PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
OVERVIEW OF RESPONSIBILITIES: The special education teacher shall provide learning experiences designed to
meet the unique needs of handicapped children as outlined on each student’s IEP. The special education teacher
shall be responsible for planning, implementing, and monitoring an instructional program designed to meet the
individual educational/behavior needs of handicapped students.
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Provide instructional activities appropriate to meet each child’s IEP goals and specific objectives.
- Collect data on an on-going basis for monitoring student progress in meeting IEP short-term objectives.
- Provide a stimulating and conductive learning environment.
- Design and plan a successful learning experience for each child, taking into account each student’s
preferred learning modality and unique motivational needs.
- Design and organize materials needed to meet each student’s success level.
- Design and implement successful classroom behavior management techniques and programs as needed.
- Implement/monitor individual behavior management techniques and programs as needed.
- Schedule students into regular classes as outlined in their IEP.
- Consult formally and informally with classroom teachers on a routine basis to monitor student
performance and behavior in their regular classes.
- Serve as a consultant to regular teachers in developing intervention strategies prior to or during the
referral/evaluation process.
- Assist in identifying special education students through classroom behavior observations and through
conducting formal and informal assessments in suspected areas of academic weakness.
- Assist in arranging annual review meetings within one year of the previous SBARC meeting and
coordinate a mutually agreeable time with other SBARC members.
- Participate in SBARC/ARC meetings and assist the committee in the development of the IEP and
placement decisions.
- May serve as recorder of the IEP.
- Present monitoring data to other SBARC members at the annual review.
- Maintain record of parent contacts and implement all confidentiality procedures.
- Be available for periodic meetings with the Special Education Director.
- Maintain on-file student’s current IEP, work samples, and monitoring data as required by state/federal
regulations.
- Participate in the planning, execution, and evaluation of professional development activities.
- Assist Special Education Supervisor in the evaluation of special education programs and provide input
into needed areas of change or additions.
- Perform other duties and assume responsibility as assigned by the principal.
- Provide for continued professional growth through on-going readings in the field of special education
and through attendance at workshops and conferences.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
Valid Kentucky Teacher Certificate for Special Education