Job Description:

Special Education Teacher - Somers Elementary School

Full-Time

To start 8/26/24

CT Certification Required (165)

Special Education Teacher

REPORTS TO: Building Administration/Director of Pupil Services

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Special Education Teacher serves as a guide and

model to the student learning process. The teacher should challenge each student to

his/her highest potential. The teacher will enforce school rules, administrative

regulations, and Board policy which govern student conduct. The teacher will provide to

parents or guardians a review of the student’s progress. The teacher will implement that

portion of the instructional program for which he/she has been specifically assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Valid Connecticut Teaching Certification

Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year university or college

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Classroom Environment, Student Engagement and Commitment to Learning

● Creates a positive learning environment that is responsive to and respectful of the

learning needs of all students

● Promotes developmentally appropriate standards of behavior that support a

productive learning environment for all students

● Monitors and responds to student behavior (Schoolwide, BIP, FBA, IEP directed)

● Manages materials, supplies, and equipment

● Maximizes instructional time by effectively managing routines and transitions

● Communicates thoroughly, effectively, and efficiently with colleagues,

administrators, and families

Knowledge of Students’ Developmental Characteristics and Disability Impact

● Knowledge of students’ interests, cultural heritage, disability and impact, IEP,

goals, and objectives

● Develops IEP goals and objectives; they should be specific, measurable,

attainable, based on present levels of performance, and appropriate to the students

served

● Assesses services to meet the needs of students

Management, Organization and Compliance

● Knowledge of and compliance with BOE policy, State and Federal regulations

pertaining to students with disabilities (FERPA, IDEA, FAPE, LRE)

● Experience with the CT-SEDS platform

● Knowledge of and compliance with mandated procedures, timelines, and district

Pupil Services protocols

● Effective use of the district student data management system

● Maintains accurate records

● Implement IEP with fidelity

● Case management

● Technically compliant IEPs

● Oversight of assigned paraeducators according to grade level needs/expectations.

Includes schedule development, sharing information about students/needs, routine

check-in, brainstorming solutions to problems, providing materials, and providing

feedback to administration for end-of-the-year evaluations

Planning and Instruction for Active Learning

● Plans and implements instructional content that is aligned with standards, builds

on students’ prior knowledge, and provides for appropriate level of challenge for

all students

● Planning instruction to cognitively engage students in the content

● Demonstrates knowledge of content

● Selects appropriate strategies to monitor students’ progress

● Leads students to construct meaning and apply new learning through the use of a

variety of differentiated and evidence-based learning strategies

● Implements formative assessment of student learning and provides feedback to

students while adjusting instruction

● Experience with structured literacy instruction and program implementation

The above description is illustrative of tasks and responsibilities. It is not meant to be

all-inclusive of every task and responsibility.

SUPERVISES: Not Applicable

LENGTH OF WORK YEAR: In accordance with current collective bargaining

agreement 

SALARY: In accordance with current collective bargaining agreement