What are the responsibilities and job description for the COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT CLASSROOM TEACHER – Elementary position at Michigan Association of School Boards?
Deadline: September 4, 2025
District/Organization: Fraser Public Schools
Position/Type: Teacher, full time
Salary: In Accordance with the Negotiated MEA Contract and Experience
Position Details
FRASER PUBLIC SCHOOLS
FRASER, MICHIGAN
TITLE: COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT CLASSROOM TEACHER – ELEMENTARY
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Valid Michigan teaching certificate, with special education endorsement in Cognitive Impairments
- Must have (or secure within the first school year) CPI certification
- Meet the requirements as specified in the most recent Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education
REPORTS TO: Director of Special Education and/or Building Administrator
SUPERVISES: Not Applicable
JOB GOAL: To provide special education students with a program that will enable them to reach their fullest physical, emotional, cognitive and behavioral potential.
ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Develop and individualize instruction to meet the unique needs of each student
- Utilize evidence based practices to facilitate student success
- Accommodate the general education curriculum for special needs students, based upon a variety of instructional techniques and technologies
- Work collaboratively with other staff members on Functional Behavior Assessments and Positive Behavior Support Plans.
- Manage a safe, comfortable learning environment
- Comply with state and federal special education regulations
- Prepare for, participate and provide leadership in the IEP Process
- Provide direction and support to classroom paraprofessional
- Maintain effective communication and relationships with students, parents, administrators, paraprofessional, school personnel and community representatives
- Maintain accurate and complete student records
- Coordinate and conduct effective parent conferences
- Demonstrate professional conduct and exhibit professional growth
- Implement the District’s emergency use of seclusion and restraint if a student’s behavior poses an imminent risk to the safety of that student or others
- Perform such other tasks and assume such other responsibilities the Director of Special Education may assign
TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Ten (10) month year. Salary and work year to be established by the Board of Education.
EVALUATION: The Director of Special Education and/or his designee will evaluate Performance of this job annually.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee. He or she will be required to follow any other instructions and to perform any duties requested by his or her management that generally fit into the job expectations.
Essential Functions of the job as per the Americans with Disability Act (ADA)
FRASER PUBLIC SCHOOLS DOES NOT DISCRIMINATE ON THE BASIS OR RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX. AGE, HEIGHT, WEIGHT, RELIGION, MARITAL STATUS, OR DISABILITY IN ITS PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES. THE FOLLOWING PERSON HAS BEEN DESIGNATED TO HANDLE INQUIRIES REGARDING THE NONDISCRIMINATION POLICIES: DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES, 33466 GARFIELD, FRASER, MI 48026 (586) 439.7000.
Revision Date 04/01/2024
E-mail: darlene.loewen@fraserk12.org
