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School: Peak to Peak Charter School

Job Title: Middle School Special Education Teacher

Category: Part-time

Classification: Special Education

Work Year: 2010-2011

Job Description:

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
This position does not have any supervisory responsibilities.

REPORTING STRUCTURE
The K-12 Special Education Teacher reports to the Elementary School Principal and the Middle School
Principal.

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The
requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or abilities required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE
• College degree required
• Current Colorado Teacher License and Special Education Certification required
• Demonstrated experience with research-based teaching practices strongly preferred
• Strong organizational and coordination skills
• Ability to assess grade level needs and plan and organize accordingly
• Strong self-starter; able to work with limited direction

SUMMARY
All employees and volunteers at Peak to Peak work together to fulfill the Peak to Peak Mission Statement. The thoughts reflected in this description provide structure to the responsibilities and accountabilities for this
position. However, Peak to Peak expects to employ professionals who will work beyond job descriptions, creating both a fulfilling career environment and very successful outcomes for our students. Values we hold
high are: trustworthiness, honesty, diligence, open communication, fairness, and politeness, and we expect to see them evident in our staff, parents, and students. The K-12 Special Education Teacher will work with students of varying degrees of disabilities ranging from Kindergarten through grade 12. Because Peak to Peak serves a K-12 population, this position will work closely with a K-12 team and will share some K-12 responsibilities. This individual must be able to effectively manage all aspects of case management for the special education population. Additionally, the K-12 Special Education Teacher is responsible for effectively differentiating curriculum to support the needs of staff, students, administration and parents. Committed to the process of collaboration, the K-12 Special Education Teacher will work with these groups to ensure that accommodations are appropriately implemented.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES
• Understand and support the RtI process, including observing and assessing children who have longor short-term learning difficulties, working with colleagues to identify individual students’ special needs, and developing appropriate interventions
• Collaborate with grade level leaders and teachers on progress monitoring (i.e. tracking tier 1 and 2 interventions)
• Manage Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) as needed, including assessment, observations and on-going communication with parents and staff
• Document all formal requests for standardized testing accommodations as required by state mandates
• Instruct individual students or small groups of students inside or outside of the classroom
• Differentiate curriculum content, process, product and use assistive technology to make the lesson accessible to all students
• Participate in on-going collaboration and communication with the classroom teachers and support staff to define and alter the activities and curriculum while addressing the social, emotional and physical needs of the students
• Work closely with other learning service staff including social workers, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, interventionists, para-professionals, psychologists, and parents/guardians
• Develop positive, trusting, encouraging relationships and effective communication with students, parents/guardians and staff
• Participate in routine Problem-Solving Team meetings (currently scheduled twice a month)
• Participate in and attend all Special Education Team meetings
• Demonstrates the ability to provide direct interventions to students identified through the RtI process
• Attend staff meetings and in-service trainings
• Excellent interpersonal skills, conflict management skills, problem solving skills and demonstrated leadership abilities
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills are required
• Resourceful in generating creative solutions to problems
• Ability to apply superb judgment
• Other duties as assigned

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, policy and expectation documents, staff agreements, evaluation rubrics, a variety of assessment tools, IEPs and current research on instructional strategies. Ability to effectively document classroom observations, analyze data to improve instructional practices and correspond with staff from all levels. Ability to speak effectively before groups of staff, Board of Directors, Administrators and parents/guardians.

REASONING ABILITY
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk.. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The hours may be long when specific needs arise, thus some extended schedules will be necessary. Work may consist of ten (10) plus hour days with weekend work required from time to time.
This is a position that must attend the needs of staff, Administrators, Peak to Peak Board of Directors and parents. Peak to Peak is a dynamic school subject to changing work environments, adaptation of new educational principles and values, and evolving culture. Adaptability to change is essential.

Application Instructions:

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Send your application and resume as an email attachment to peak.to.peak.application@gmail.com.

Date Posted: 2010-08-23

Closing Date: 2010-11-23

Peak to Peak Charter School Profile

Address

Peak to Peak Charter School
800 Merlin Drive
Lafayette, CO 80026

Contact Information

Web Site: http://www.peaktopeak.org
Phone: (303)453-4600
Fax: (303)453-4613

School Info

Authorizer: Boulder Valley RE 2
Year Opened: 2000
County: Boulder
District: Boulder Valley RE 2
Region: Metro Area
Grade Levels: K , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12
Enrollment: 1444
Educational Program: College Prep , Core Knowledge

Description

Peak to Peak's vision statement: The Peak to Peak community will inspire students to fulfill their academic dreams for college, to develop their creative passions and athletic talents and to become responsible citizens. Peak to Peak's mission statement: Provide broad access to an exemplary K-12 liberal arts, college preparatory education that challenges students to achieve their academic potential. Be a community that values and recognizes scholarship, academic achievement and creativity. Provide an environment in which each student is known, respected and valued as an individual of great potential and promise. Prepare students to become active and responsible citizens of an interdependent world.