Elementary Special Education Teacher Part Time) Resource Room

Position: Special Education Teacher - Resource Room (.50 FTE - 1/2 time) (26-27 SY)

Location: Paris Ridge Elementary

Reports To: Building Principal/Director of Special Programs

Certification: Elementary K-8, or K-12 - Must be certified in one area of special education

Endorsement: Any Special Education Endorsement

Compensation: Per Bargaining Unit Agreement

Start Date:  School Year

Teachers are responsible for creating a positive learning climate with a focus on student growth and achievement. They employ a variety of instructional techniques and strategies to meet the different learning styles and interests of students.

(The following list is illustrative only and is not a comprehensive list of all functions and duties performed by employees in this position. Regular attendance is an essential function of this job.)

• Plan, prepare, and deliver instructional activities that facilitate active learning experiences for students
• Ensure students are engaged in the learning process
• Create a safe and supportive learning environment for all students
• Plan and implement District curriculum
• Modify curriculum and accommodate student needs, as necessary, to ensure student success in general and special education settings
• Use formative and summative district assessments
• Develop and provide individualized instruction based on students’ IEP goals and transition-related needs
• Model effective strategies to other staff to help individual students maintain satisfactory classwork, social interaction, and behavior; monitor implementation to ensure fidelity
• Help facilitate a building Peer to Peer program; manage classroom peer supports
• Implement Explicit Instructional Strategies
• Work as a team with related service providers to ensure strong pedagogical practices
• Complete Functional Behavioral Assessments and Implement Positive Behavioral Support Plans
• Communicate clear learning targets, goals, and scales to students and parents
• Adapt instruction to meet the needs of all students
• Sequence content at an appropriate pace
• Use an appropriate level of questioning to promote understanding
• Relate lesson content to prior learning and individual student goals
• Appropriately recognize and reinforce individual student effort
• Monitor students’ academic, social, behavioral, and transition progress in order to ensure the implementation of instructional best practices
• Determine specific learning problems, skill deficiencies, or social adjustment difficulties of students and initiate remediation programs in these areas.
• Evaluates student progress based on observation, formative assessments, and summative assessments
• Determines goals, objectives, and starting points for instruction
• Complete special education paperwork following district, ISD, state, and federal guidelines
• Demonstrate effective case management including coordination with parents, teaching staff, and service providers
• Establish strong classroom routines, procedures, and structure
• Develop strong working relationships with para educators that ensure consistency among staff and student interactions
• Implement strong engagement strategies
• Develop and implement strategies to address both expected and unexpected behaviors
• Develop and implement Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports
• Demonstrate effective organization skills; have all materials, equipment, etc., ready for immediate use
• Carry out smooth and effective transitions (e.g., from one activity to another, as students enter and leave the room)

• Effectively communicate with parents regularly via phone or email
• Participate and parent meetings, IEPs, and Parent-Teacher Conferences
• Attend staff, committee, grade-level, department meetings, and others as assigned by the principal
• Collaboratively work…