What are the responsibilities and job description for the 4th grade Special Education Teacher position at Eastside Elementary?
TITLE: Special Education Teacher
REPORTS TO: Principal or Director of Special Education
LENGTH OF CONTRACT OR WORK YEAR: 9 months (187 days)
SPECIFIC JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Writes benchmark and goal-aligned IEPs for students.
- Conducts IEP meetings as needed to amend/review/revise student schedules or accommodations, to add or revise FBAs and/or behavior plans and for all other reason stated in rules and regulations.
- Becomes familiar with Mississippi IDEA regulations and adheres to them.
- Participates in IEP reviews with special education teachers in upper and lower adjacent grades and plans a smooth transition for students for the next year.
- Teaches and supervises activities in special education and inclusion settings.
- Provides IEP goal and accommodation sheets, for each student on the special education teacher's roster, to all teachers who teach the students.
- Completes paperwork by deadlines given by building principal and/or Student Support Office.
- Records student progress on IEP and sends it to parents at least quarterly.
- Confers frequently with regular education teachers about Special Education students.
- Follows all regulations set forth in the regular education teachers’ job description.
- Regular in person attendance.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in special education.
- Must have a valid Mississippi license with endorsement in special education (202 – 224)
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:
- Two years experience in special education or elementary classroom.
- Master’s degree in special education.
Approved by Board of Trustees: December 8, 2009
