Special Education Social Communication Programs- Assistant Principal Elementary

Pay Competitive

Employment type

Full-Time

Req#: 6131 This job posting is for the  contract year 213-day contract Rio Rancho Public Schools
- Special Services Department RIO RANCHO PUBLIC SCHOOLS 500 Laser Road NE Rio Rancho, NM 87124 Telephone:  FAX:

Job Title:

Special Education Social Communication Programs Assistant Principal

Minimum Qualifications NM 100 Level 3B Administrative License MA in Education with Special Education Licensure; and Level III-A with a minimum of 6 years of classroom teaching experience and having taught special education for a minimum of three years. Position

Description:

The Special Education Social Communication Programs Assistant Principal is directly responsible for improving the academic and behavioral performance of students within the Special Education Social Communication Programs. The Special Education Social Communication Programs Assistant Principal manages and coordinates all specialized services including special education, consultation with families and/or outside services, and all other related services for students with disabilities in the social communication programs.

The overarching goal is to help our students with disabilities achieve breakthrough academic achievement, prosocial behaviors and appropriate communication skills, and to ensure that the Individualized Education Plan (IEP) needs of all students with disabilities are met with robust and rigorous strategies. Social Communication District Program

Description:

These small group classrooms are designed for students with significant communication, social, and behavioral needs. The purpose of this setting is to provide a highly structured, language-rich learning environment targeting specific skill development in the areas of functional communication, pragmatic language, social skills, adaptive skills, and academics, based on an Individualized Educational Plan (IEP). Supports and services are provided by a multidisciplinary team (e.g. special and general education teachers, educational assistants, and related service providers such as the speech-language pathologist, school social worker, and behavior specialist utilizing a co-support/co-teach model).

Evidence-based instructional strategies and interventions, such as systematic instruction, applied behavior analysis (e.g., antecedent intervention, differential reinforcement schedules, task analysis, token economies etc.), visual supports, and functional communication training are designed to support students’ access and ability to make progress with the general education curriculum and/or alternate curriculum, and State Standards. Each student’s Individualized Education Plan (IEP) includes support services, accommodations and modifications within the small group special education classroom as well as general education settings as determined by the IEP team to be appropriate.

Special education and general education staff work in collaboration with one another to ensure that the instruction provided in both settings meets the unique needs of the student. Essential

Job Responsibilities Coordinates teaching program with site-based goals and district-wide objectives;
Uses and applies appropriate conflict resolution skills with students;
Maintains positive attitude and ensures classroom environment is conducive to student learning;
Leads committees when interviewing and hiring staff;
Collaborates consistently with Site and Special Services Administration;
Does daily AM/PM, and lunch duty in areas where students are present;
Supervises credentialing system for teacher level advancement;
Attends and monitors evening/weekend events, as related to Social Communication Programs;
Serves as the resource and authority for grade reporting/review;
Assists in graduation requirements, arrangements, and ceremony, as related to students in Social Communication Programs;
Responsible for inventory data collection, deletion, and accounting of Social Communication Programs;
Holds daily programmatic training/meetings for specific student needs in the areas of functional…