Special Education Teacher (Inclusion/Co-Teach) - Travis Science Academy

Temple ISD•Temple, TX

16d

About The Position

The Special Education Teacher provides students with learning activities and experiences designed to support their intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. The teacher develops or modifies curricula and prepares lessons and instructional materials suited to students’ abilities, interests, and individual needs. Work may be in a self-contained, team, departmental, or itinerant capacity as assigned. The role plans and delivers instruction aligned with students’ IEPs and applicable Texas Education Agency, district, and school requirements. It includes assessing student progress, preparing and updating IEPs, participating in ARD meetings, coordinating with families and school and medical staff, and maintaining required records while protecting confidential student information. The teacher also supports students’ academic, sensory-motor, communication, social, and emotional development, and may assist with physical needs and rehabilitation programs. The teacher maintains an appropriate classroom environment, supervises teacher aides and volunteers, communicates with students, families, colleagues, and the community, and participates in professional development. The position may involve travel between campuses or to school activities, physical assistance and lifting, and prolonged or irregular hours.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Valid Texas teaching certificate with a special education endorsement and content area.
Ability to read and interpret educational and professional materials, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
Ability to write reports, educational correspondence, and procedure manuals and to present information clearly to varied audiences.
Ability to perform calculations involving figures and amounts and apply basic algebra and geometry concepts.
Ability to follow written, oral, diagrammed, or scheduled instructions and solve problems involving concrete variables.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the position, which may include prolonged standing, kneeling, bending, pushing, pulling, twisting, lifting 50 pounds or more, positioning students, physical restraint, and moving classroom equipment.
Ability to maintain professional, ethical, and responsible conduct and protect confidential student information.

Responsibilities

Plan curricula, prepare IEPs, and develop or modify instructional materials to address individual student needs and required standards.
Instruct students in academic subjects and other learning activities in accordance with their IEPs and abilities.
Develop and implement effective instructional strategies and programs; assess student functioning and progress and provide ongoing feedback and reinforcement.
Create learning materials and adapt tools, work aids, and classroom equipment to support students, including students with physical impairments.
Work with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, medical staff, and other school staff to develop and implement educational and rehabilitation programs.
Use criterion-referenced tests to prepare draft IEPs, present them at ARD meetings, participate professionally in those meetings, and update IEPs periodically.
Observe students in educational settings to evaluate placement, recommend instructional strategies and modifications, coordinate general and special education curricula, and evaluate IEP appropriateness.
Maintain required IEP, attendance, grade, progress, and other records and reports; protect confidential student information.
Establish and consistently apply classroom behavior rules and discipline techniques; teach conduct and social skills and counsel students with adjustment or academic problems.
Communicate with parents about students’ academic and behavioral progress and work with families to support understanding of learning impairments.
Plan and supervise assignments for teacher aides and volunteers, including training, assigning and directing work, and addressing problems or complaints.
Maintain a safe and supportive learning environment and take reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
Select instructional materials and use varied teaching techniques, tests, technology, and audiovisual aids.
Maintain professional competence, participate in district professional development and required meetings, and comply with applicable regulations and policies.
Assist students with physical needs, including diapering, catheter care, and tube feeding; assist with positioning and mobility as needed.
Coordinate class field trips when appropriate and perform other duties as assigned by the Principal, Assistant Principal, or special education leadership.