Special Education Teacher (SPED)

• Develop proposed goals and objectives and Written Service Plans that are appropriate to students’ needs
  • IEP implementation should occur in a timely manner (e.g., within 1 week)
• Introduce and implement skill acquisition programs in coordination with LIA, ABA, SABA, or BA
• Review graphs on an ongoing basis to ensure student progress
• Answers GQF’s in a timely manner
• In classroom rotation half time with other time used for problem solving, staff training (approximately 15 hours per week)
• Lead input into program and planning and development
• Help insure that objectives are sequentially prepared – long and short range
• Adapt curriculum relevant to students’ needs utilizing school resources
• Seek input from supervisors
• Weekly clinics with LIA, SABA, ABA, or BA

Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs and FBA’s) – where appropriate decisions/participation occurs through the PPT process:

• Serves as a resource for the clinical team in the development of BIPs
• Implement BIPs as developed by the team
  • Ensure staff are implementing BIPs correctly and consistently

Parent/District Communication:

• Answers child specific questions daily and share information with the team
• Notifies parent (and district if necessary) of student injury or illness
• Schedules progress report reviews, observations, and any other parent visits
• Responds to all parent/district communication within a timely manner (e.g., returns phone calls, responds to e-mails)
• Foster positive staff-parent relations and good home-school communication

Classroom Communication

• Communicates changes in programs
• Foster positive staff-staff relationships
• Provides on-going support and training to staff regarding student programming and procedures
• Schedules, organizes, makes agenda for classroom meeting
  • Makes sure all staff receive a copy of the meeting notes

Classroom Management

• Schedules staff rotation of students
• Communicates the classrooms job and makes sure it is completed daily
• Assists the classroom staff with classroom clean up daily (possibly job chart with different jobs assigned to staff)
• Provide feedback to staff regarding strengths and/or concerns on an ongoing basis
• Monitor attendance and timeliness of classroom’s Instructional Assistants and Senior Instructional Assistants
• Staff Evaluations
• Maintain professionalism with staff and students

Student Assessment – done through planning and placement team recommendations when appropriate

• Writes progress reports
• Writes proposed goals and objectives
• Ongoing-evaluation and assessment of student programming
• Leads/conducts evaluations for annual reviews
• CMT Skills Checklists/CT Alternate Assessment
• File all documents in the student files

Physical Requirements

Special Education Coordinators must be able to meet the minimum daily physical requirements of:       

• PMT certified
• Ability to partake in daily cleaning and maintenance activities which require bending, twisting, climbing ladders and extending.
• Ability to lift, carry and move quickly when assisting in PMT implementations in which to protect children and co-workers.
• Ability to bend and lift at least a minimum of 25lbs. on an individual and daily

Professional Growth and Development (ongoing staff development is embedded in program)

• Professional Development is tied into the teacher’s evaluations (currently SEED) and participation in PD activities are linked to identified needs
• Seek opportunities to attend conferences/professional development to expand knowledge relevant to our student population
• Complete bi-monthly self-evaluations to see progress and develop an on-going professional growth plan for yourself
• Models and ensures staff maintain high levels of professionalism and confidentiality
• Demonstrate sensitivity to and respect for the needs and feelings of all students while utilizing patience, empathy and enthusiasm

The minimum qualifications and requirements:

• Certification Requirements: Comprehensive Special Education (CT 165) or enrolled in a Special Education Program meeting requirement towards certification

• Completion of coursework and certification in Special Education
• Completed a minimum of 12 credits of coursework and working under a DSAP

• Demonstrates excellence with organizational and time management skills
• Demonstrates good leadership skills
• Demonstrates good problem-solving skills and flexibility
• Implement all PMT techniques as necessary per certification standards and in line with organizational policy.

Salary Range: $55,200 - $92,000 (Bachelors)

                         $65,550 - $100,050(Masters)

MBS is an equal opportunity employer, providing equal employment opportunity to all employees and applicants without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability (learning, intellectual, mental and/or physical disability), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, hairstyles or hair texture or other status protected by applicable law. Discrimination against any MBS employee or job applicant because of any status protected by applicable law is prohibited and is subject to discipline up to and including termination.

Salary : $55,200 - $92,000