The Special Education Teacher is responsible for the education of the students entrusted to his/her care through both delivery of the instructional program and the modeling of appropriate skills, attitudes, and behaviors. It is the teacher who motivates, encourages, and inspires students to excel in all their endeavors and who sets goals and expectations that challenge students to meet and expand their potential. The success of each student hinges on the success and vigilance of the teacher. There is no greater relationship in the school than that between the teacher and the student.

The Special Education Teacher must be knowledgeable of special education procedures and communicate effectively with parents and staff.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Serve as the advocate for all students with disabilities
• Act as the liaison between teachers, administration, parents, and students.
• Develop an understanding of Special Education
• Possess impeccable communication and people skills
• Be extremely organized
• Have ability to problem solve and multi-task
• Maintain proficiency skills
• Sustain compliance in meeting deadlines
• Adhere to and support all school policies as set forth in the staff and student handbooks.
• Actively participate in all staff orientations, meetings, in-services, grade or department level team meetings, parent meetings, student conferences or staff mission days.
• Reflect critically on teaching practice and implement improvement strategies as needed.
• Implement with high fidelity all components of the Schools education programs
• Engage in personal and professional development, goal setting, establishment of classroom and school-wide performance standards and assessment of progress against those standards.
• Direction and supervision of the activity and performance of the Instructional Aide assigned to the classroom and involve that Aide into the full life of the classroom.
• Maintain a classroom that demonstrates discipline, order and rigor.

The Elementary SPED must have LBS1 certification and NCLB highly qualified. It is preferred that the SPED teacher would have 2 years of teaching experience in an urban high school environment.