District Teacher of Visually Impaired

Position:  Visually Impaired Teacher                                  Class Code:

Department:  District wide

Reports to:  Special Education Director/Superintendent

Approved by: Carter County Board of Education                 Date:

187 day contract

Summary:

This employee is responsible for organizing and implementing an instructional program for visually impaired students and meeting the duties of teaching as outlined in laws and policies.

Duties:

I. Planning

• Designing the exceptional student education program so that it is consistent with the total educational philosophy of the district.
• Continuing professional growth through educational meetings, visiting related facilities, reading profesional literature, and exchanging ideas among the district staff.
• Working in coordination with other ESE teachers in planning and developing the program.

II. Programming

• Preparing, implementing, and evaluating an annual educational plan for each student based on individually assessed needs in accordance with district procedures.
• Using appropriate assessment instruments pertinent to instructional areas 
• Preparing lesson plans for each student
• Providing appropriate schedules for exceptional students involving school personne as required.
• Seeking a variety of services through community resources and agencies to meeet the needs of exceptional students.
• Providing specialized insturctional techniques and media through individual and/or group sessions designed to meet the educational, social and emotional needs of the students.
• Participating in the in-school staffing and screening process as appropriate.
• Participating on evaluation teams for visually impaired students as appropriate.
• Making available to teachers instructional ideas and materials that are appropriate for the exceptional student within the classroom situation as requested.

III. Public Relations

• Cooperating with school personnel in coordinating ESE services within the school.
• Conferring with the classroom teacher as requested concerning any educational need of the student.
• Developing and conducting an inservice program to inform classroom teacher of the goals and objectives of the ESE program and ways of achieving them in the school setting.
• Assist in providing information to community groups and parents concerning ESE programs as requested.
• Assista in coordinating and providing news releases through the immediate supervisor for local news media as requested.

IV. Reporting

• Ensuring that each student in the program has necessary evaluation records in his/her permanent folder.
• Furnishing the principal with current exceptional student schedules.
• Completing progress report on each student in the program.
• Supplying progress reports to school personnel and to parents of exceptional students as necessary and requested.
• Completing reports for appropriate local, state, federal and educational agencies.
• Referring those students who require further evaluation or follow-up services to the appropriate school personnel or community agencies.
• Other responsibilities as directed by his/her immediate supervisor.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Valid Kentucky Certification in field (Certificate for Teaching Exceptional Children-Visually Impaired, Grades Primary through 12)

Desired Qualifications:

• Graduate work beyond the bachelor's degree
• Classroom teaching experience
• Experience in a like position