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Position / Title: Cross Categorical Teacher
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Bargaining Unit: ETA
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Department/Location: Specialized Student Services
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Work Days: 184
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Reports To: Building Principal
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JD Revision Date: 05/18/2021
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Supervises: N/A
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Function / Position Summary
To provide individualized instruction in a co-teaching environment as mandated by a student's IEP. This position will be required to collaborate and plan instruction with the classroom teacher on a regular and ongoing basis in order to accelerate student progress towards meeting their goals.
Job Duties / Responsibilities
- Develop and foster a positive relationship with each student and their parent/guardian.
- Provide direct services and instruction as mandated by the IEP.
- Complete diagnostic components determined on domains sheet.
- Enter diagnostic information into data-based screens and create a hard copy of the diagnostic report.
- Shared responsibility for testing students as determined by School Service Team discussion.
- Participate in School Service Team and IEP meetings.
- Complete all required IEP paperwork in a timely manner.
- Complete data-based screens for annual reviews/re-evaluations for caseload students.
- Update progress reports quarterly.
- Create, oversee and update data driven goals and objectives based on student needs, grade level, and state standards for caseload students.
- Monitor caseload for annual review and re-evaluation dates.
- Oversee that all services on an IEP are implemented.
- Teach any subject area or grade level consisting of students on caseload, using best practice strategies and District directed curriculum and programs.
- Differentiate, accommodate or modify instruction and curriculum according to each student's individual learning profile.
- Participate in Professional Learning Communities with general education colleagues for planning for CORE instruction, co-teaching models/strategies, modifications and assessments.
- Analyze student performance in relation to grade level peers in order to determine a student’s appropriate needs and opportunities for mainstreaming and co-teaching.
- Implement district, building, classroom and IEP directed behavior plans such as PBIS, Functional Behavior Plans and Behavior Intervention Plans.
- Administration of classroom, district and state assessment.
- Ongoing collaboration and communication with parents.
- Attend school professional development.
- Perform other requirements of the job in accordance with the ETA collective bargaining agreement.
Qualifications
Education
- Illinois Teaching Certificate with LBS1 endorsement.
- Bachelor’s degree in related subject from accredited university
- Previous experience in Special Education preferred but not necessary for hire.
- Bilingual - Spanish/English
Certification Experience / Knowledge
- Knowledge of common core standards.
- Knowledge of Elementary Dual Language curriculum.
- Knowledge of instructional and resource programs for students with a variety of special education eligibility