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Both elementary and secondary Intensive Special Education Teachers are responsible for designing and delivering effective instruction per students’ individual learning needs, developing and authoring compliant Individual Education Plans, and providing seamless collaboration with general education, families, paraeducators and other special education providers.
Job Responsibility:
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
This may include direct instruction on a variety of subjects including reading, writing, math, science, social studies, social skills and life/job skills, in various group sizes
Accommodate, modify and adapt work in alignment with the student’s IEP
Provide appropriate support for students with physical, health/medical, or safety needs
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
Direct daily activities of paraeducators to support student needs, including developing daily schedules, providing training to perform job duties, model and provide guidance on instructional practices
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
Requirements:
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
Completed and submitted BVSD on-line application
The READ Act SB 19-199 and SB22-004 requires that all Colorado teachers who provide literacy instruction to students must earn a “READ Act Designation”
Nice to have:
Skills and experience in collaboration and co-teaching with classroom teachers and support professionals
Training or experience in serving English Language Learners (ELL) students
Technology and software skills and experience–(Infinite Campus and Frontline)