Academic Coach - Sped - Spice

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Application Procedure: Apply Online
Starting Salary: $53,000.00   FTE 1.0
Support Teacher/Academic Coach - SPED
JOB DESCRIPTION
Gilbert Unified School District
  Purpose Statement: Contributes to the district's mission and vision to ensure exemplary education that inspires excellence and success within every learner by maximizing the capacity of special education teachers to provide appropriate instruction.  Essential Functions 

• Provides on-site consultation regarding teacher's area of performance (i.e. Resource, SCILLS, SPICE, Behavior, Secondary ELA/Social Studies, Secondary Math/Science).
• Develops and delivers a wide variety of professional development trainings related to various aspects of special education remediation and intervention curriculums.
• Provides support with curriculum-based assessments and data collection.
• Supports educators with research-based assessments to measure student baselines and progress on goals.
• Ensures fidelity of district implemented curriculum and assessments, related to special education instruction.
• Provides IEP facilitation training and support, when requested or needed
• Assists staff in analyzing curriculum-based data
• Facilitates IEP Open Labs for teacher support
• Attends required department and campus meetings.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

  Other Functions 

• Collaborate with Special Education Parent Council regarding Transition Nights for parents, as needed.
• Collaborates with Special Education Coordinators as needed.

Job Requirements:  Minimum Qualifications
Skills:

• Effectively implement cognitive coaching model with teachers.

Knowledge:
    Accurate and effective working knowledge of:

• IEP content and specific IEP issues relative to area of coaching responsibility
• District curriculum initiatives
• Currently implemented curriculum in area of coaching responsibility
• Requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA), other applicable federal and state disability laws, and their implementing regulations as these relate to special education instructional practice.

Abilities:

• Collaborate effectively with colleagues.
• Effectively communicate with colleagues in writing and verbally.
• Develop/recommend interventions and practices within the teacher's capacity to implement, given the classroom context.

  Responsibility: Responsible to appropriate Special Education Coordinator.  Working Environment: All school environments in addition to professional meeting environments.  Job Generally Requires: (enter percentages - must equal 100%) This job usually requires the following percentages.
33 1/3%   Sitting             33 1/3%   Walking        33 1/3%   Standing
            Experience
Two or more years' experience as a special educator in a school setting. Education
Master's Degree preferred
  Required Testing
None Specified
  Continuing Educ. / Training
Professional Development as needed to maintain certification
  Certificates & Licenses
Appropriate Special Education teaching certificate
  Clearances
Criminal Justice Fingerprint/Background Clearance                      FLSA Status
Not Evaluated Approval Date
July 1, 2020 Salary Grade
Teacher- 9 Months
Nondiscrimination Statement
Gilbert Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, or disability in admission to its programs, services, or activities, in access to them, in treatment of individuals, or in any aspect of their operations.  The lack of English language skills shall not be a barrier to admission or participation in the District's activities and programs.  The Gilbert Unified School District also does not discriminate in its hiring or employment practices. 
Declaracion de Non Discriminacion
El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Gilbert no discrimina por motivos de raza, color, religion, origen nacional, sexo, edad o discapacidad en la admision a sus programas, servicios o actividades, en el acceso a ellos, en el trato de las personas o en cualquier aspecto de sus operaciones.  La falta de habilidad del idioma ingles no sera una barrera para la admision o participacion en actividades y programas del Distrito. El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Gilbert tampoco discrimina en sus practicas de contratacion o empleo.
To support the District's academic mission by providing emotional, behavioral, social and prevention services to students and their families enabling students to be resilient, successful learners and gain personal and social competencies.