Preschool Special Education Teacher

As a collaborative member of the Preschool team, this Special Education Teacher is responsible for teaching students ages 3-5 in an integrated special education preschool program at SMK Elementary School. The Preschool Special Education Teacher works in consultation with special education teams to provide developmentally appropriate, fun and accessible learning experience for students with disabilities and their peers. The Preschool Special Education Teacher will effectively manage a continuous caseload, including providing specialized instruction that allows students to progress academically and socially;

assuring that documented accommodations are delivered with consistency; participating in professional learning communities; providing parent communication, developing and implementing IEPs; developing and implementing behavioral interventions; and working with paraprofessional staff to ensure the consistent provision of a high-quality program for Ware's youngest students. Role & Responsibilities:

• Oversee programming for students in the Integrated Special Education Preschool classroom.
• Provide specialized instruction that will allow all students to successfully engage in instruction based upon best practice standards for preschool students.
• Work with the classroom support team and related services to develop data-taking mechanisms and analyze data to drive instruction and monitor student progress.
• Maintain consistent positive relationships with students and manage student behavior by implementing positive student management strategies.
• Work collaboratively across school settings and with parents and various community agencies to improve the quality of student outcomes and create and implement Individual Education Programs (IEPs) for students.
• Demonstrate ability to write an effective IEP with SMART goals and sensible accommodations and generate progress reports using data.
• Demonstrate ability to administer, interpret and report findings from standardized evaluations. Able to administer remote assessments, if needed
• Present evidence of student progress toward goals and objectives in a professional manner during special education meetings.
• Evaluate students' abilities in preschool readiness/academics and social development using formal and informal measures.
• Support and assist paraprofessionals and other school personnel in their implementation of classroom goals and IEP accommodations, modifications, and goals.
• Use innovative approaches and instructional strategies to increase student access to learning.
• Modify/adapt materials, instructional lessons, etc. to meet the specific needs of students across the school day, as identified in their IEPs.
• Embed social-emotional learning (SEL) and strategies into lesson-planning.
• Ability to use technology to provide access to learning and to teach in a remote learning environment, if needed.
• Additional duties as appropriate, assigned by the building Principal, Special Education Director or Preschool Director.

COMPENSATION $54,373 - $93,870, commensurate with experience