TOSA) Interim Alternative Education

Clover Park School District Special Education - Lakewood, Washington Open in Google Maps

Starting Date: Immediately

* Total Possible Salary Range : $74,075/yr - $139,613/year

Contracted Days:183

FTE - 1.0

IDENTIFYING INFORMATION

Job Title:
Classification Level:

Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) Teacher Salary Schedule

- Special Education

Reports to:
Working Title:

Special Education Director Teacher on Special Assignment
- Sp Ed

or Special Education Supervisor

SUMMARY OF ASSIGNMENT

This position provides training, consultation, and support to administrators, teachers, and school-based leadership teams to facilitate the implementation of a Special Education Services, including Inclusionary Practices, at the district and school levels.

Assistance activities may include observation and feedback, modeling, interpreting data, and other supportive assistance necessary to implement evidence based and compliant special education services.

Under direction of the Special Education Director and/or Designee, this position is responsible for:

1) building the capacity of Special Education teachers and staff to meet the learning needs of all students and attain the district’s and school's improvement goals;

2) working with Special Education teachers and staff to monitor program compliance requirements for Individualized Education Plans;

3) assist the Special Education Director and/or Designee in developing and implementing staff development to improve instruction, student outcomes, and state and federal compliance guidelines for teachers

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Developing, leading, implementing, monitoring, and collaborating with administration and school teams on specific, targeted goals and priorities which are determined by the District and School Improvement plans, including implementation of evidence based special education services and inclusionary practices.

• Facilitates the implementation of District curriculum alignment and instructional strategies for students with IEPs within and across grade levels and service areas. This includes evidence based behavioral supports, PBIS school and classroom systems and supports, MTSS implementation and RtI academic support for students with IEPs.

• Works with school teams (Special Education, MTSS, Problem Solving, and Inclusionary Practice teams) and consults with Special Education teachers through the planning, observation and reflection cycle in instruction. Works with teachers to achieve measurable achievement goals, including goals in social/emotional/behavioral service areas. Provides training and models effective teaching and classroom management strategies in the classroom.

• Managing, analyzing, and utilizing student data (i.e., scoring probes, scheduling data collection, using collected data to drive student support). Works with Special Educationteams to infuse student assessment data and appropriate instructional strategies to address the data into their teaching practice. Assists teachers in using state standards, scoring rubrics and item analysis data utilizing a backwards design approach to standards based curriculum for all learners.
  
  Works with teachers on data interpretation and appropriate instructional decisions so that all students meet grade level and service area standards. Uses data in building/grade level team meetings and planning, and professional development.

• Disaggregates data for audience and purpose –SBA,MAP, Curriculum/Benchmark, Common Assessments, on-going Assessments. Disaggregates data for individual teachers, teams, departments to use. Supports…