Elementary Special Education

Special Education Teacher, Elementary K-5

Geary County USD 475

Job Description Classification:
Certified - Elementary Division/Department:
Special Education Job Category:
Teacher FLSA:
Exempt

Reports To:

Building Principals, Assistant Director and Director of ESS Supervises:
Students Grades K-5

Basic Function/

Purpose:

The Special Education teacher provides leads the creation and implementation of a specialized designed instructional program that increases opportunities for students receiving ESS services in the least restrictive environment.

Critical

Skills:

Ability to maintain regular and good work attendance and come to work on time. Ability to work constructively and cooperatively with others. Ability to respond to information requests in a courteous, timely and helpful manner. Ability to manage job responsibilities while meeting established deadlines. Ability to access, input, and retrieves information from a computer. Ability to maintain confidentiality of student and staff information.

Physical Requirements:

The employee performing the duties of this position is frequently required to walk, sit, talk, hear, bend, stoop, and reach. The employee may be occasionally required to manually lift, move, or carry up to 50 pounds. The employee is required to interact with staff and meet the demands of several different people. The employee is responsible for the work output of others.

The employee occasionally works extended hours. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Essential Functions:

Planning and preparation based upon students' Individual Education Plans. Classroom Environment. Instruction based upon students' Individual Education Plans. Professional responsibilities.

Performance Responsibilities:
Support the philosophy and vision of exceptional services in the Geary County School District. Attend final general education student intervention team meetings. Monitor all referrals through the evaluation process. Review IEP and Evaluation files. Submit all required documentation to the district office in a timely manner. Enter accurate data into the district student information system in a timely manner. Possess knowledge legal regulations governing our program.

Utilize data to guide the focus of student IEPs and improve student achievement. Supervise, provide professional development, and coordinate the scheduling of paraprofessionals. Assist with the integration of exceptional students into the general education program. Keep informed regarding new technologies that facilitate and support student learning. Communicate clearly and accurately with administrators, staff, parents, students and agencies. Plan and implement transition services for students.

Respect the confidentiality of records and information regarding students, parents, and teachers in accordance with accepted professional ethics, and state, and federal laws. Participate as a team member in the comprehensive evaluation, review, and re-evaluation process. Assist general education teachers in the development and implementation of universal design methods, curricular modifications, and appropriate classroom strategies. Provide demonstration of effective teaching practices within the classroom.

Establish mentoring relationships among teachers to support inclusion activities. Intervene and provide support with discipline problems of exceptional students. Oversee the collection, analysis and interpretation of evaluative data regarding exceptional students in general education settings. Uphold and enforce Board policies, administrative procedures, school rules, and federal and state regulations including but not limited to Kansas Plan for Special Education Consolidated Plan for Federal Programs Acceptable use of technology Sexual and racial harassment Child abuse reporting.

Term of Employment:
Teacher Contract Salary Range:
Determined by placement on teacher salary schedule. Additional days beyond the contract year will be compensated according to the negotiated agreement in effect Evaluation Frequency:
Job performance will be evaluated in accordance with state regulations and the terms established in the negotiated agreement Updated 1-19-18 Notice of Nondiscrimination Geary County USD #475 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, or age in its programs and/or activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.