportunities into instruction as appropriate.
• Adapt the instructional environment and educational materials to support accessibility and meaningful student participation.
• Participate as a member of multidisciplinary and educational teams responsible for developing, implementing, monitoring, and evaluating student IEP goals and objectives.
• Collaborate effectively with teachers, orientation and mobility specialists, related-service providers, support staff, administrators, and other members of the educational team.
• Serve as an advocate for assigned students and support their academic, accessibility, social-emotional, and educational needs.
• Maintain effective communication with families and provide consultation regarding student progress, educational programming, accessibility, and individual learning needs.
• Participate in family engagement activities, school events, team meetings, departmental meetings, and other required…