General Responsibilities/Essential Functions:

• Assess, screen, and evaluate students and effectively share results with parents and educational staff, and participate in the eligibility determination process in accordance with state and school division requirements and best practice
• Develop and implement individual Education Plans (IEPs) for students with Speech/Language impairment and assists with IEPs for students with speech/language as a service on an annual basis or according to requirements
• Comply with all Medicaid requirements for school-based claiming, including obtaining written Medicaid consent from parents of all students served and timely filing of claims that meet Medicaid standards as per district procedures
• Demonstrate knowledge of child growth and development and individual student needs by providing relevant instruction according to the IEP and educational best practices
• Provide consultative services for school staff by sharing and demonstrating specific techniques and working with school teams to facilitate relevant and consistent interventions for targeted students
• Maintain records and information concerning individual students in the prescribed confidential manner and using the records and information only for the purposes for which they are maintained according to FERPA guidelines
• Communicate and collaborate with parents and the school community for the purpose of fostering individual student success and growth while engaging the families in the therapy program
• Establish and maintain cooperative professional relationships with administrative and school staff
• Participate in various meetings for the purpose of addressing student goals and needs, and to meet laws and policies
• Maintain and submit information/records including student progress for all students
• Share with other staff members the responsibility for school activities and student supervision
• Implement and comply with District policies and procedures
• Perform related duties as assigned by the administration in accordance with school
• district policies and procedures
• Knowledge of subject matter/course content and resources relevant to assignment
• Knowledge of and skills in using effective instructional strategies and practices
• Knowledge of and skills in administering, scoring and interpreting communication assessments
• Knowledge and understanding of child development and communication development
• Knowledge of and skills in best practice instruction specific to various disabilities
• Skills in managing and promoting positive student behavior
• Skills in data analysis to assess, monitor, and inform instruction for student growth
• Skills and abilities in organization, time management, and record keeping
• Ability to operate a computer and the skills to learn and utilize software and other technology in instruction
• Ability to interact positively and effectively with parents, students, staff, and administrators
• Responsible for reporting any reasonable suspicions related to a child’s health or welfare as a result of abuse or neglect to the appropriate state/community agency, as well as the principal
• Abide by the Tennessee Teacher Code of Ethics
• Participate in appropriate and required staff development sessions at the school and/or system level
• Follow the appropriate complaint/grievance process: report concern to the principal first, next to the Complaint Officer for the system, the Director of Schools, and finally to the Board
• Report all accidents/injuries on the required form to the principal in a timely manner
• Properly supervise students
• Keep a current class record and submit it to the principal upon request and at the end of the year
• Keep a complete cumulate record on each child
• Maintain a clean, orderly, safe classroom
• Administer appropriate assessments, record scores on cumulate records, interpret test scores as needed, and analyze assessment data in an effort to improve instruction and student learning
• Plan, prepare, implement, assess instructional lessons that teach the standards and are appropriate for individual student needs
• Maintain proper classroom and school order that supports student learning