2024-2025 School Year

District Wide 

Qualifications: Kentucky Special Education Teaching Certificate LBD/MSD, minimum 5 years of experience.

Performance Responsibilities:

1. Observes classroom instruction and provides feedback and assistance to classroom teachers to facilitate improvement and innovation, with a particular focus on special education students
2. Assist in enacting the IEP  plan in accordance with the goals of the CDIPP in coordination with the Director of Special Programs and assist in supervising district grants and programs for children with disabilities.
3. Supports stakeholders involved in special education instruction, including teachers, administrators, families and community partners to achieve the goals of the Individual Education Plan
4. Assists teachers with lesson planning and provides resources and materials to support staff in effectively implementing the curriculum. Models effective teaching strategies with classrooms of students for teachers.
5. Assists with maintaining records and works with the Director of Special Programs and school staff in evaluating and improving services to students. 
6. Supports the district’s RTI System and provides guidance for RTI instruction.
7. Assists in the coordination of the efforts of the school staff in the horizontal and vertical articulation of the curriculum among and between grade levels. 
8. Assists in the management and the collection of ongoing assessment data and regularly facilitates data analysis meetings with staff as a whole and in PLCs to examine instructional program effectiveness with a focus on special education. 
9. Collaborates with other instructional coaches and district administrators to examine curriculum and analyze assessment data. 
10. Provides and attends professional development upon request by school and district administrators.  
11. Contributes regularly to the district’s and school’s curriculum web pages.
12. Keeps abreast of current research, trends, innovations, and best practice methodology as it pertains to curriculum and pedagogy for special education students.

13.  Keeps appropriate records and prepares reports in a timely manner.

14. Communicates effectively with students, parents, classroom teachers, and administrators to discuss progress of students and aspects of the gifted program.

15. Employs a variety of instructional techniques, strategies and media, consistent with the needs and capabilities of the individuals or student groups involved.

16. Implements and adheres to all rules and regulations, policies, and administrative guidelines as adopted by the School Board for the district.

17. Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to ensure the safety of students and staff.

18. Maintains appropriate professional appearance.

19. Adheres to the professional Codes of Ethics adopted by the Kentucky Education Professional Standards Board.

20. Demonstrates positive interpersonal relations and acts as a consistent positive public relations agent for school and district programs and activities.

21. Maintains confidentiality of information regarding individual students and their families.

22. Implements and adheres to all rules and regulations, policies, administrative guidelines, and directives as adopted by the Board of Education, Director of Instructional Programs, Administrative Staff, Superintendent and School Based Decision Making Council. 

23. Maintains acceptable personal attendance without repeated unexcused absences, tardies, absences without notification, or abuse of sick leave.

24. Performs any other duties assigned by the Director of Special Programs or other Administrative Staff.