Location(s):
Middle School (6-8) High School (9-12)
Position Title: Learning Specialist – Special Education Teacher
Hours/Shift (Hours per week & Schedule):
Middle school: 7:00a-3:00p
High School: 8:30a-4:00p
37.5 hours per week | unpaid lunch (30 minutes)
Pay (Target & Max Rate): $47/hr
Duration (Direct Placement, Contract, C2H): 24-25 school year
Job Description/Role Responsibilities:
*Case management of 12-15 students for all SPED Teacher openings
– Will coordinate with social workers (classes broken down by individual grade level) on services provided
-Students typically are in GenEd classrooms as well – not in this class all day (similar to pull out) – Will run lesson plans and curriculum
– Will have 2 paras in that classroom
-Teaching 6 of 8 periods – 1 period for planning and 1 for collaboration
*8-9 Students served total – across all grades in the middle school
Middle School – 46 minute periods, teacher will have 6 of 8 periods taught
- 1 period for Collab and 1 for planning
-classes are typically broken down by subject and some are co-taught
-Up to 10 students in sessions
-All students will do reading for success – wilson reading program
-Will have 1 period dedicated to reading reading | Skills for success in 1 period (similar to a study hall) – individual students will pull out individual homework or classwork and receive individual support – executive functioning skills
High School: Take larger groups of students (15 students roughly – would like to cut in half and break down into smaller groups) – blend of teaching all subjects | would like to have more specialized teaching but not at capacity to do that just yet
*run block schedule – one block is teaching and one is planning – still teaching 6 of 8 periods
2-3 preps max
Qualifications:
Must (Experience, Licenses/Certifications, Endorsements, Skills):
*Bachelor's Degree
*Special Education Teaching License (supplemental teaching licenses not required)
Plus:
-None at this time
*Will accept new grads/new teachers
Education/Licenses/Certifications:
*Bachelor's Degree
*Special Education Teaching License (supplemental teaching licenses not required)
Disqualifiers: N/A
Benefits:
-Provide mentorship
-Have department chairs who work very closely with staff to help with paperwork – discussing IEPs – training – Leadership will go into the classroom to help with coaching and staff development
-A lot of special education coordinators focusing in other key areas (transition program, autism, intellectual disabilities, behavior support team, on-site school Psychologists who support behavior intervention and planning)
-Teachers do not do their own testing – Educational Diagnosticians handle the testing – will provide input but is not on them to conduct testing