Education Specialist: Inclusive Special Ed & IEP Leader

Overview

Under the immediate direction of the Directors of Special Education, provide comprehensive specialized academic services to students in a school setting based on Individualized Education Program, addressing their unique needs and supporting their participation in educational activities. Provides consultation and support for school site teams who have special needs students with mild to moderate disabilities in general education classrooms for the majority of their school day;
Perform other related functions as required.

Under the supervision of the Middle School Director, the Agriculture & Natural Resources CTE Teacher will lead the middle school agriculture program and elementary school garden education. This role integrates California’s CTE Model Curriculum Standards with our mission to foster hands‑on learning, ecological literacy, and stewardship. The teacher will guide middle school students through standards‑based, project‑driven agricultural studies while delivering engaging garden‑based science and sustainability lessons to elementary students.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily. Essential functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Case management of students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), including the development and monitoring of goals, interventions and services
• Assists general education teachers and special education support staff in adapting curriculum for special needs students, and provides modified curriculum and resources as needed by school site teams
• Creates schedules to ensure all specialized academic instructional minutes are being met
• Meets all IEP deadlines: progress reports, addendum IEPs, annual IEPs, triennials and initial IEPs
• Collaborates with related service providers (i.e. SLP, OT, etc.), as needed, in order to develop and/or update student IEPs
• Provides meeting invitations for all types of IEP meeting and communicates with parents and/guardians
• Attends IEP’s and staff/parent meetings of students with special needs in general education classrooms, as requested
• Implement Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to support academic achievement in the general education setting
• Conducts ongoing training for regular and special education teachers and instructional assistants regarding inclusive education practices, curriculum modifications and behavior interventions for special needs students in general education classrooms
• Assists general education teachers, special education support staff and school site teams with developing daily reports, behavioral schedules and social skills curriculum for special needs students in general education classrooms
• Models teaching strategies and techniques for regular and special education teachers and instructional assistants for special needs students in general education classroom
• Provides consultation and support for parents of special needs students in general education classroom and helps to facilitate positive collaboration between parents and school site teams
• Confers frequently with district special education support staff and administrators to provide needed services regarding inclusive education practices
• Assists school site teams in problem solving and program issues related to inclusive education practices
• Teach and instruct students with disabilities who need in subject matter areas, auditory and visual perceptual training, and fine and gross motor skill development
• Utilize an adopted course of study, and curriculum and instruction guidelines
• Use program instruction guidelines and other materials to develop lesson plans and teach outlines designed to remediate diagnosed learning dysfunctions
• Utilize a variety of specialized methodology in teaching and instructing students and in providing assistance to other instructional personnel, including remedial instruction, and activity participation using a variety of educational equipment, materials, books, and learning aids
• Review, analyze, and evaluate the history and background of students with disabilities, and assist instructional personnel in the…