SEDGWICK COUNTY AREA EDUCATIONAL SERVICES INTERLOCAL COOPERATIVE #618

CERTIFIED EMPLOYEES

POSITION DESCRIPTION

JOB TITLE: Teacher-MR/Interrelated (MR/IR)

POSITION CLASSIFICATION: Certified

DEPARTMENT/LOCATION: Special Education

REPORTS TO: Principal/Interlocal Administrators

DAYS SCHEDULED PER YEAR: 191 days New Teacher 193

1. PURPOSE OF POSITION: Plans, leads, facilitates, and instructs for maximum student learning in the Mentally Retarded/Interrelated (MR/IR) Classroom providing appropriate curriculum to identified special education students. Meets established outcomes based on student's individual education plan (IEP) and capacity to master learning objectives. Provides activities designed to create interest and enthusiasm for personal grasp of knowledge.

2. ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

a. Plans Instruction:

(1) Participates on pre-assessment teams to determine necessity for comprehensive student evaluation; initiates, schedules and attends IEP meetings; works with multi-disciplinary team to diagnose need; structures/implements IEP for each student identified.

(3) Defines, structures and communicates daily expectations according to IEP including but not limited to course goals, objectives, learning methods and activities.

(4) Communicates with regular education staff members on course instructional and meditative strategies and objectives, students' grasp of material and their outcomes, and perspectives for applications of materials learned.

(5) Receives and reports grades, in-puts student data via computer, negotiates schedules and communicates with all pertinent participants: administration, parents, staff, students, etc.

b. Delivers Instruction:

(1) Controls classroom and individual behavior; adapts and adjusts course content and reading levels to specify skills to be taught; discerns means of building memory and study skills; and, assists individual students in achieving academic, daily living, and social skills learning objectives by working with them individually and in small groups.

(2) Presents various listening and learning opportunities appropriate to each student's IEP including but not limited to lecture, VCR, TV, support of regular classroom teachers, and other presentations and/or opportunities inside or outside.

(3) Prepares displays, events, and reinforcement activities which encourage participation.

c. Evaluates and Communicates:

(1) Plans assessments for evaluation to include but not limited to various diagnostic techniques: standardized survey and criterion-referenced tests; teacher developed oral and written tests; student personal indices (effort, potential, interests, memory).

(2) Designs subject-based reinforcement to follow assessments and students' learning objectives (computer, lab activities, working independently or on group projects, field/community reinforcement).

(3) Designs a grading system which encourages motivation and participation; collects and enters student data in computer from charts and observations and reports progress in growth and development regularly as required.

d. Manages the Classroom:

(1) Designs classroom rules for student interaction (courtesy and respect for belongings, space and ideas), self control, working independently, appropriately gaining the floor, and accepting reminders from teacher; designs systems for handling all behavior (from simple infractions to severe behavior).

(2) Prepares physical condition of classroom to reflect seasons and subject matter to facilitate student learning.

(3) Keeps daily records on but not limited to student attendance, learning and social needs, assignments, assessments and discipline; supervises paraprofessional(s).

e. Manages all job duties with the mobility, agility, dexterity, and focused observation it takes to meet job standards of performance.

3. OTHER DUTIES: (Others may be assigned.)

a. Participates in teacher committee work and attends teacher meetings.

b. Daily lunch activities as assigned.

c. Prepares and/or escorts students to travel to special classes as required.

d. Supervises bus loading and unloading as required.

e. Attends programs and events related to school.

4. REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Minimum Bachelor of Arts or Science in Elementary or Secondary Education with an emphasis on Special Education, (MR). Certified by Kansas State Board of Education.

5. PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:

a. Must support district mission, goals and objectives.

b. Must demonstrate knowledge of appropriate (elementary or secondary) level; course content; classroom management; appropriate discipline techniques; ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams.

c. Must demonstrate ability to use audio and visual and regular classroom equipment including but not limited to computer, tape recorder, record player, VCR, TV, overhead projector, and any applicable adaptive equipment.

d. Must demonstrate skills and abilities in leadership, planning, communication, coordination, decision-making, handling emergency situations, patience, imagination, organization.

e. Must achieve objectives in the IEP for students' needs and as projected to assist in curriculum and performance outcomes.

f. Must have a plan for personal professional growth activities including but not limited to those supplied by the district; professional growth activities will be evidenced by recorded efforts to improve classroom management and student achievement.

g. Must meet all district safety requirements.

h. Performance evaluation performed annually by Supervisor.

6. ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENTS: As required in policy.

7. WORK ENVIRONMENT: Moderate environmental conditions and noise levels. May be required to wear protective equipment including gloves for exposure control under limited circumstances.

8. ORGANIZATIONAL RELATIONSHIP: The Special Education MR/IR Classroom teacher will be under the immediate supervision of the Principal of the building to which assigned, and the direct and final supervision of the administrators and the Board of the Sedgwick County Area Educational Services Interlocal Cooperative. This program is recognized by the State of Kansas as part of the public elementary/secondary school system which provides services to identified exceptional students.