EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION PRE-K ASHTON EL

January 2022

Early Childhood Special Education Teacher (PreK-3)

• QUALIFICATIONS:

• Valid Idaho Teaching Certificate endorsed for Early Childhood Special Education.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of developmentally appropriate practice for children from birth through age eight.
• Ability to work with students, staff, parents, and the public.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

• REPORTS TO: Building Administrator and Director of Special Services.

• JOB GOALS:

To support the delivery of School District 215’s written, taught, tested and reported curriculum and contribute to maximizing student achievement as tested with the Idaho Standards Achievement Test, Idaho Reading Indicator, and/or other district, state, and federally mandated assessments.

To assist students – preschool children ages 3 to 5 and/or children in grades PK through 3 grade - with disabilities, which meet federal and state criteria for placement in Early Childhood Special Education and/or through 3 grade, in achieving individualized goals and objectives as determined by the individual family service plan (IFSP) and/or the individual education plan (IEP).

• PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Displays content knowledge and makes connection between content and other parts of the discipline.
• Reflects understanding of current research and best pedagogical practice.
• Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of special education laws and procedures.
• Completes assessment and eligibility reports and serves as preschool and/or K-3 special education students’ case manager.
• Participates in multidisciplinary teams, assessment teams, IFSP/IEP teams, and/or response-to-intervention teams (RTI) or Multi-tiered System of Supports (MTSS).
• Develops and implements Individual Education Plans (IEPs) and/or Individual Family Service Plans (IFSPs).
• Maintains student compliance files in accordance with federal, state and local procedures.
• Displays thorough understanding of typical developmental characteristics of age group as well as exceptions to general patterns.
• Displays solid understanding of the different approaches to learning that different students display.

• Develops instructional goals that adequately reflect identified individual student needs as determined by evaluation or assessment.
• Uses assessment results to plan for individual and group instruction.
• Displays knowledge of resources and knows how to gain access to enhance student learning.
• Designs learning activities, which are suitable to students’ IFSP/IEP goals.
• Interacts with students in a polite, caring and respectful manner.
• Conveys genuine enthusiasm for subject and students.
• Supervises paraprofessionals and volunteers.
• Responds to student misbehavior appropriately and successfully.
• Demonstrates clear and accurate oral and written communication.
• Engages students in learning.
• Persists in seeking instructional approaches for young students who have difficulty learning.
• Makes accurate assessments of instructional effectiveness.
• Monitors student progress toward achievement of instructional goals.
• Communicates with parents about student progress on a regular basis.
• Maintains and submits data for Medicaid billing.
• Seeks out opportunities for professional growth.
• Maintains high standards of ethical behavior and confidentiality of student information.

• OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Performs all other duties as assigned consistent with the responsibilities of a teacher, the Idaho Code of Ethics, and the negotiated contract.

• TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

The exact terms of this position will be determined by the needs of the district and budgetary constraints. Benefits will be in accordance with approved board policy. Salary will be in accordance with the placement on the Teacher’s Salary Schedule commensurate with years of experience and education.

• EVALUATION:

Performance of this position will be evaluated annually by the Building Administrator and/or the Director of Special Services in accordance with provisions of the negotiated master agreement, state statues, and board policy.