Long Term Sub - Special Education Teacher

Special Education Teacher

Seeking a special education long term substitute for late August through mid November.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Current state certification
• Master's degree is highly recommended
• Previous teaching experience is preferred

Reports To: Principal(s)

Job Goal: To plan, implement, and evaluate specialized educational interventions as written in students' Individual Educational Plans (IEP's) so to ensure a successful learning experience for those students identified as requiring special education services.

Performance Responsibilities:

• Pre-Referral:
• Work collaboratively with regular educators to identify teaching interventions which match to student learning needs.
• Assist in assessment of student responsiveness to teaching interventions designed to address learning needs.
• Work collaboratively with regular educators to generally address student learning needs in an ongoing fashion within the context of the regular classroom.
• Work collaboratively with regular educators to identify student strengths and vulnerabilities.
• Assist in the preliminary identification of students for whom the suspicion of a disability exists.
• Referral to Special Education:
• Assist in the completion of all paperwork necessary to process an official referral to special education.
• Serve as member of the Planning and Placement Team (the official decision making body in special education) to:
• Consider the appropriateness of referral to special education.
• Design comprehensive and individualized assessments when students are initially referred for special education.
• Serve as Member of the Planning & Placement Team:
• Consider the implication of evaluation and assessment data.
• Determine eligibility for special education services and programs.
• Develop, review and revise individualized education plans as required by law and district policy.
• Design assessments to be used to reconsider student eligibility at least every three years.
• Participate in decisions to discontinue students from eligibility for special education programs and services.
• Assist in taking notes as assigned.
• Provide input on goals and objectives and present levels of performance at Planning and Placement Team meetings.
• Evaluation:
• Administer individualized educational assessments as designed by the Planning and Placement Team.
• Score, analyze and interpret results of educational assessments in conjunction with other team evaluators. Communicate with parents and other Planning and Placement Team members regarding such assessments and results.
• Prepare written reports of assessments including recommendations concerning interpretation of findings; intervention strategies, as well as specific instructional needs.
• Present assessment results at Planning and Placement Team Meetings.
• Serve as Case Manager when assigned:
• Serve as key liaison to larger community of learners and families for students on caseload.
• Communicate pertinent information about teaching and learning for individual students to other teachers and service providers.
• Maintains communication to parents and colleagues over time as needed to support and promote student services in the regular program.
• (a) Request assistance from (b) make referrals to related services staff, e.g., counseling, psychology, speech/language, etc., as needed.
• Assist in the design and implementation of behavior management plans for students whose needs extend to this domain.
• Maintain a schedule of annual reviews and triennial (re-evaluation) reviews consistent with law and district practice.
• Plan and schedule Planning and Placement Team Meetings for assigned students as needed to comply with legal and district policy requirements.
• Coordinate meetings with staff and/or parents as needed to share information regarding students' programs and progress.
• Ensure that all required paperwork is distributed to parents.
• Ensure all paperwork for student transportation needs is completed in a timely fashion
• Assist in the transition process of students from building to building and/or program to program.
• Determine if additional training of staff is required and assure implementation of same
• Instruction:
• Provide direct instruction to students as outlined by the Individual…