Special Education Teacher

Salary Range: $55,000-$80,165 (Depending on Licensure Level, Education, and Experience)

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university;

NM teaching License with appropriate endorsements.

Skills/Aptitudes:

Good organizational ability; good written and oral communication skills; ability to maintain high level of professionalism and confidentiality regarding students, staff, parents, and school matters.

Essential

Job Responsibilities of Teacher:

* Works cooperatively with colleagues, supervisors, and administrators.

* Demonstrates ethical behavior.

* Follows district policies and administrative rules and regulations.

* Follows District Code of Conduct policies.

* Maintains behavior appropriate to performing and accomplishing assigned duties.

* Maintains a suitable personal appearance as it relates to position.

* Communicates accurately and effectively in the content area and maintain a professional rapport with students.

* Obtains feedback from and communicates with students in a manner which enhances student learning and understanding. Utilizes a variety of teaching methods and resources with students who are exceptional and their teachers.

* Encourages the development of student involvement, responsibility, and critical thinking skills.

* Manages the classroom to ensure the best use of instructional time.

* Creates an atmosphere conducive to learning, self-discipline

* Follows board policies and administrative rules and regulations.

* Communicates accurate and current information to students in a way that enhances student learning, and includes demonstrating effective writing skills, and use of standard English.

* Manages time appropriately.

* Cooperates with administration, parents, and colleagues.

* Creates a positive atmosphere and arranges the physical environment of the classroom for optimum learning.

* Develops annual Individual Education Plans (IEP) using district provided program for all students assigned to the teachers caseload prior to the due date of the IEP.

* Gathers all information needed for diagnostic re-evaluation and submits to the site assigned diagnostician 4 weeks prior to the evaluation due date.

* Schedules all IEP meetings prior to the IEP due date.

* Implements IEP's and collects all data to support implementation of IEP.

* Collaborates with site administrator to address student behavior as needed.

* Conducts Functional Behavioral Assessments and composes Behavior Intervention Plans as needed.

* Complies with all IDEA-B laws.

* Collaborates with general education teachers and other service providers to ensure that students who are exceptional receive appropriate instruction.

* Demonstrates concern for student's well-being and positive esteem.

* Takes precautions to protect equipment, materials, and facilities.

* Maintains accurate and complete records as required by the school district, and reports progress or lack thereof to parents in a timely manner.

* Attends and participates in faculty meetings.

* Completes duties (hall, bus, etc.) as assigned.

* Leaves adequate preparations for a substitute.

* Develops and implements appropriate classroom management strategies while maintaining high expectations for student behavior.

* Encourages cooperation between students.

* Maintains student involvement in appropriate tasks.

* Uses and applies appropriate conflict resolution skills.

* Demonstrates public relations skills.

* Uses appropriate techniques, strategies, and materials to achieve the desired instructional goal.

* Adapts the curriculum to meet the needs of individual students.

* Uses current technology for instruction and management purposes.

* Uses diagnostic data to improve instructional programs.

* Selects, uses, and interprets evaluation data.

* Maintains availability to parents, students, administration, and peers outside the school day, if needed.

* Attends extracurricular activities.

* Spends time beyond the school day grading, and recording papers, planning instruction, etc.

* Reports suspected child abuse and neglect.

* Monitors students on field trips and is accountable for each student.

* Acts as a good role model within the context of the school.

* Supervises educational assistants, practicum students, student teachers, and high school vocational lab students.

* Develops and uses community and professional resources.

* Understands and applies learning theories.

* Performs other job duties as assigned.

Supervisor and Reviewers:

Assigned Site Principal