Special Education Teacher

Essential Duties:

1. Provides for the selection, supervision, and evaluation of all staff members, as well as various staff procedures.

• Supervise and evaluate certified secondary staff, ensuring the proper elements of instruction are implemented; coordinates the teacher supervision and evaluation process with the assistant principal.
• Evaluate assistant principal, dean of students, and activity coordinator.
• Supervise clerical, paraprofessional and custodial staff (in collaboration with the Director of Buildings and Grounds) in the performance of their duties.
• Manages staff and program improvement processes, as well as teacher professional development plans.
• Evaluates all staff assigned to the building.
• Screens, interviews, and recommends the selection of staff; including teachers and paraprofessionals; assigns the teaching staff.

2. Manages the daily operations of the building.

• Interprets policies related to faculty, staff and students.
• Responds to and resolves complaints and grievances of students, staff and parents.
• Coordinates with the assistant principal and dean of students regarding the discipline of students.
• Develops building objectives and procedures to facilitate the delivery of programs, student discipline, scheduling and record keeping.
• Coordinates various District programs with the regular education program.
• Supervises athletic events, evening school functions, and attends school-related community events.
• Manages field trips, out-of-state trips, and related transportation requests.
• Manages school safety and security processes including crisis management procedures.

3. Plans, conducts and attends meetings, events, and provides for public relations.

• Plans, conducts and attends meetings with teachers, other District staff and the community.
• Takes steps to ensure excellent public relations.
• Communicates in a positive and effective manner with staff, community members, visitors, and/or vendors.

4. Responds to written requests for information from students, staff, parents, business, as well as from other school districts; provides for student reports.

• Supervises the completion of, or actually completes, reports required by the State of Minnesota.
• Manages all student grade reporting processes, honor roll and student records.

5. Develops and implements a plan for the continuous evaluation of the curriculum and programs.

• Collaborates with the Director of Teaching and Learning and other District administrators in assessing and recommending District programs and policies.
• Coordinates the total curriculum with all departments.
• Leads high standard implementation process, including curriculum development, standards assessment, record keeping, and reporting.
• Manages, analyzes and interprets data, including assessment results, for school improvement purposes.

6. Develops the master schedule based upon student registration.

• Organizes, develops, revises and distributes all schedules in collaboration with the assistant principal and the counseling department.

7. Plans and recommends budget, subject to administrative approval.

8. Performs other comparable duties of a like or similar nature as assigned.

9. Maintain confidentiality and professionalism in school and community.

10. Ensure attendance (at least 95%), punctuality, and dress are appropriate.