POSITION
TITLE: Special Education Teacher
Department: Special Education
Reports To: Principal
Prepared by: Lou Ann Corley Date: June 18, 2008
Approved by: Randy Vaughn Date:
SUMMARY: Helps
students learn subject matter and skills that will contribute to their
development as mature, able, and responsible men and women.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND
RESPONSIBILITIES.
Other duties may be assigned.
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Meets
and instructs assigned classes in the locations and at the times designated.
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Plans
a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs,
interests, and abilities of the students.
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Creates
a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the
maturity and interests of the students.
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Prepares
for classes assigned, and shows written evidence of preparation upon request of
immediate superior.
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Encourages
students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
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Guides
the learning process toward achievement of curriculum goals and in harmony with
the goals establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects and the
like to communicate these objectives to students.
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Employs
a variety of instructional techniques and instructional media, consistent with
the physical limitations of the location provided and the individual needs and
capabilities of the students involved.
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Strives
to implement by instruction and action the district's philosophy of education
and instructional goals and objectives.
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Assesses
the accomplishments of students on a regular basis and provides progress
reports as required.
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Assesses
the special needs of each student on a regular basis, seeking the assistance of
district specialists as required.
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Takes
all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment,
materials and facilities.
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Maintains
accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy,
and administrative regulation.
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Follows
all legal requirements and district procedures for preparing and following
individualized education programs for students.
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Assists
the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student
life and conduct, and for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom
behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just
manner.
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Makes
provision for being available to students and parents for education-related
purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so
under reasonable terms.
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Plans
and supervises purposeful assignments for teacher assistants and volunteers.
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Strives
to maintain and improve professional competence.
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Attends
staff meetings and in-service activities as directed.
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Serves
on staff committees as required.
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Maintains
professional relationships with students and faculty; follows ethics of the
teaching profession; and promotes the welfare of students at all times.
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Maintains
a high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about
individual students.
SUPERVISORY
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Supervises students and assumes other
supervisory duties as assigned by building principal.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform
each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or
ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals
with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION
and/or EXPERIENCE:
LANGUAGE
SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze and interpret general
business periodicals, professional journals, technical instructions and
procedure manuals. Ability to write reports, procedure manuals and business
correspondence. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from
parents, regulatory agencies or members of the business community.
MATHEMATICAL
SKILLS:
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such
as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plain and solid
geometry and trigonometry.
REASONING
ABILITY:
Ability to define problems, collect data,
establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
OTHER
SKILLS and ABILITIES:
Ability to interpret a variety of technical
instructions in mathematical or diagram forms and deal with several abstract
and concrete variables. Ability to
perform duties with awareness of all district requirements and the Board of
Education policies.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are
representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform
the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing
the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, walk
and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50
pounds. Specific vision abilities
required by this job include close vision and distance vision. The employee
must be able to hear the difference between bells, buzzers, beeps, horns, etc.
The employee frequently communicates through speech.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics
described here are representative of those an employee encounters while
performing the essential functions of this job.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with
disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The work
environment may be quiet or loud. While
performing the duties of this job, employees may have a higher risk than the
average person of being exposed to infection.
The
information contained in this job description is for compliance with the
Americans with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the
duties performed for this position.
Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding
this position and additional duties may be assigned.