Certified Teacher, Special Education Resource Stipend Desert Thunder SY

Certified Teacher, Special Education Resource I

To provide quality classroom instruction guided by the Arizona State Standards and Governing Board policies and regulations. Improve instructional practice through ongoing collaboration with master and mentor teachers.

Qualifications:

• Valid Arizona teaching certificate
• Must meet all Arizona Department of Education certification requirements
• Meets Criteria of Appropriately Certified
  - Special Education, appropriate for subject/area
• Minimum of a Provisional SEI, ESL or Bilingual Endorsement
• Bachelor's Degree (minimum requirement)
• Must be able to pass a background check upon employment
• Must possess a valid IVP Fingerprint clearance card
• Bilingual Education (BLE) Endorsement (preferred)
• English as a Second Language Endorsement (preferred)

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP) teacher instructionally focused accountability system.
• Attend ongoing applied professional growth groups (clusters).
• Participate in the TAP team-teaching/coaching model in collaboration with mentor and master teachers to enhance teacher expertise.
• Collaborate on lesson planning and develops expertise in all areas of instruction by working with the mentor and master teachers.
• Develop expertise through creating and maintaining an Individual Growth Plan (IGP).
• Use formal and informal assessment to monitor student progress toward the school achievement goals, including cluster focus.
• Use all resources available to support instructional programs.
• Align lessons to district curriculum and state standards.
• Demonstrate accurate content knowledge of all subjects taught to include integration and connection to other content areas.
• Assist in the design and implementation of individualized education programs through diagnostic teaching, instructional adaptations, and individual behavior management techniques.
• Conduct instruction with clearly stated objectives giving a variety of information to aid students in the achievement of the objective.
• Use effective modeling, guided practices, closure, and independent practice as appropriate to the lesson.
• Use questioning and discussion strategies and higher level thinking skills.
• Adjust the lesson as appropriate to meet the diverse needs of all students.
• Integrate the use of educational technology in the classroom.
• Demonstrate appropriate teacher-student interactions with general warmth, caring, respect within the developmental and cultural norms.
• Maintain polite, respectful and positive student interactions.
• Set high academic and behavioral expectations for every student.
• Convey high expectations for instructional goals, activities, interactions, and classroom environment for student achievement.
• Maintain organized and well-managed instructional groups, transitions, as well as supervision of volunteers and paraprofessionals, when appropriate.
• Maintain a safe, organized, and high quality environment that facilitates learning and minimizes student disruptions.
• Maintain accurate records that meet district, state, and federal timelines.
• Maintain and document effective lines of communication with students and their peers.
• Communicate and cooperate with other staff members, support personnel and administration.
• Participates in professional growth activities and seeks to improve teaching skills.
• Establish efficient systems for performing non-instructional duties resulting in minimal loss of instructional time.
• Demonstrate punctuality and dependability in the performance of school duties.
• Follow district policies, procedures, and directives in a timely and appropriate manner.
• Perform such other tasks as may be assigned.

Evaluation:
Performance for this position will be evaluated in accordance with the provision of Board Policy GCO
- Evaluation of Professional Staff Members.

Reports to:

Building Administrator FLSA Status:
Exempt Compensation Range:
Per Year Stipend: $6,000 Stipend / Per Year STIPENDS: $2,000 Bilingual Endorsement; $1,000 ESL Endorsement; $1,000 Gifted Endorsement; $3,000 National Board Certification Status:
Certified Teacher
- Salary Schedule and District Benefits Package Terms of Employment: 1.0 FTE, Full Time;
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