ERR Special Education Teacher

Qualifications

Early Childhood/Early Childhood Special Education Blended Certificate or Exceptional Child Certificate. Certifications/Endorsements: 7029 Generalists K/12;
Exceptional Child. Strong background in teaching methods, developmentally appropriate classroom activities, and effective classroom management. Strong background in behavior management, curriculum, and writing and implementing Individualized Education Plans. Strong background in federal and state law, administrative rules, and Board policy pertaining to special education. Ability to lift up to forty pounds and push and pull up to one hundred pounds.

Knowledge of the diverse needs of children with disabilities and appropriate special education classroom practices. The ability to work with students with emotional, physical, and mental disabilities. Ability to instruct students one-on-one and small group situations. Demonstrated knowledge of subject matter and effective teaching methods. Strong background in curriculum and the Idaho Core Standards. Strong background in the integration of technology with instruction and in creating and completing required reports.

Ability to maintain a positive learning environment. Work well with students, staff, and the public. Excellent organizational skills. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Able to work under deadlines. Maintain confidentiality of staff and students.

Building Principal and Director of Special Services

To provide students with a daily and ongoing instructional program that will provide them the best possible academic knowledge and skills. To help pupils develop skills, attitudes, and knowledge needed to provide a good foundation for continued education according to the guidelines outlined in each student's Individual Education.

• Instruction: prepare for assigned classes; design lessons with an appropriate level of difficulty that provide content in a logical and sequential manner; employ a variety of instructional techniques and media consistent with the physical limitations of the classroom and the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved; meet and instruct assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated;
  
  identify pupil needs and provide instruction appropriate to those needs; analyze and interpret student data to develop and modify instructional activities; follow modifications and accommodations as specified in IEPs; devise written and oral assignments and tests that require analytical and critical thinking and use them to evaluate student progress on a regular basis; prepare students academically for all district, state, and federal testing;
  
  display command of the subject matter; budget class time effectively.

• Encourage students to strive to meet their highest potential.
• Establish and communicate classroom rules and encourage students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
• Engage children in conversation to encourage language development.
• Make provisions for being available to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested under reasonable terms.
• Work to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning both the academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students.
• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
• Assist, where appropriate, in loading and unloading the special education pupil from transportation buses or vans.

• Attend and participate in faculty meetings.
• Organize a meeting at least once annually with the case manager, parents and other professional staff to review and revise the IEP and placement of each assigned pupil.
• Keep immediate supervisor informed of activities and any issues that may arise.
• Cooperate with other members of the staff in planning instructional goals, curriculum, objectives, and methods.
• Provide needed and requested information on a timely and effective basis.