Secondary Special Education Strategist I

Boyden-Hull Jr/Sr High School is seeking a Full-Time Special Education Strategist I teacher for the 2025-26 school year.

Reports to: Secondary Principal

Qualifications: Appropriate Iowa State Teacher’s License

Status: Full Time/Salary

Performance Responsibilities:

• 1. Provide a basic core program for student’s on individualized education plans (IEPs).
  2. Conduct IEP meetings with the student’s IEP team to create the optimal educational plan for the student.
  3. Be proficient or willing to learn the statewide IEP system (Achieve).
  4. Coordinate and supervise work experience and job-training programs involving life skills for student with IEPs.
  5. Work cooperatively with classroom teachers who have IEP students integrated into regular classes, interpreting the abilities and disabilities of these students to the entire staff and assisting the student with regular class assignments.
  6. Confer frequently with parents and professional staff members regarding the educational, social, and personal problems of such students.
  7. Assist other professional staff members in resolving the unique behavioral or disciplinary problems of each student.
  8. Assist in screening, evaluating, and recommending placements of applicants in the school’s special education program.
  9. Counsel individuals and groups of special education students with educational, occupational, and personal problems.
  10. Assist special education students in making realistic assessments of their abilities and in establishing educational and occupational goals in keeping with these abilities.
  11. Provide motivation to students who have a short attention span.
  12. Keep attendance, progress monitoring records, and all other records pertinent to the special education program for state reports.
  13. Participate in transition planning and preparation for adult life experiences.

Terms of Employment:
Salary and work year as stated in the employee’s contract. The statements contained herein describe the scope of the responsibility and essential functions of this position, but should not be considered to be an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned. Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time unless restricted by negotiated contract.

Any employee not covered by a negotiated contract agreement is an “at-will” employee. Either the school district or the employee can terminate the employment relationship at will, with or without cause, so long as there is no violation of applicable federal or state law. The school district can define the number of days notice required of a terminating employee.

The Boyden-Hull Community School District is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer.