Special Education Teacher

Qualifications:

Appropriate NYS Certification in Special Education, SWD 7-12/Content Area in Living Environment, Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics, General Science, Mathematics, English, Social Studies

General Performance Responsibilities:

Facilitates the learning activities of exceptional children (Students with Specific Learning Challenges, Speech/Language Impairments, Intellectually Delayed, Emotional Disturbance, Other Health Impairments, Autism, Hearing Impairments, Orthopedic Impairments, Visual Impairments, and Traumatic Brain Injury)

• In the attainment of grade-level, subject, school, and system objectives
• Utilizes a wide variety of instructional strategies, devices, and methods
• Works with small and large instructional groups
• Functions effectively as a staff member of the school community

Major Responsibilities:

Instruction

• Teaches grade level or content area

Provides adequate educational experiences to enable each student to develop, interpret, and transmit

ideas effectively.

? Provide opportunities for each student to develop the ability to solve problems, think critically, and

to study effectively.

• Classroom Management

? Establishes a classroom climate conducive to effective learning and study

? Systemizes clerical and record-keeping duties so that instructional process is uninterrupted

• Guidance and Counseling

? Assists each student in dealing with academic problems

? Works closely with guidance counselors and instructional teams on specific problems of individual

students

• School Organization and Administration

? Contributes to continuous improvement of educational program by initiating suggestions for staff

Consideration

? Serves on committees

• Professional Development

? Engages in appropriate studies and activities to improve professional competence

? Contributes to solution of education problems of the school district

• School/Community Relations

? Works closely with parents in guiding the growth and development of students

• Case Manager Responsibilities

? The special education teacher's responsibilities not only include teaching. Their job also requires case

management of their students as a whole. This includes all paperwork related to the students and plans

for intervention. The case manager is legally responsible for following the terms of a child's IEP to

provide the services recommended by the CSE. As the Case Manager for a group of students, the case

manager:

? Updates, manages, and ensures the full implementation of IEP's

? Assesses Progress periodically throughout the school year based on the district's progress reporting

time frame.

? Ensures that progress reports are being completed, based on goals and by those individuals addressing

the goals.

? Ensures that parents receive an updated copy of the goals with the progress marked as well as any

additional notes or paperwork related to the ongoing assessment.

? Ensures that parents are involved in the planning and implementation of the IEP process.

? Ensures that the general education teacher is implementing modifications and strategies prescribed in

the IEP process.

? Provides services to students within the general education classroom and works with the general

education teachers as co-workers.

? Collaborates with general education teachers in all planning and changes to the IEP when they are

working with students with IEP's.

? Meets periodically with students to assess and discuss student' progress challenges and needs to meet

their goals and /or objectives.

? Meets with parents, students, various educators and/or clinicians working with students.

? Reviews progress reports for their students thorough out the school year.

? Advocates for students and works with all stakeholders.

Reports to: Building Principal; Responsible to the Special Education Supervisor, and the Director of Special Education. (Updated 7/2023)