Norman North Special Education Certified Teacher

Essential Job Functions

• Perform applicable job functions of a Classroom Teacher.
• Initiate/Participate in categorical eligibility meetings as an expert in a category of IDEA-BPL 101-746.
• Ensure that each child has a current IEP (Individual Education Plan) with the required signatures.
• Monitor the implementation of IEPs.
• Review and write IEPs on an annual basis.
• Create and maintain a working special education file in a locked cabinet that contains the following:
  • Teacher assessments that cover pre (beginning year) and post (ending year) evaluation of the students' progress.
  • The current IEPs with the required signatures.
  • The most recent psychological evaluations.
  • Pertinent medical information.
• Provide the building principal with advice on special education issues.
• Provide staff with in-service sessions each year as required by district policies and state/federal regulations.
• Collaborate, consult, schedule, and instruct regular education staff regarding classroom inclusion, intervention, and/or modification techniques.
• Provide for the physical, social, and educational needs of the students.
• Inform appropriate staff of necessary medical and other information.
• Collaborate, consult, and receive instruction from regular education staff regarding classroom expectations and dynamics.
• Assist the student in taking any prescribed medication(s).
• Lift and/or move non-ambulatory students.
• Diapers and toilets students age three to adult.
• Adapt foods and assist in feeding students.
• Present a professional appearance appropriate to teaching the assignment.
• Display a well-rounded knowledge and understanding of multicultural issues.
• Perform teaching and reporting requirements identified as part of state and federally funded programs.
• Perform other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

• English Language – Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language, including the definition and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
• Mathematics – Knowledge of arithmetic and basic computations regarding addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percentages.

• Communication
  
  Skills:
  
  Employees must possess and demonstrate effective communication skills as they exchange information, give and receive instructions, respond to inquiries, complete forms, and prepare correspondence. Employees must have the ability to write legibly. An employee must also demonstrate an excellent knowledge of grammatical structure, spelling and vocabulary. Employees must communicate in a clear and grammatically correct manner at all times.

• Employees perform skilled, professional level tasks under limited supervision to provide appropriate teaching strategies and environments for student learning. This includes developing lesson plans, teaching, evaluating student progress, assigning grades, accomplishing curriculum objectives, meeting with parents and staff to enhance the learning process and growth of the students, utilizing discretion, ingenuity, and independent judgment to meet the challenges of the job.
  
  Employees establish guidelines/syllabus with appropriate instructional objectives, maintain classroom discipline, encourage learning with effective teaching techniques, and promote acquisition of skills and knowledge to apply principles, theories, and learning objectives. Employees monitor student progress (grading, feedback, behavior, etc.), provide an environment that encourages independent thinking, and demonstrate care and assistance for students with special concerns or needs.

• Employees have regular contact with patrons, students, and staff. They interpret and translate facts and information, explain situations and issues, identify alternative courses of action, and maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

• Oral Comprehension – The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression – The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Written Comprehension – The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in…