About this role
Blue Ridge Unified School District #32 FLSA-Exempt-Certified Position Reports to: Principal Job Position: SPED Teacher QUALIFICATIONS:
• Must possess a valid Arizona Special Education Teaching Certificate
• Must be “Highly Qualified” in accordance with provisions of No Child Left Behind
• Valid fingerprint clearance card issued by the Arizona Department of Public Safety.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Instructs students in citizenship and basic subject matter specified in state law and administrative regulations and procedures of the District.
• Develops lesson plans and appropriate instructional aids and where appropriate laboratory learning methods.
• Provides opportunities, when needed, for individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of each student.
• Designs learning activities relevant to the real world.
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior needed to provide an orderly, productive classroom environment.
• Effectively uses technology and other standard or teacher-prepared instructional aids.
• Teaches the assigned subject (s) in accordance with the District approved curriculum.
• Evaluates each student's progress in accordance with the District Policies and Guidelines.
• Communicates with parents or guardians the progress of each child.
• Identifies student needs and cooperates with other professional staff members in assessing and helping students solve health, attitude and learning problems.
• Participates in curriculum and other developmental programs.
• Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities.
• Supervises students in out-of-classroom activities.
• Conducts such duties as described above in the area/subject/grade assigned under the supervision of the building administrator.
• Maintains records on all students as required by the District.
• Perform other related or unrelated tasks as assigned by the building administrator.
• Direct Instructional Assistants in work assignments as needed.
• Completes and maintains all Special Education paperwork in a timely manner and in accordance with state and federal law.
• Attends required meetings as related to Special Education including but not limited to IEP Meetings, MET Meetings, Etc.