[Hiring] Special Education Teacher @Floyd County Schools

Role Description

To lead students toward fulfillment of their potential for intellectual, emotional, and psychological growth and maturation while implementing all goals and objectives of students’ Individual Education Plans.

Qualifications

• Valid certification as determined by the Kentucky Department of Education, Division of Educator Licensure and Quality.

Requirements

• Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction in order to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each pupil.
• Translates lessons plans into learning experiences so as to best utilize the available time for instruction.
• Evaluates pupils’ academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records, and prepares progress reports.
• Creates an effective environment for learning through functional and attractive displays, bulletin boards, and interest centers.
• Maintains professional competence through activities provided by the district and/or self-selected professional growth activities.
• Monitors and addresses, if appropriate, student’s physical, emotional, and intellectual needs on an ongoing informal basis.
• Implements all assigned students’ IEPs as written.
• Communicates challenging scholastic expectations in a clear, positive, continuous manner.
• Assesses what has been taught by the administration and evaluation of open-ended questions, portfolios, and performance events.
• Establishes and maintains standards of mutually respectful behavior.
• Demonstrates positive interpersonal relationships with students, staff, and parents.
• Supervises pupils in out-of-classroom activities during the assigned working day.
• Administers group standardized tests in accordance with district testing programs.
• Participates in curriculum development programs as required.
• Participates in faculty committees and the sponsorship of pupil activities.
• Reports to their respective classroom at least fifteen (15) minutes prior to the opening of school and remains at least fifteen (15) minutes after official closing time.
• Maintains reports and records required by regulations of the Floyd County Board of Education and Kentucky Revised Statutes.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Salary and terms of employment according to approved salary schedules.

EVALUATIONS

• Performance will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the district evaluation plan.