Teacher Ex Ed Comprehensive - SY

Job Title:

TEACHER – Ex Ed Comprehensive

Revision Date:

March 8, 2023

Job Code:

88155

FLSA:

Exempt

Salary Plan:

Certificated

Revised By:

Debbie McAdams LaRonda Cawthon

Pay Grade:

201_

Comp Reviewed By:

Wayne Birch

Funding Source:

Local

Duration (months):

10 months

Work Location:

Department funded and working in schools & other locations

Work Schedule Code:

WSC 43

Job Summary

Designs and provides specialized instruction to students with moderate to severe/profound cognitive or developmental needs in accordance with federal, state, and district guidelines

Department Name:

Exceptional Education

Reports to:

School Principal or Designee

Primary Job Duties/Responsibilities: List, in the order of importance or time spent, the essential and position specific duties/tasks performed by the position. This is not an exhaustive list and employees may be assigned additional duties by management as required. Regular and reliable attendance is an expectation of the job.

Essential Duty 1:

Provides direct instruction, intervention, and consultation for students on a modified curriculum that aligns to the Tennessee Alternate Assessment Standards as indicated on the Individual Educational Program (IEP).

Essential Duty 2:

Collaborates with general educators to plan assessments and analyze progress monitoring data to develop instructionally appropriate IEPs.

Essential Duty 3:

Progress monitors all students that receive intensive intervention in the area of academics, social-emotional and behavior to continually communicate progress toward goals with students, parents, and school team.

Position Specific Responsibility 1:

Plan and use data driven instructional strategies, resources, and equipment that reflect an understanding of the instructional needs of students.

Position Specific Responsibility 2:

Ensures students on a modified curriculum participate in required statewide test with appropriate accommodations and modifications.

Position Specific Responsibility 3:

Keep IEPs in compliance with State and Federal laws governing students with disabilities and manage paraprofessional support in the general education setting to ensure that students on a modified curriculum are in their least restrictive environment.

Position Specific Responsibility 4:

Schedules and facilitates IEP team meetings, re-evaluation meetings, and manifestation determination meetings in accordance with State and Federal laws governing services for students with disabilities.

Position Specific Responsibility 5:

Coordinates the delivery of services for students with disabilities with all related service providers (i.e. speech and language therapist, occupational therapist, physical therapist, nurse).

Position Specific Responsibility 6:

Develops, implement, and monitor Functional Behavior Assessments and Behavior Intervention Plans based on student need.

Position Specific Responsibility 7:

Design classroom management systems and implement behavioral strategies that facilitate student learning and engagement. Prepares physical condition of classroom to reflect subject matter and to facilitate student learning.

Position Specific Responsibility 8:

Collaborates with general educators and related service providers to inform instruction, determine modifications/accommodations, identify supplemental supports, assign grades, and identify inclusive opportunities for students.

Position Specific Responsibility 9:

Participates in ongoing Professional Development activities to ensure the use of most effective, evidenced-based practices that promote success for students.

Other Responsibilities:

Performs other duties or tasks as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope of the responsibilities in this job classification.

Education and Experience Requirements

Education (training/degree):

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution in a related field required. Master’s Degree from an accredited institution in a related field preferred.

Licenses, Certifications or Registrations Required:

Must hold or be eligible for a certificate or license issued by the Tennessee Department of Education with a Special Education Comprehensive Program K-12 endorsement (461).

Experience:

• Work experience gained through education and certification/license requirements.

• Experience working as part of a collaborative instructional team is preferred.

• Professional training and paid or volunteer experience with individuals with disabilities is preferred.

Skills Required:

• Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices and procedures of special education and/or specialty area.

• Thorough knowledge of the principles and methodology of effective teaching of students with disabilities.

• Communication, and collaboration with Parents, educators, students,

• Instructional strategies that connect the curriculum to the learner,

• Student management,

• Presenting to large groups,

• Organization, data-based decision making, and problem solving,

• Providing interventions.

• Knowledge of the U.S. Department of Education’s Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) or similar federal regulation.

• Technology skills: Teams, Microsoft Office, Excel, SharePoint, iOS, and/or other district applications or equipment as needed.

General Skills, Responsibilities, Requirements, and Impacts

Data Responsibility:

Level 5: Coordinates or determines time, place, or sequence of operations or activities based on analysis of data and possibly executes determinations or reports on events.

People Responsibility:

Level 5: Persuades or influences others in favor of a service, course of action, or point of view

Assets Responsibility:

Level 4: Requires responsibility and opportunity for achieving moderate economies and/or preventing moderate losses through the management or handling of supplies of high value or moderate amounts of money

Mathematical Requirements:

Level 4: Uses practical application of fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions, measurements, or logarithms; may use algebraic solutions of equations and equalities, deductive geometry, and/or descriptive statistics.

Communications Requirements:

Level 6: Reads journals and manuals; composes specialized reports/analysis; speaks to large groups of coworkers and people outside the organization.

Complexity of Work:

Level 5: Performs coordinating work involving guidelines and rules with constant problem solving; requires continuous, close attention for accurate results or frequent exposure to unusual pressure.

Impact of Decisions:

Level 4: Makes decisions with moderately serious impact - affects work unit and may affect other units or citizens.

Equipment Usage (if applicable):

N/A

Safety of Others:

Level 2: Requires some responsibility for safety and health of others and/or for occasional enforcement of the standards of public safety or health.

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Kronos Set Up Data: Select a choice from the drop-down lists in highlighted in yellow in the text below.

Meal Deduction – Most Bransford office and district level employee have a meal deduction. They are scheduled 8.5 hours per day and get an hour lunch. Itinerants and retirees get a 30 minute lunch period and therefore do not have a meal deduction. All school based employees will not have a meal deduction. Auto Meal Deduction

Travel – Itinerant non-exempt employees who travel will be using the time clock differently than others and are paid for travel time between work locations. Employee does not or seldom travels

Compensatory Time vs. Overtime (Support Non-Exempt Employees only) – Does this department have overtime budgeted, i.e. Maintenance, Transportation, Food Service. If not, employees accrue comp time only. Exempt Employee - can not accrue comp or overtime

Restrictions – Should employee be restricted to punch in and out within 7 minutes of their schedule start and end times? No, Do not restrict punches

Employee Type – Clock, phone, supervisor, etc. Time Stamp

Timekeeper – Is the employee a timekeeper? No

ADA Requirements/Compliance

Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer. ADA requires MNPS to provide adequate accommodations to qualified persons with disabilities. Prospective and current employees are encouraged to discuss ADA accommodations with management.

Physical Demands:

Level 3: Requires light work involving standing or walking some of the time, exerting up to 20 pounds of force on a regular basis, and moderate dexterity in operating machinery, tools, or office equipment.

Additional Requirements:

None

Unavoidable Hazards:

Level 1: The position is exposed to no unusual environmental hazards

Sensory Requirements:

N/A

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