K-5 Elementary Teacher

Special Education Teacher (K-12) – Upper Moreland Township School District

Position:
Special Education Teacher (K-12) Department:
Upper Moreland Primary School

Reports to:

Assigned Building Principal

Schedule:

Full Time, 7.5 hours/day, 10 Months FLSA Status:
Exempt – Upper Moreland Education Association Salary Range: $57,050 - $114,520

Upper Moreland Township School District is an educational institution working in partnership with the community to provide all students with educational opportunities to develop knowledge, skills, behaviors, and habits of mind necessary for excellence and success as critical thinkers, as caring and confident individuals, and as contributing members of society. The District reflects the shared values of a diverse community of stakeholders and focuses on student success socially, emotionally, physically, and academically.

Students of the Upper Moreland Township School District will be provided with the foundation and skills necessary to excel in the exciting, complex, and interdependent world in which they live.

The Special Education Teacher (K-12) works with students who have learning, cognitive, social/emotional, and/or physical disabilities, and adapts general education lessons and subjects to guide and encourage students to develop and fulfill their academic potential. Work is performed under the supervision of the Principal and/or Special Education Supervisor.

• Creates a classroom and/or instructional environment that is attractive, safe, supportive, and conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity, interest, and abilities of students. Risk-taking is encouraged, students feel free to contribute their ideas, and teacher and student interactions are respectful and polite to promote a positive learning environment for all students.
• Creates a classroom and/or instructional environment that have materials in good condition and accessible to students, including but not limited to creating educational bulletin boards, web pages, parent/student newsletters, and other similar communication vehicles consistent with district practice.
• Use relevant technology to support and differentiate instruction.
• Provide research-based specialized instruction to address the instructional goals and objectives contained within each student’s IEP.
• Teaches District approved curriculum.
• Teaches skills and knowledge of subject matter in accordance with the requirements of approved courses of study using District curriculum and other appropriate learning activities.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of established District curriculum goals and establishes and communicates clear objectives to the students for all lessons, units, and projects.
• Strives by instruction and action to employ the District’s philosophy of education, instructional goals and objectives, and performance expectations.
• Encourage and monitor the progress of individual students and use information to adjust teaching strategies.
• Assess student progress and determines the need for additional reinforcement or adjustments to instructional techniques.
• Prepares for classes and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisor.
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and employs a variety of instructional techniques and teaching strategies to meet different aptitudes, interests and abilities of students, including current technology and whole-group/small-group learning.
• Translates lesson plans into developmentally appropriate learning experiences to best utilize the available time for instruction.
• Designs activities to engage students in cognitively challenging work aligned to standards.
• Employ various teaching techniques, methods and principles of learning to enable students to meet their IEP goals.
• Manages allotted learning time to maximize student achievement.
• Uses resources that will promote high levels of learning and student engagement in the classroom environment.
• Reflects on practice and student work to determine what went well and what changes could improve instruction and uses reflection to inform future instruction.
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