Essential Skills Teacher

PURPOSE:

Provides direct and indirect services to assigned special education students according to their IEPs.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Serve as Teacher of Record for students with moderate to intensive needs or Teacher of Service in accordance with the
• District's Special Education Procedures Manual and Article 7.

• Participates in case conference committee meetings as students' teacher to assist in developing measurable goals, benchmarks,
• and objectives to meet student needs.

• Develop and implement lessons for the essential skills classroom aligned to Indiana Content Connector Standards.

• Create activities to support executing functioning, intellectual, and adaptive skills, as well as emotional regulation, social growth,
• and increased independence.

• Regularly monitor the implementation of the student's IEP and provide progress reports to the student's parents.

• Ensures students' IEPs are available to the appropriate teachers and service providers who are responsible for implementation of the IEP.

• Informs each teacher and provider of his/her specific responsibilities related to implementing a student's IEP as appropriate.

• Ensures all supplementary aids, services, program modifications and supports for school personnel are provided in accordance with each student's IEP.

• Helps to develop Emergency Evacuation Plans and Healthcare Plans for all students on caseload.

• Works collaboratively with the Special Educator coordinator to develop behavior intervention plans.

• Serves as a consultant and resource person to all other personnel providing services to students with IEPs.

• Ensures all accommodations on statewide or district assessments are implemented according to the student's IEP.

• Collaborates with outside agencies to support the whole child as needed.

• Develop transition plans for eligible students to to support the development of a wide range of skills across the domains of
• support education, employment, and independent living skills.

• Participates in reevaluations of the student.

• Will obtain Crisis Prevention Certification provided by NWHSC after hire.

• When serving as Teacher of Record, ensures the case conference committee is informed of any modifications made to the
• student's IEP in accordance with 511 IAC 7-42-9(e)(2) and 511 IAC 7-42-9(g).

• Performs such other tasks and assumes such other responsibilities as the superintendent or his or her designee may assign.

QUALIFICATIONS/EDUCATION:

• Valid IN Teaching License in Special Education, Intensive Licensure Preferred, Mild License acceptable and a minimum
• of 2 years successful special education experience.

• Bachelors from an accredited college or university in education discipline applicable to teaching assignment.