Middle School Special Education Teacher

●Provide direct support to students in a classroom by delivering instruction and ensuring learning through a variety of co-teaching models and strategies. ●Responsible for the daily educational instruction and programming for students as prescribed in the Individual Educational Program (IEP) for identified students at the middle school level. ●Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students. ●Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, and the like to communicate these objectives to students. ●Consistently demonstrate positive, student-oriented, and problem-solving characteristics as a member of a grade-level academic team ●Develop positive and collaborative relationships with students, families, and staff. ●Work with special education personnel, general education teachers, and administrators. ●Work with building staff to integrate students into general education classrooms and programs while ensuring accommodations are known, understood, and implemented by teachers of students in your caseload. ●Provide specially designed instruction to students within a special education setting for a portion of the day. ●Complete daily/weekly/monthly data sheets, evaluation reports, progress reports, IEPs, assessments, and other data required by local, state and federal mandates. ●Assist classroom teachers, special subject staff, administrators and other building personnel in the implementation of accommodations and modifications. ●Supervise the work of the ESP both in special and general education settings. ●Such other responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned by the Principal, Assistant Principal and/or Special Education Chairperson or Director of Student Services for Annual Review Team Meeting for identified students. The duties commonly associated with the position include but are not limited to: -Adapt learning materials to students’ needs -Keep track of and reflect on students’ progress -Monitor children’s behavioral patterns and arrange appropriate interventions if needed -Prepare students for transition to the next grade -Inform parents about their children’s performance and potential challenges -Collaborate with the support staff (e.g. school counselors and speech therapist) to create holistic intervention plans -Maintaining up-to-date knowledge of curriculum content -Collaborating on the planning, implementation and assessment of instruction and curriculum -Promoting high standards and expectations for student achievement -Communicating with students, parents, and other district employees to work on behalf of students -Promoting equity and appreciation of diversity