Special Education Teacher - Gifted

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Special Education Teacher - Gifted

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The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) is a nationally recognized urban school district serving approximately 22,000 students. With more than 4,000 employees, including over 1,800 teachers, KCKPS operates 28 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, and 5 college and career academies/high schools. The district’s student population is approximately 56% Hispanic, 24% African American, 9% White, and 6% Asian.

To provide students with the ability to obtain knowledge, information, skills, and a sense of self‑worth and dignity that will help them be successful as they transition from school to the community.

• Understand, plan, and implement evidence‑based strategies to assess gifted and talented students.
• Differentiate instruction, content, and assignments for gifted and talented students, including higher order critical and creative‑thinking skills.
• Recognize the learning differences and cognitive/affective characteristics of gifted and talented students, including those from diverse backgrounds, and identify related learning and social‑emotional needs.
• Work effectively with general education teachers in co‑taught or collaborative settings.
• Communicate with students, parents, general education teachers, and administrators through conferences and other means to discuss student progress and interpret the gifted program.
• Collaborate with other district teachers of the gifted in planning project‑based learning activities.
• Serve as a resource person in gifted education for all district personnel.
• Maintain professional competence through district‑provided professional development and self‑selected activities, demonstrating a commitment to professional growth.
• Assign tasks that are intellectually challenging to students.
• Monitor student progress and prepare Individual Education Plans for students on the caseload.

• Meet the employment qualifications set forth by the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education and the Kansas State Department of Education.
• Hold or be eligible for Kansas certification appropriate for the position.
• Show tolerance and understanding of students with special needs.
• Demonstrate initiative, creativity, self‑motivation, and good judgment.
• Demonstrate adaptability and flexibility.
• Respect confidentiality.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, professional judgment, and oral and written communication.
• Be efficient and organized in “paper management.”

• Maintain communication with teachers, other school personnel, and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action meeting students’ educational needs.
• Provide health services, information, and counseling in an effective and positive manner to enhance the health and wellness of the school community.
• Complete accident/incident reports for students/staff.
• Compile data for statistical purposes.
• Maintain confidentiality regarding educational records.

• Maintain a daily log of school/staff visits and documentation.
• Maintain the daily environment of the health office facility and supplies.
• Utilize existing technology effectively in the performance of duties.
• Perform other related work as required.

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations; ability to write reports, general curriculum and learning theories, correspondence, and protocols; ability to effectively present information and respond to questions…