Ex Ed Teacher - IDS

Overview

The purpose of this classification is to ensure that students with disabilities learn and achieve at their highest potential. The main goals of an Exceptional Education teacher are to identify the individual needs of each child and create a healthy, inspiring and supportive learning environment. The Exceptional Education teacher is to be a connector to core instruction, a case manager, liaison to parents, coordinator of supports and services, collector of data, and respond to student needs.

The Exceptional Education teacher continually models learning so students can achieve their highest potential by participating in learning to the greatest extent possible. This teacher will be responsible for providing academic and behavior support to provide students with access to tier 1 instruction and perform on standard assessments and alternate assessments with proficiency.

Daisy Elementary is a PreK-5 school located in Soddy Daisy, TN. We are a small school that serves a tight knit community. We strive to develop relationships with all students and work to meet their identified academic and social emotional needs. At Daisy, we have a house system that helps to create a strong, positive, school-wide team mentality. This system provides the opportunity to encourage each other to be the best Daisy citizens that we can be.

As a school community, we follow our “Daisy Ten Essentials”. These are ten basic tenets that allow all Daisy Spartans to demonstrate basic good character. Our students and teachers work together daily as good citizens and give our best effort in all that we do. We want to provide Daisy students with the tools and experiences that will help them to be successful in their future endeavors.

Our school-wide focus is on whole child “growth”. We are seeking teachers who will invest in all students and help them to grow and meet their potential. Our teachers and support staff work to build relationships with students, families, and teachers; engage students in well-planned, standards-based instruction; and collaborate with teammates to ensure that every student has access to a quality education.

We are looking for teachers who desire to offer students the best education possible. Additionally, we are looking for teachers who can analyze data and create a plan to meet the needs of all learners through the use of state standards and HCS curriculum. If you possess a positive outlook and a willingness to collaborate with colleagues to serve students, you have the potential to be a good fit on the Daisy Elementary team.

Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out but may be considered incidental in the performance of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties herein described.

• Participate in the referral and evaluation processes
• Coordinate the development of individual instruction plans for students, including developmental and sequential short-term objectives leading to the achievement of goals specified in the IEP.
• Manage a caseload of students who are eligible to participate in the standard assessments and alternate assessments
• Teach groups of students and individuals in separate locations and general education settings based on the IEP service provisions for students based on student need. Teach credit bearing classes for students eligible for participation in standard and alternate assessment.
• Prepare and deliver lessons and resources in support of student IEPs and approved Hamilton County curriculum.
• Conduct ongoing data collection on all IEP goals and objectives.
• Develop and adapt individualized teaching methods that are suitable for each of their student’s unique needs while ensuring compliance with the student’s IEP.
• Assess student work to provide timely feedback and inform instructional decisions.
• Collaborate with general education and other exceptional education teachers to plan for and provide specially designed instruction.
• Work in collaboration with related service providers to access and utilize…