Norman North High School Special Education Teacher

Norman North High School Special Education Classroom Teacher

Job Title:

Norman North High School Special Education Classroom Teacher

Credentials:
Current Oklahoma Certificate as a Special Education Teacher

Education:

Bachelor's Degree in Special Education

Training or experience required:
None required for this position

Reports to:

Building Administrator

Salary

Schedule:

Certified Salary Schedule

Terms of Employment:

Contract Length:
Returning teachers: 182 days New teachers: 182 days + Induction Week

Work Schedule:

30 minutes before and 30 minutes after school and special events outside the regular workday

Sick Leave: 10 days

Personal Business Leave: 3 days

Teacher Retirement:
Paid in full by Norman Public Schools

Evaluation:
Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with Oklahoma laws and Norman Public School Board of Education policy

Essential Job Functions:

Perform applicable job functions of Classroom Teacher

Initiate/participate in categorical eligibility meetings as an expert in a category of IDEA-BPL 101-476

Ensure that each child has a current IEP (Individual Education Plan) with required signatures

Monitor implementation of IEPs

Review and write IEPs on an annual basis

Create and maintain a working special education file in a locked cabinet at the site that contains:

• Teacher assessments that cover pre (beginning year) and post (ending year) evaluation of progress
• The current IEP with required signatures
• The most recent psychological evaluation
• Pertinent medical information

Provide the building principal advice on special education issues

Provide staff in-service sessions each year as required by district policies and state/federal regulations

Collaborate, consult, schedule, and instruct regular education staff regarding inclusion, intervention, and/or modification techniques

Provide for the physical, social and educational needs of students

Inform appropriate staff of necessary medical and other information

Collaborate, consult and receive instruction from regular education staff regarding regular classroom expectations and dynamics

Assist the student in taking prescribed medication

Lift and/or move non-ambulatory students

Diaper and toilet students ages three to adult

Adapt foods and feed the students

Present a professional appearance appropriate to the teaching assignment

Display knowledge and understanding of multicultural issues

Perform other duties as assigned

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities:

Successful performance of the job requires good customer service/people skills and to handle problems and provide information and technical assistance as requested

It requires complying with safety guidelines and policies to reduce accidents or injury to staff or to students

It requires following school dress standards, proper attendance or leave policies, and other work-habits concerns for staff

Creativity, initiative and effective problem solving are critical to the success of the position

Help manage the computerization of school district operations

Provide training and support to district staff in the use of administrative computer systems

Perform such tasks to the ultimate benefit of the educational program

An incumbent in this position will utilize discretion, ingenuity and independent judgment due to the complexity of the job