Special Education Sensory Services - Teacher-Visually Impaired - FTE

Overview Of Position

This position is for the 2026/2027 school year.

This position is for the 2026/2027 school year. To learn more about our special education service pathways, please follow this link to the SPS Special Education Department website.

The Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI) is a certified teacher who travels to students' assigned schools to provide direct and/or consultative services relating to vision loss. Thorough knowledge of visual impairments & blindness, its implications for early development growth & learning; thorough knowledge of the Braille code & strategies for teaching Braille is required, along with strong skills in assistive technology and teaching the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC).

Experience in assessing students' functional vision as well as knowledge of cortical visual impairment; effective interpersonal and communication skills to provide on-going support and consultation to school staff. Orientation and Mobility certification desirable but not required. A state Braille competency test is required.

• Assists in determining and procuring classroom equipment and materials necessary for students with visual impairments to learn (brailler, low vision devices, assistive technology, computer) including ensuring necessary room modifications and lighting changes
• Provides the classroom teacher with information regarding the specialized strategies needed to teach a student with visual impairment
• Consults with other instructional staff to provide information to incorporate the Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) into the entire instructional setting
• Provides adapted materials to the classroom teacher
• Provides Braille, recorded/enlarged materials, and/or tactual symbols as appropriate for each child

• Monitors the students' progress in academic subjects and provide instruction in compensatory skills as needed in the areas the students may have difficulty with as a result of the visual impairment (This does not include tutoring in subject areas once materials and methods have been adapted to accommodate the vision loss)
• Braille reading and writing
• Low vision devices
• Abacus
• Typing/keyboarding
• Technology (e.g., computers, Braille note takers, JAWS, Magic, Duxbury)
• Listening skills
• Visual efficiency skills
• Concept development (especially for infants and early childhood students)
• Daily living/self-help skills
• Career readiness
• Leisure and recreation skills
• Social skills
• Organizational and study skills
• Self-advocacy skills

• Performs Functional Vision and Learning Media Assessments (FVA/LMA) on new referrals and three-year re-evaluations
• Interprets eye medical reports as they relate to educational environments
• Contributes to the development of the IEP/IFSP with goals, modifications, learning styles.
• Recommends appropriate specialized evaluations as needed, such as low vision, Orientation and Mobility, psycho-social, and adaptive physical education
• Consults with diagnosticians, classroom teachers, students, and parents concerning appropriate evaluations, modification, and test administration
• Obtains modified standardized testing materials and administer or assist in the administration of the test as needed
• Works as liaison with other agencies in the vocational assessment process
• Participates in team assessments for students with moderate to severe cognitive disabilities
• Provides screening and referral procedures to appropriate personnel

• Provides assistance to students with visual impairments in understanding their attitudes and those of others concerning their visual impairment
• Facilitates social integration and interaction with peers
• Provides training and support to parents of students with visual impairments to enhance their children's independence
• Provides the teachers, staff, and family of students with visual impairment with information regarding their individual needs, methodology, and strategies
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