What are the responsibilities and job description for the District Speech Language Pathologist position at TECCA?
School Summary:
MassCA Commonwealth of Massachusetts Virtual School is a full-time tuition-free virtual public school district that employs over 250 faculty and staff, and serves 3,000 students across grades K-12 across Massachusetts.
The Speech/Language Pathologist (SLP) will be responsible for the successful
completion of the following tasks:
- Complete speech/language evaluations remotely that are age appropriate to the suspected area of disability
- Complete reports of evaluation results within the regulatory timelines in accordance with state and federal mandates pertaining to special education
- Provide SLP services individually and in small groups
- Participate in Team Meetings; contribute to the determination of eligibility for special education services, related services and develop IEP goals and objectives, when appropriate
- Contribute to the writing of IEPs
- Complete Progress Reports as often as necessary
- Support the instructional program with asynchronous web conferencing sessions and instruction supplemented with self-paced curriculum work;
- Review curriculum and devise alternate approaches to presenting lessons to increase student understanding (working directly with students and parents and teachers);
- Communicate with parents, caretakers, students and other teachers on a regular basis to develop and update IEPs and schedules, score assessments, provide feedback on student work, suggest instructional approaches and strategies, and
monitor completion of assignments.
- Work collaboratively with other teachers to ensure that all students are successfully meeting their SLP goals and objectives and are able to generalize in their classes what they have learned.
- Develop a strong knowledge of the curriculum
- Support students, parents and teachers with alternate strategies and provide additional assistance with daily assignments and projects;
- Keep student records and data up-to-date, including cumulative files, online student and family information, attendance accounting, and logging all student and parent contacts;
- Work with other teachers to coordinate social activities and relevant field trips for students; Develop and implement virtual methods of creating and maintaining a “school community”;
- Participate in the organization and administration of the State Testing, as directed;
- Other duties as assigned.
Salary : $52,359 - $101,385