Teacher-Special Education

Southern Arkansas University; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading educational institution located in Boulder, Colorado, is seeking a qualified Special Education professional. The role involves providing specialized instruction and implementing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students. Candidates must hold a Colorado teaching license and demonstrate expertise in data analysis, collaboration, and inclusive practices. This position emphasizes creating a supportive learning environment and fostering parent involvement in student education.

Qualifications

• Current Colorado teaching license or application in process with appropriate endorsement.
• Completed BVSD online application.
• Ability to earn READ Act Designation if hired.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized instruction and research-based intervention.
• Implement IEP services and manage paraprofessionals.
• Monitor IEP compliance and conduct annual meetings.
• Analyze data for eligibility determinations and IEP development.
• Create a safe and inclusive learning environment.
• Encourage parental involvement and communication.

Skills

Specialized instruction

Data analysis

Collaboration

Inclusive practices

Behavior management

Education

Colorado teaching license or equivalent

Job description

Responsibilities:

• Provide specialized instruction and research based intervention in the areas of academics, behavior, social emotional learning, and executive functioning.
• Implementation of IEP services and behavior plans. Manage and direct the work of paraprofessional and/or volunteers who support IEP implementation.
• Develop and implement an IEP for each student on the caseload, monitoring dates for compliance. Includes coordinating all IEP meetings including annual, initial evaluations, re-evaluations and additional meetings for students on the caseload and maintaining compliance with IEP implementation.
• Complete progress monitoring and coordinate progress reports for all students on their caseload, including those at report card times and at IEP reviews.
• Collect and analyze data using multiple assessment tools, formal and informal for Initial and Re-evaluations to guide eligibility determinations and IEP development including behavior planning.
• Collaborate with families, general education staff, paraprofessionals, and service providers. This includes areas such as accommodations, instruction, grading, least restrictive environment, data collection and assessment and meaningful inclusion.
• Consultation in the Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) schoolwide process.
• Create and foster a safe, inclusive, and respectful learning environment in which all students see themselves represented in the classroom and understand the behavioral expectations; implements procedures and routines that maximize student learning; respond to student misconduct in a respectful manner using restorative practices and safe deescalation techniques; actively seek a variety of perspectives; demonstrate mutual respect for peers and adults in a variety of contexts; and communicate and involve parent/guardians in all aspects of their child’s education.
• Create and support a culture of equity and inclusion that values, accepts, and understands diversity and the impact of culturally responsive practices.
• Understand and identify barriers in classroom instructional practices that contribute to disproportionate outcomes for underrepresented groups of students.
• Develop positive relationships with parents/families; encourage parental involvement in students' education and ensure effective communication with students and parents; provide proactive, clear and constructive feedback to families about student progress and work collaboratively with the families and significant adults in the lives of their students; and foster two way communication with families.
• Exhibit a growth mindset through participation in high quality professional learning; actively participate in the evaluation process through goal setting, reflection, and development of new strategies and techniques.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

Required:

• Currently hold a Colorado teaching license or have licensure application in process with appropriate endorsement as Special Education Generalist or the equivalent or the appropriate endorsement for the student population (must upload license or in process documentation to application).
• Completed and submitted BVSD on-line application.
• The READ Act SB 19-199 (PDF) and SB22-004 (PDF) requires that all Colorado teachers who provide literacy instruction to students must earn a “READ Act Designation” by meeting specific requirements . If you are hired for a position requiring the READ Act Designation, you will be required to obtain it. Additional information can be found here .