Interrelated Special Education Teacher - Haven HS

Usd 479; Kansas; On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

USD 479 in Kansas seeks a Special Education Teacher to deliver a compliant program aligned with IEPs, promote inclusive learning, and maintain a structured, supportive classroom that advances each student's potential.

This ten-month, benefit-eligible contract emphasizes collaboration with school teams, progress monitoring with data, and adherence to district standards, while fostering a positive learning environment.

Responsibilities

• Uses numerous instructional techniques to promote learning.
• Demonstrates quality pre-planning and mastery of content.
• Utilizes techniques appropriate to cognitive and skill level of students.
• Involves students with immediate feedback and tracks progress.
• Uses quality materials and media related to learning objectives.
• Integrates technology with instruction to maximize student learning.
• Maintains a safe and positive learning environment.
• Plans and implements effective lessons based on IEPs and uses resources efficiently.
• Monitors progress and uses testing to inform instruction.
• Collaborates with school personnel on improvement activities.

Job description

Position Title: Special Education Teacher

Status: Ten Month Contract – Benefit Eligible

Reports To: Reports to the principal(s) of the building, RCEC Director, and Assistant Director

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Wage Determination: Determined by qualification and experience

Summary: The teacher provides students with a program that will enable them to reach their fullest physical, emotional, psychological, and behavioral potential. The job requires significant self-discipline, internal motivation, and sound judgment.

Essential Functions

Effective Instructional Techniques to Stimulate Student Learning.

• Uses numerous instructional techniques which directly promote the learning of groups or individuals.
• Demonstrates quality pre-planning and mastery of the content and skills taught.
• Utilizes techniques which are appropriate to the cognitive and skill level of students.
• Involves students with immediate feedback and keeps them apprised of their progress.

Materials, Media, and Technology

• Uses numerous good quality materials and media which are cognitively appropriate and directly related to what the students are expected to learn.
• Uses technology and manipulatives with groups and individuals.
• Integrates technology with instruction to maximize student learning.
• Stays abreast of emerging research areas and new and innovative materials and incorporates them into lesson plans and instructional strategies.

Efficient Instructional Environment

• Aligns their instruction with the state standards and their district’s curriculum.
• Knows the content appropriate to their teaching specialty.
• Supervises paraeducators in order to provide a safe and positive learning environment for students.
• Demonstrates sequence and duration of learning activities which are appropriate and promote learning
• Controls the learning environment to prevent distractions and interruptions.

Curriculum and Instructions

• Ensures high academic learning time and student involvement.
• Establishes a positive learning environment and responds to the individual needs of the students.
• Plans and implements effective lessons based on students Individualized Education Plans ("IEPs"), using time, materials, lesson plans, and resources effectively.
• Plans and continuously monitors and gives students a fair share of the teacher’s time and attention.
• Monitors the progress of individual students and student groups through the use of appropriate testing techniques and with the assistance of technology when appropriate.
• Oversees a classroom that is conductive to teaching and learning.
• Creates a safe and orderly environment that facilitates positive behavior and learning for all students.
• Implements an effective student management plan and utilizes a variety of positive reinforcers.
• Manages conflict and/or behaviors of students.
• Supervises paraeducators and completes paraeducators evaluations on schedule.
• Encourages and advises others to provide a nurturing and positive learning environment for all students.
• Demonstrates a pleasant and positive instruction style.
• Projects enjoyment of teaching and acceptance of all students through body language.
• Presides over the classroom in a pleasant and positive manner.
• Collaborates with school personnel on school improvement activities.
• Maintains high expectations, including graduation from high school, for students of all backgrounds.
• Appreciates the differences and values the contributions of each student in the learning environment by building positive and appropriate relationships.

Effective and Efficient Student Learning

• Sets high expectations for learning for all students based on their individual needs.
• Measures learning of all students frequently in all areas addressed in each student’s IEP.
• Collects data frequently and uses it to modify each student’s learning activities.
• Documents the progress of every student.
• Provides students with learning experiences that are developmentally and categorically appropriate.
• Presents instruction to all students in accordance with their academic skills.
• Utilizes the IEP as a plan for instructions.
• Provides a balanced, age appropriate curriculum.
• Applies knowledge of subject beyond the content in assigned teaching specialty.

Interpersonal Relations

• Builds positive school and community interpersonal relations.
• Communicates effectively with parents, RCEC staff, and district staff concerning the progress of students.
• Reacts to change productively and flexibly.
• Participates as a team member in the comprehensive evaluation, review, and re-evaluation process.
• Collaborates with general educators and special support staff to support students in the general education classroom.
• Cooperates with agencies servicing students and their families.

Compliance Requirements

• Complies with district, state, and federal requirements.
• Generates IEPs in accordance with district, state, and federal requirements.
• Maintains regular attendance for consistency in programming.
• Plans and implements transitional programs for students when age appropriate.
• Adheres to all district and RCEC health and safety policies, including all precautions of the Bloodborne Pathogens Exposure Control Plan.
• Obtains advance approval for all special activities and expenditures.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of Special Education which are consistent with the general requirements and qualifications for the position.

Leadership

• Demonstrates leadership in the school.
• Maintains confidentiality, appropriate records, and provides timely reports.
• Keeps abreast of new information, innovative ideas, and techniques.
• Sets a good example for students and follows the chain of command to solve problems.
• Analyzes and uses local, state, and national data to develop goals and strategies in the school improvement plan.
• Contributes to the establishment of positive working conditions in their school.
• Participates in and actively advocates for decision-making structures in education.
• Demonstrates ethical principles; including but not limited to honesty, integrity, fair treatment, and respect for others.

Professional Development

• Participates in professional activities to enhance knowledge and skills.
• Maintains a current professional development plan.
• Documents on-the-job application of new ideas learned.
• Promotes positive working relationships through professional growth activities and collaboration.

Paraeducators

• Supervises paraeducators evaluations.
• Ensures that every paraeducator meets required professional credits as required by KSDE.