Special Education Teacher - ECE

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER

Early Childhood Education

BENEFITS : Health, Dental and Vision insurance, 20.90% employer contribution to your PERA retirement plan, paid holidays, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, free CMC credits, amongst others. For full time employees

HIRING SALARY RANGE : $50,500 - 69.171 per year

For the most current salary schedules, please visit https : / / www.eagleschools.net / salary-schedules

SUMMARY OF JOB DESCRIPTION :

Responsible for multidisciplinary special education, including assessment of children, reporting and paperworkAdapts instruction to meet the learning needs of all students increasing the probability of advancing their learning and meeting their established goals. Maintain positive interpersonal relationships with students, parents, staff and community members. Assures all procedures and policies are clearly communicated and followed, including but not limited to : ECSD Policies, Federal and State IDEA laws, Colorado Health and Human Services Licensing Requirements, Colorado Department of Education Rules and Head Start Performance Standards.

SUPERVISED BY :

Director Early Childhood Department

ASSIST IN SUPERVISION OF :

Special Education Teacher Assistants

ESSENTIAL JOB ELEMENTS :

• Effectively leads preschool Special Education Team to evaluate, helps determine eligibility and provides appropriate services for students with disabilities.
• Maintains required and needed student special education records in an accurate, thorough, confidential, and timely manner.
• Partners with General Education Early Childhood Teacher to serve as instructional leader for the program.
• Apply skills in observation, diagnosis, and data collection.
• Analyzes behaviors and applies a variety of interventions that facilitate positive behavior changes.
• Identifies physical and emotional factors in the environment that impact student learning.
• Actively participates in staffings, helps develop and implement student IEPs.
• Provides parents with written information regarding their child's progress toward meeting IEP goals on the same schedule as all children in the ECSD Preschool Program and attend Parent-Teacher Conferences for those children on IEPs.
• Collaborates with building / district staff members to develop a special education program that provides the least restrictive environment for students with disabilities through a full

spectrum of educational services and that enables students to obtain reasonable educational benefit.

CONTACTS :

Students, parents, support staff, administrative staff, and community members.

QUALIFICATIONS :

Salary : $50,500 - $69,171