About This Role
This teaching position involves planning and implementing educational programs tailored to the individual needs of students with special education requirements. The role focuses on creating a supportive learning environment, guiding students toward curriculum goals, and collaborating with colleagues and parents to ensure student success.
Responsibilities
- Plan a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of all students
- Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of all students
- Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, and the like to communicate these objectives to students
- Employ instructional methods and materials that are most appropriate for meeting stated objectives
- Prepare for classes assigned, and show written evidence of preparation upon request of immediate supervisor
- Assess the accomplishments of all students using multiple methods and provide evidence of learning as required
- Strive to implement by instruction and action the district's philosophy of education and instructional goals and objectives
- Collaborate with colleagues, students, and/or parents on a regular basis
- Take all necessary and reasonable precautions for protection and safety of students
- Maintain accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation
- Assist the administration in implementing all policies and/or rules governing student life and conduct and, for the classroom, develop reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure, and maintain order in the classroom in a fair and just manner
- Assist in the selection of books, equipment, and other instructional materials
- Work to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students and their parents concerning both the broad academic and behavioral progress of all assigned students
- Establish and maintain cooperative relations with others
- Attend staff meetings and serve on staff committees as necessary and desirable
- Strive to maintain and improve professional competence
- Understand the ADA, IDEA, and State mandates regarding student and parent due process
- Administer district at-risk programs as they relate to this job to provide for safe working and learning conditions, providing for both physical safety and environmentally safe conditions to work in and learn
- Maintain security and confidentiality of records, tests, and other items relating to student and staff
- Provide for the safety and security of any and all students should a dangerous situation arise