Special Education Strategist II - BD Teacher 1.0 FTE

Muscatine Community School District•Muscatine, IA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

The Special Education Strategist II - BD Teacher provides instruction to students and supports the district’s student achievement goals. The teacher plans and delivers instruction aligned with local standards and district curriculum, adapts learning experiences to students’ developmental needs and abilities, monitors progress through varied assessments, and creates a safe, respectful classroom environment that promotes academic, social, and emotional growth. The role includes communicating and collaborating with students, families, colleagues, and the community; participating in professional development and school improvement; and fulfilling district policies, procedures, and contractual responsibilities. The position is a 1.0 FTE contract role reporting to the Principal. Essential functions must be performed on-site, across the district’s nine schools. The stated workday is eight hours, including a 30-minute duty-free lunch, with a personal planning period authorized for classroom teachers. Professional working hours may extend beyond a typical 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. day. Appropriate State of Iowa certification is required before the start of each contract year. The role may supervise volunteers, paraeducators, or aides, with one to three reporting directly.

Requirements

Hold appropriate State of Iowa certification before the start of each contract year.
Have knowledge of the needs of students in assigned classes.
Work effectively with students, teachers, counselors, parents, and other job-related persons.
Work independently within the job description and make judgments and decisions.
Demonstrate oral and written communication skills, including communication with students, staff, and the public and writing lesson plans.
Demonstrate academic subject-matter expertise.
Have human relations skills.
Be capable of working under stress with large numbers of students, parents, and coworkers.
Have the mental acuity and mental and physical ability to manage classroom discipline.
Meet the position’s physical demands, including frequent standing, walking, handling objects, talking, hearing, squatting, stooping, kneeling, reaching, bending, and twisting; frequently lift or move up to 50 pounds; and sometimes push or pull items.
Have close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

Nice To Haves

Bilingual skills are preferred or highly desirable.

Responsibilities

Provide instruction to students and support district, building, and student achievement goals.
Provide evidence of student learning and growth to students, families, and staff, and use student performance data to guide decisions.
Create a classroom culture that supports learning, mutual respect, fairness, and positive student relationships.
Communicate effectively and accurately with students, families, colleagues, and communities.
Apply content knowledge and instructional strategies appropriate to the teaching position and student development.
Plan instruction using student achievement data, local standards, district curriculum, and students’ developmental needs, backgrounds, and interests.
Set and communicate high expectations for students’ social, behavioral, and academic success.
Select and use varied, research-based strategies, resources, and technologies to engage students and address diverse learning needs.
Align classroom instruction and assessments with local standards and district curriculum, and adjust instruction responsively to student needs.
Communicate assessment criteria, use assessment results to guide instruction, support student goal setting, and provide timely, constructive feedback.
Collaborate with staff and district or building leadership to analyze student progress.
Establish and maintain classroom procedures and behavior expectations, maximize instructional time, and provide a safe, purposeful learning environment.
Pursue continuous professional growth, collaborate to improve practice, and apply learning from professional development.
Analyze student learning and growth using teacher-created assessments, authentic measures, and standardized or district tests.
Follow board policies, district procedures, contractual obligations, and professional and ethical standards.
Assist with annual building-wide goal development.
Provide student supervision as appropriate to grade level.
Participate in parent conferences and district in-services.
Perform other duties as assigned.