Health education Jobs in Atlanta, GA

This position is for the 26-27 School Term for a Special Education Teacher.

Special Education Teacher
TITLE: Special Education Teacher
REPORTS TO: Principal/Designee
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education, Licenses, and/or Certificates - A valid Georgia Teaching Certificate in Special Education.
GOAL:
To promote academic achievement of eligible students through use of specially designed
instruction.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Complete designated follow-up procedures for students referred forspecial education
service.
• Development, implement, monitor, and review the Individual Education Program
(1.E.P.) of each eligible student on the caseload, at least annually.
• Work with parents in all aspects of their child's educational program.
• Compile, maintain, and submit all required reports in a timelymanner.
• Schedule and attend all due process meetings.
• Complete all meeting notifications and coordinate scheduling formeetings.
• Bring adraft copy and data to all IEP meetings.
• Complete referrals for Re-Evaluations: Gather all information, complete referral packet
and send to the School Psychologist, Complete required parts of the eligibility report.
• Provide educational services according to the guidelines of the program and through the
established delivery model for service.
• Report student data as requested by the Special Education Director.
• Casemanagers should report all IEP data information to the data clerks at each school
within 3 days of an IEP meeting.
• Provide a Caseload Report (refer to Section 6-FTE) as directed to the Special Education
Director
• Provide an FTE Service Entry Form (refer to Section 6-FTE) on all students listed on the
teacher's Caseload Report.
• Provide a Schedule Verification Form as directed to the Special Education Director.
• Assure all due process procedural safeguards are afforded students and their parents.
• Document parent/guardian contacts for due process meetings. This should be
documented in the GO-IEP program.
• Use special methodology for instruction, according to the population needs.
• Use carefully designed behavior intervention strategies, asindicated.
• Supervise paraprofessionals assigned to support eligible students in resource and regular
education settings.
• Effectively utilize available technology in the development of the IEP and related
documents.
• Implement assistive and instructional technology asrequired.
• Administer, on an on-going basis, evaluations ofstudent progress toward mastery of
established goals and objectives, and reports on progress.
Use progress monitoring (CBM) to report progress on the student's IEP goals.
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Reports progress on IEP goals when Report Cards are issued (i.e., typically every
9 weeks).
• Serve as a resource to the regular education teachers who teach mainstreamed exceptional
students.
• Perform special duties required for meeting the unique needs of specific populations,
i.e., lifting physically handicapped.
• Review current developments, literature, and technical source information related to job
responsibilities.
• Ensure adherence to safety procedures.
• Beginning of Every School Term:
• Inform general education teachers of the accommodations and modifications necessary
for the disabled students in their classroom and secure signatures on Receipt of
Modifications and/or Behavior Intervention Plan.
• Inform other school personnel, such as bus drivers, of Modifications/Accommodations
and/or Behavior Intervention Plan when necessary to meet the needs of the student.
• In addition, general education teachers must be informed of their responsibilities related
to the IEP and have access to the student's IEP.
• Provide information to new teachers when the student's schedule changes.
• Participate in training programs to increase skills and proficiency related to assignment.
• Attending Special Education Collaborative Departmental/School Wide Meetings:
• All special education teachers are expected to attend building departmental meetings
and system-wide special education meetings.
• These meetings are scheduled to explain rules, regulations, local procedures, etc.
• Teachers will be notified in advance so that they can make plans to attend
• Maintain confidentiality of student records/information.
• Follow federal and state laws as well as Board policies.
• Adhere to procedures and policies outlined in the certified employee handbook and
teacher handbook at the school assigned.
• Perform other duties as assigned.