Teacher - Learning Specialist - Special Education Combined # Teacher - Lea

Learning Specialists design and facilitate specially designed math, literacy and social/emotional instruction for students with disabilities and demonstrate competencies in advocacy, assessment, collaboration and compliance. Learning Specialists deliver specialized instruction inside and outside the general education classroom, consult and collaborate with general educators and other members of the special education team, act as case managers and develop IEPs for students, monitor progress toward goals, and support implementation of accommodations in the general education setting.

• Advocate for students with disabilities to ensure access to learning opportunities and equity in discipline processes
• Model and promote inclusive language

• Administer formal assessments and analyze/report data to support the IEP Team in determining eligibility of students with disabilities
• Develop and monitor progress of SMART learning goals for each student
• Collect and analyze universal data to determine student growth patterns and support IEP development

• Collaborate with classroom teachers, school psychologists, speech/language pathologists, school social workers and other special education service providers to develop integrated plans for students with disabilities
• Collaborate with families to ensure students’ strengths, needs, services and progress are regularly communicated

• Implement IDEA and ECEA regulations
• Develop and implement legally compliant, instructionally sound IEPs
• Ensure IEP implementation across settings

• Abide by all district policies and procedures

• Identify students’ current instructional levels
• Develop appropriately ambitious trajectories toward grade level standards
• Plan lessons incorporating evidence-based practices and identify resources for instruction
• Implement specially-designed instruction in a continuum of special education/general educational environments
• Understand or be willing to learn the foundations of literacy instruction
• Understand or be willing to learn how math instruction relies on the integration of knowledge to solve problems
• Differentiate instruction for learners with diverse needs
• Demonstrate an understanding of student behavior and classroom management structures
• Participate in ongoing professional development sessions

- Bachelor’s degree or higher.

- Must be a minimum of 18 years old.

- Criminal background check required for hire.

- Must possess required license and endorsement for the position, or be able to obtain, or be in process with, the Colorado Department of Education for a valid Colorado Educator License within 30 days of hire.

- Preference given to candidates with ELL Training and/or an ESL or LDE (Linguistically Diverse Education) endorsement.

Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance, employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance, and retirement plans such as 401(k), 403(b) and 457(b). Paid time off and other benefits are available to all employees.