Special Education Teachers for Secondary Schools

Special Education Teacher

Appropriate NYS Certification in Special Education, SWD 1-6, or SWD 7-12/Content Area 7-12

Facilitates the learning activities of exceptional children (Students with Specific Learning Challenges, Speech/Language Impairments, Intellectually Delayed, Emotional Disturbance, Other Health Impairments, Autism, Hearing Impairments, Orthopedic Impairments, Visual Impairments, and Traumatic Brain Injury) in the attainment of grade-level, subject, school, and system objectives

• Utilizes a wide variety of instructional strategies, devices, and methods
• Works with small and large instructional groups
• Functions effectively as a staff member of the school community

Instruction

• Teaches grade level or content area
• Provides adequate educational experiences to enable each student to develop, interpret, and transmit ideas effectively
• Provide opportunities for each student to develop the ability to solve problems, think critically, and to study effectively

Classroom Management

• Establishes a classroom climate conducive to effective learning and study
• Systemizes clerical and record-keeping duties so that instructional process is uninterrupted

Guidance and Counseling

• Assists each student in dealing with academic problems
• Works closely with guidance counselors and instructional teams on specific problems of individual students

School Organization and Administration

• Contributes to continuous improvement of educational program by initiating suggestions for staff consideration
• Serves on committees

Professional Development

• Engages in appropriate studies and activities to improve professional competence
• Contributes to solution of education problems of the school district

School/Community Relations

• Works closely with parents in guiding the growth and development of students

Case Manager Responsibilities

• Updates, manages, and ensures the full implementation of IEP's
• Assesses progress periodically throughout the school year based on the district's progress reporting time frame
• Ensures that progress reports are being completed, based on goals and by those individuals addressing the goals
• Ensures that parents receive an updated copy of the goals with the progress marked as well as any additional notes or paperwork related to the ongoing assessment
• Ensures that parents are involved in the planning and implementation of the IEP process
• Ensures that the general education teacher is implementing modifications and strategies prescribed in the IEP process
• Provides services to students within the general education classroom and works with the general education teachers as co-workers
• Collaborates with general education teachers in all planning and changes to the IEP when they are working with students with IEP's
• Meets periodically with students to assess and discuss student' progress challenges and needs to meet their goals and/or objectives
• Meets with parents, students, various educators and/or clinicians working with students
• Reviews progress reports for their students throughout the school year
• Advocates for students and works with all stakeholders

Reports to:

Building Principal;
Responsible to the Special Education Supervisor, and the Director of Special Education (Updated 4/2023)