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Special Education Teacher Job Description
Requirements:
- Extremely organized
- Flexible
- Good communication skills
- Holds a CA Special Education Credential
- Holds a CA Multiple Subject Credential – highly desirable
- State of California residence
- Excellent writing and grammar skills
- Proficiency in MS Excel, MS Word, and Outlook, including experience using them in a professional capacity
Job Responsibilities
Duties may include, but are not limited, to:
- Case Manager to SpEd students
- Provide direct services as needed to special needs students
- Obtain present levels/baselines
- Review and print monthly online school snapshot of progress for each student and send to CAVA office for student file
- Follow up with providers to confirm that IEP attendance, reports, and services are being completed
- Hold monthly scheduled phone conference with Special Education families on caseload and their general education teacher
- Turn in notes from e-mails and calls at the end of the month to office and e-mail them to SpEd Master Teacher
- Be available for SpEd Families on an as needed basis via phone and online
- Create rough draft of AP forms and send to Lead Teacher within timelines
- Mail Prior Notices to parents
- Schedule IEPs, set up online meetings, and follow up on attendees
- Ensure all documents are in prior to IEP meeting (psych report, DIS provider reports/goals, GE/Parent progress) and forwarded to MT for approval
- Mail all approved reports to parents one week before IEP
- Complete academic testing for initials and tri-annuals and writing of reports and IEPs
- Obtain signatures
- Hold transition meetings
- Monitor confidential tracking database for returned IEPs
- Follow up with parental or teacher concerns
- Work closely with SpEd Lead Teacher and/or Master Teacher to report any concerns
- Keep files in office compliant
- Update SpEd database with accommodations, dates, and other needed information
- Test students as necessary during state testing
- Attend all CAVA professional developments
- Attend all special education meetings
- Attend SELPA training as needed
- Update caseload spreadsheet and IEP Master Calendar once a month
- Follow up on concerns with teacher and/ or parent as noted on teacher monthly progress form
- Complete IEP Progress Reports for each student, including DIS progress
- At the end of the year, download all information onto an individual CD for each SpEd student on your caseload
- Maintain office hours as indicated by Special Education Coordinator
- Respond as soon as possible but no later than 24 hours to parent, student, teacher and admin inquiries via phone and/or e-mail during regular work week
- Attend all in person meetings as scheduled
- Other duties as required by Special Education Master Teacher or Coordinator
