Elementary Special Education Teacher - Gateway College Preparatory School -Georgetown Texas

ELEMENTARY SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER – GATEWAY COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL – GEORGETOWN, TEXAS

Job

Position Type:
Teacher – Special Education / Secondary

Reports To:

Principal

FLSA Status:
Exempt Position

Salary Range: $57,000 – $70,222 Annually

Days Worked: 187 A

Location:

Gateway College Preparatory School, Georgetown, Texas

*** SIGN ON BONUS $2,000 STIPEND PRORATED***

Provide special education students with appropriate learning activities and experiences designed to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth.

• Work collaboratively with staff to determine instructional goals, objectives, and methods from recommendations made by the Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) committee.
• Work closely with related service personnel and classroom teachers to ensure services and modifications for students with disabilities are implemented.
• Develop and implement behavioral intervention plans in accordance with assessment and ARD committee recommendations.
• Participate in ARD committee meetings.
• Use a variety of instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment that reflect understanding of the learning styles and needs of students assigned.
• Conduct ongoing assessment of student achievement through formal and informal testing.
• Use effective communication skills to present information accurately and clearly.
• Use technology to strengthen the teaching/learning process.
• Help students analyze and improve study methods and habits.
• Prepare and provide instruction as outlined in the student's IEP.
• Collaborate with students, parents, and staff to develop IEPs through the ARD committee process for each student assigned.
• Create a classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for the physical, social and emotional development of students.
• Take necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities.
• Plan and implement appropriate behavior support and social skills techniques, systems, instruction and activities.
• Collect and analyze academic and behavior data to guide student supports.
• Report and communicate student progress to parents.
• Resolve parent/student issues and concerns in a timely manner.
• Be a positive role model for students.
• Manage student behavior in accordance with Student Code of Conduct and handbook.
• Assist in monitoring students and creating a safe campus environment by reporting to duty assignments as assigned by principal.
• Attend campus events and extracurricular activities as assigned.
• Assist in selection of books, equipment and other instructional materials.
• Participate in all continuing professional development.
• Compile, maintain, and submit reports, records and other documents, as required.
• Analyze critical needs in assigned areas and work collaboratively to implement and improve programs.
• Protect confidentiality of students and their families.
• Participate in performance improvement activities.
• Support the mission and vision of the campus and district.
• Adhere to policies and procedures of the campus and district.
• Comply with policies established by federal and state law, including special education.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

• Knowledge of:
  • Principles, theories, methods, techniques, and strategies pertaining to teaching and instructing special education students in the subject and grade level assigned.
  • Strong knowledge of child growth, development and behavior characteristics of special needs students; educational curriculum and instructional goals and objectives, and the educational trends and research findings pertaining to special needs educational programming; behavior management and behavior shaping strategies, techniques and methods, and conflict resolution procedures; socio-economic.
• Ability to:
  • Design, develop, and implement special education supports and subject area curriculum that is based on best practices.
  • Develop IEPs based on the student needs.
  • Provide an attractive, inviting and stimulating learning environment and develop positive relationships with students.
• Experience:
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