Teacher - Visually Impaired @ Special Education, 1.0 Fte, Cont

Itinerant Teacher For Students With Visual Impairment

As a Spokane Public Schools staff member, you'll uphold our commitment to creating a loving and collaborative learning community where all students belong and thrive. We are looking for team members who embrace differences, have a desire to work with a diverse community of learners, have a heart for the humans they serve, work as a team, grow and reflect through feedback, are lifelong learners and positive problem solvers.

The itinerant teacher for students with visual impairment travels to student's assigned schools to provide direct and/or consultative special education services relating to vision loss. These services enable students to learn in their classroom setting. Students range in age from 3 through 21, may be singularly or multiply disabled, and educationally range from severely disabled to gifted and talented. Many of the students with visual impairment are totally integrated in their neighborhood schools, while others are in special programs within their neighborhood schools or at various campuses throughout the district.

FTE: 1.0

HOURS PER DAY: 7

CONTRACT TYPE: CONTINUING

ANTICIPATED

START DATE:

August 24, 2026

Benefits--Medical/Dental/Vision through SEBB (School Employee Benefits Board) are provided for employees who work at least 630 hours per academic year. Additional benefits may include vacation, sick, personal days, and paid holidays. Most positions have additional pay provisions above what is represented on the salary schedule, all in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreements as negotiated.

POSITION REQUIREMENT:
This position requires a Washington State Teaching Certificate with a Special Education Endorsement. The Professional Education Standards Board (PESB), can provide additional endorsement requirement information through their site; PESB Course and Endorsement Lookup SALARY:
Salary depends upon applicable prior certificated experience, approved credits, earned degrees, and the FTE of the position.

• Act as a facilitator, on behalf of the child, with the educational team. Assist in determining eligibility (by interpreting physician's eye report), conducting a functional vision assessment and or other assessments as appropriate. Participate in the assessment of each child and interpret the assessment results to the classroom teacher.
• Participate as a member of the multidisciplinary team knowledgeable of determination of eligibility, and the development of instructional goals that support the student with vision impairment to determine services and placement options.
• Provide instruction in braille to students' reading and/or learning braille.
• Provide instruction that allows the student with a vision impairment to utilize learning materials to the fullest extent, including technology and low vision devices.
• Organize instructional programs within the prescribed curriculum to provide for individual differences.
• Assure that the child has all educational materials in the appropriate media (by working with the media transcriber); as well as any devices/technological apparatus useful to the learning process and is trained in their use.
• Consult with classroom teacher regarding methodology and strategies in teaching a student with visual impairments.
• Consult with diagnosticians, classroom teachers, students, parents, and other specialists.
• Maintain adequate records of all assessments, IEPs, reports, and registrations with various agencies.
• Effectively manage, instruct and supervise vision program para educators. Assign para educators caseloads and set up their schedules. Ensure provision and oversee training on technological equipment as needed.
• Provide all instructional staff, support staff, administrators and specialist a weekly schedule of staff assignments to ensure supervisor of student activities.
• Integrates technology into planning, learning and record keeping.
• Maintain professional knowledge and expertise; attend, participate and implement district level program requirements of IDEA, and statewide assessment requirements.
• Perform other duties as assigned or required by the supervisor.

• Qualify…