Special Education Teacher - Sr. Teacher

 LOOKING FOR 1 SPECIAL EDUCATION SR. TEACHER

-School Age Sr. Teacher required NYSED SWD Certification for grades 1-6, 7-12

·        Programming

·        On-going teacher training and supervision

·        Mentoring teachers and paraprofessional development goals  

·        Conducts individualized criterion referenced inventories of behavior repertoires (assessments) for all students on an annual basis.

·        Analyzes student progress on a daily or moment to moment basis.

·        Development of curricula and behavior procedures to be followed in the cla

Supervision

·        Supervises and guides teacher in the application of behavioral techniques

·        Ensures that programs are followed, and data recorded appropriately.

·        Conducts individual and biweekly classroom meeti

 Evaluation

·        Assess students’ abilities according to their performance on criterion-referenced assessments, authentic assessments, and instructional objectives.

·        Constructs on-going analysis of problems and progress in IEP programs.

·        Reviews communication, academic, and social progress of student at CSE meetings, annual and semi-annual interdisciplinary team meetings.

·        Maintain an up-to-date account of students’ educational progress (IEP updates and student progress reports) and analyzes program data on a daily basis.

·        Supervises the Completion of teacher IEP Packets for all students for NY State requirements

·        Masters Degree 

·        New York State Teaching Certificate-Special Education

·        SAS certificate or demonstration of progress towards SAS

·        Willingness to complete Personalized System of Instruction (PSI) training modules in a timely manner.  Three tiered training modules include knowledge of the terminology of the science of Applied Behavior Analysis, fast and accurate presentation and consecution of instruction (learn units), analysis of individual student data.

·        An ability and willingness to train and supervise teacher aides in appropriate presentation of instruction and consecution of student behavior.  Ability to model appropriate classroom behavior.

·        Sensitivity to the communication, academic, and social needs of students with developmental disabilities at all levels of independence.

·        Board Certified Behavior Analyst (preferred).