Teacher-Learning Specialist - Special Education .FTE

Position Details

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Standard Hours Per Week: 20.

FTE: 0.50.

Months Per Year: 9.

Job Code: 176099.

Position Type:
Replacement Permanent.

Location:

Thornton, CO.

Learning Specialists design and facilitate specially designed math, literacy and social/emotional instruction for students with disabilities and demonstrate competencies in advocacy, assessment, collaboration and compliance. They deliver specialized instruction inside and outside of the general education classroom, consult and collaborate with general educators and other members of the special education team, act as case managers, develop IEPs, monitor progress, and support implementation of accommodations.

• Advocate for students with disabilities to ensure access to learning opportunities and equity in discipline processes.
• Model and promote inclusive language.
• Administer formal assessments and analyze/report data to support the IEP team in determining eligibility of students with disabilities.
• Develop and monitor progress of SMART learning goals for each student.
• Collect and analyze universal data to determine student growth patterns and support IEP development.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers, school psychologists, speech/language pathologists, school social workers and other special education service providers to develop integrated plans.
• Collaborate with families to ensure students' strengths, needs, services and progress are regularly communicated.
• Implement IDEA and ECEA regulations.
• Develop and implement legally compliant, instructionally sound IEPs.
• Ensure IEP implementation across settings.
• Abide by all district policies/procedures.
• Identify students' current instructional levels.
• Develop appropriately ambitious trajectories toward grade level standards.
• Plan lessons incorporating evidence-based practices and identify resources for instruction.
• Implement specially-designed instruction in a continuum of special education/general educational environments.
• Understand or be willing to learn the foundations of literacy instruction.
• Understand or be willing to learn how math instruction relies on the integration of knowledge to solve problems.
• Differentiate instruction for learners with diverse needs.
• Demonstrate an understanding of student behavior and classroom management structures.
• Participate in ongoing professional development sessions.

• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• Minimum 18 years old.

• Criminal background check required for hire.
• Must possess or be in process with the Colorado Department of Education to obtain a valid Colorado Educator License within 30 days of hire.

Preference given to candidates with ELL Training and/or an ESL or (LDE) Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance, employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans available immediately upon hire. For more information, see our Benefits Overview.

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