Teacher-Learning Specialist - Special Education - Paired Stukey .FTE

Summary

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. They deliver specialized instruction inside and outside of the general education classroom, consult and collaborate with general educators and other members of the special education team. They act as case managers, develop IEPs, monitor progress toward goals, and support implementation of accommodations.

• 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 student eligibility
• 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 education 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
• Differentiated 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 the 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)

All salary placement on our Certified Salary schedule is dependent on the employee’s education and/or work experience. Special programs teachers of students with significant support needs, structured learning services or affective needs, audiologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, school nurses, school psychologists, school social workers, and speech language pathologists shall receive experience credit for each full year of previous experience and are not limited to ten (10) years as described.

Additionally, one step for each full year of service in the district as a contracted certified, classified, in‑building substitute, and/or administrative employee for educators beginning a new certified contract or returning to a certified contract. For further explanation of salary placement please refer to our Certified Master Agreement that can be found on our district website.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately upon hire date. To learn more about our benefits including paid time off, please see our Benefits Overview.

Changes to the READ Act require that all K‑3 teachers and staff responsible for teaching reading to students in grades K‑3 complete evidence‑based training within 90 work days of start date.