Sped Teacher

Job Title

Sped Teacher Middle/High

Site Director

Teaching Staff

Teacher Salary Schedule

Exempt

School Hours-183 days

Provides students with appropriate learning activities and experiences designed to fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical and social growth.

• Bachelor’s in education or a related field required.
• Meet “highly qualified” standards.
• Oklahoma Teaching Certification in Secondary Education in subjects listed below or subjects or Alternative Teaching Certification as approved by Oklahoma State Department of Education required.
• Autism Requirements:
  Certification in any area and completion of 32 clock hours of Special Education Services approved autism registry training (9801 Autism);
  Mild-Moderate Disabilities;
  Severe/Profound/Multiple Disabilities.
• Deaf-Blindness Requirements:
  Hearing Impaired;
  Deaf/Hard of Hearing;
  Visually Handicapped;
  Blind/Visual Impairment; and 9802 Deaf-Blindness.
• :
  Mentally Handicapped;
  Mild-Moderate Disabilities;
  Severe-Profound/Multiple Disabilities.
• Emotionally Disturbed Requirements:
  Mild-Moderate Disabilities;
  Severe-Profound/Multiple Disabilities.
• Learning Disabilities Requirements:
  Mild-Moderate Disabilities;
  Severe-Profound/Multiple Disabilities.

• Teaches any combination of reading, language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, art, health, physical education, and music to pupils in a classroom, using the course of study adopted by the Oklahoma State Department of Education and any other appropriate learning activities.
• Instruct pupils in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the school district.
• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil with the identified objectives. Presents the content required in Oklahoma Academic Standards.
• Translates lesson plans into learning experiences so as to best utilize the available time for instruction.
• Utilizes grading patterns that are fairly administered and based on identified criteria.
• Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom. Treat pupils with respect and dignity.
• Evaluates pupils’ academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records, and prepares progress reports.
• Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to discuss pupil’s progress and interpret the school program.
• Interacts with pupils, staff and parents in a positive and professional manner.
• Identifies pupil needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping pupils solve health, attitude, and learning problems.
• Establish rapport with pupils and provides a pleasant, safe, and orderly climate conducive to learning.
• Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and self-selected professional growth activities.
• Supervises and monitors students during out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day which may include but are not limited to cafeteria duty, field trips, playground duty, hallway monitor, etc.
• Meets the mentor teacher/DDH regularly (if new teacher).
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Actively participates in full implementation of the DOVE model for School Improvement.

• Ability to communicate effectively in written and oral forms with all levels of management, both internal and external to the district.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships both internal and external to the district.
• Ability to organize special programs for assigned campus.
• Ability to use computer including software, database used by the district, spreadsheet and word processing software, calculator, copy machine and telephone.
• Ability to analyze data.
• Ability to use effective interview techniques, effective public speaking skills, and problem‑solving skills.
• Able to sit and/or stand for extended periods of time.
• Exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer.
• Ability to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids.
• Hear and understand speech at normal classroom levels, outdoors and on the telephone.
• Speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal classrooms, outdoors and on the telephone.
• Physical agility, able to bend, stoop, sit on the floor, climb stairs, walk and reach.
• Ability to lift, push, pull up to 50 pounds.
• Night and weekend activities will occasionally be required.
• Position is in classroom setting and requires intermittent speaking, standing, walking and writing.
• Moderate travel is required.