Teacher Visually Impaired

Company Description

Montana School for the Deaf and the Blind (MSDB) is a specialized public school that has served students who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind, visually impaired, and deafblind for more than 130 years. The school provides innovative instruction, accessible learning environments, and individualized support to help students build confidence, independence, and strong communication skills. MSDB’s multidisciplinary team of educators, specialists, residential staff, therapists, interpreters, and support professionals creates a supportive community where every student is valued.

The school serves students both on its campus in Great Falls, Montana, and through a comprehensive statewide outreach program. MSDB welcomes committed professionals who value collaboration, inclusion, and student-centered learning, and offers opportunities to make a meaningful impact in students’ lives.

This position will work with a team of experts in our Visually Impaired Department on campus. The provider is a Teacher for the Visually Impaired (TVI) specifically trained to teach students who have a visual impairment. The provider is an expert in modeling strategies for learning and daily activities, as they understand how vision impacts a student’s learning. The provider will teach various skills such as self-advocacy, Braille, assistive technology, and other expanded core curriculum areas.

The provider will also be required to teach content standards. In addition, they design and implement instructional plans individualized to each student's needs.

• Provide Direct Instruction (60%)
• Instructional Plans, Conducting Assessments, and Documenting (20%)
• Family and Caregiver Communication (15%)
• Other Duties as Assigned (5%)

• Understand how exceptionalities may interact with development and learning and use this knowledge to provide culturally responsive, meaningful, and challenging learning experiences for individuals with exceptionalities.
• Demonstrate the ability to create and implement personalized, safe, respectful, inclusive, and culturally responsive learning.
• Demonstrate knowledge of standards used in Montana schools and the ability to use general and specialized curricula to implement individualized learning opportunities that align with the needs of students with exceptionalities.
• Use multiple methods of assessment and data sources to evaluate and identify individualized learning needs and make a variety of education decisions.
• Select, adapt, and use a repertoire of evidence‑based instructional strategies including explicit, systematic instruction, assistive technology, whole group instruction, small group instruction, and individual instruction to support and self-regulate learning.
• Use foundational knowledge of the field along with professional ethics and standards.
• Collaborate, communicate, and advocate in culturally responsive ways with all individuals involved in the special education process to improve programs, services, and outcomes for individuals with exceptionalities and their families, including, but not limited to, facilitating meetings, scheduling services, working with para educators and related providers, and implementing accommodations and modifications.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the philosophical, historical, and legal foundations of special education.
• Demonstrate proficiency in special education procedural competencies including knowledge of state and federal regulations, rules, and processes and knowledge of the state data collection system and state forms.
• Demonstrate an understanding of disability categories and characteristics to the extent necessary to use eligibility criteria to make informed decisions concerning learner identification.

• Understand the models, theories, philosophies, and regulatory history that form the basis for educating students who are visually impaired or blind, including those with additional disabilities.
• Possess a deep understanding of the unique development and learning needs of students who are visually impaired or blind.
• Design and implement learning experiences…