Learning Specialist - Special Education Focused on Math JobID: 9133

　　Position Type:

　　Teaching: Special Education/ Teacher-Learning Specialist

　　Date Posted:

　　1/9/2024

　　Location:

　　Silver Hills Middle School

　　Closing Date:

　　Open Until Filled

　　SALARY INFORMATION:SEE CERTIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE (https://www.adams12.org/our-district/careers/teach)

　　STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 40

　　FTE: 1.0

　　MONTHS PER YEAR: 9

　　JOB CODE: 176099

　　POSITION TYPE: REPLACEMENT – PERMANENT/REGULAR

　　LOCATION: THORNTON, CO.

　　Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission toelevate student success for every student every day in every classroom.Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.

　　SUMMARY: Learning Specialists design and facilitate specially designed math, literacy and social/emotional instruction for students with disabilities and demonstrate competencies in advocacy, assessment, collaboration and compliance. Learning Specialists deliver specialized instruction inside and outside of the general education classroom, and consult and collaborate with general educators and other members of the special education team. Learning Specialists act as case managers and develop IEPs for students. They are responsible for monitoring progress toward goals and supporting implementation of accommodations in the general education setting.

　　ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

　　Advocacy

　　Advocate for students with disabilities to ensure access to learning opportunities and equity in discipline processes

　　Model and promote inclusive language

　　Assessment

　　Administer formal assessments and analyze/report data in order to support the IEP Team in determination of eligibility of students with disabilities

　　Develop and monitor progress of SMART learning goals for each student

　　Collect and analyze universal data to determine student growth patterns and support IEP development

　　Collaboration

　　Collaborate with classroom teachers, school psychologists, speech/language pathologists, schoolsocial workers (https://www.thebalancecareers.com/how-to-get-a-job-in-social-work-2060793) and other special education service providers to develop integrated plans for students with disabilities

　　Collaborate with families to ensure students’ strengths, needs, services and progress are regularly communicated

　　Compliance

　　Implement IDEA and ECEA regulations

　　Develop and implement legally compliant, instructionally sound IEPs

　　Ensure IEP implementation across settings

　　Abide by all district/policies/procedures

　　Instruction

　　Identify students’ current instructional levels

　　Develop appropriately ambitious trajectories toward grade level standards

　　Plan lessons incorporating evidence-based practices and identify resources for instruction

　　Implement specially-designed instruction in a continuum of special education/general educational environments

　　Understand or be willing to learn the foundations of literacy instruction

　　Understand or be willing to learn how math instruction relies on the integration of knowledge to solve problems

　　Differentiate instruction for learners with diverse needs

　　Demonstrate an understanding of student behavior and classroom management structures

　　Participate in ongoing professional development sessions

　　EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:

　　Bachelor’s degree or higher.

　　Must be a minimum of 18 years old.

　　LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS:

　　Criminal background check required for hire.

　　Must possess the required license and endorsement for the position, or be able to obtain, or be in process with, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) for a valid Colorado Educator License within 30 days of hire.

　　Preference given to candidates with ELL Training and/or an ESL or (LDE) Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement.

　　SALARY INFORMATION (FOR EXTERNAL CANDIDATES):

　　All salary placement on our Certified Salary schedule (https://www.adams12.org/our-district/careers/teach) is dependent on the employees’ education and/or work experience. Certified/licensed employees will be granted one (1) year for each full year of contractual and/or work experience up to a maximum of ten (10) years, which includes in-district and out-of-district contractual teaching and/or work experience. Responsibility for verification of outside experience shall rest with the individual employee. For further explanation of salary placement please refer to our Certified Master Agreement (https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1658853885/adams12org/vocdgvbfzhxovelvx372/CertMasterAgreement.pdf) that can be found on our district website.

　　Internal Candidates Only:

　　13.2.5 Voluntary transfers that occur fifteen working days before the start of the school year and until the end of the school year shall happen once the position being vacated has been filled, for a duration of no more than four weeks. This four week time period could be adjusted in consultation with the educator, current and receiving supervisor and with approval from the Chief Human Resources Officer and the Association President.

　　BENEFITS INFORMATION:

　　Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date).

　　To learn more about our benefits including paid time off, please see ourBenefits Overview (https://www.adams12.org/our-district/human-resources/benefits-overview) .

　　Changes to the READ Act require that all K-3 teachers and staff responsible for teaching reading to students in grades K-3 complete evidence-based training within 90 work days of start date https://www.cde.state.co.us/coloradoliteracy

　　THIS POSTING IS NOT INCLUSIVE OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION.

　　REV 6/23