Art Teacher

Special Education Teacher, Center-Based Any Disability Area Chanhassen Elementary For More Information contact: Erin Copeland at [email protected] Start Date: Fall 2016 FTE: 1.0 FTE Banded/Graded: C-5-2 Responsible To: Building Principal; Special Education Director/Supervisor Qualifications: Valid State of Minnesota License in Special Education; any disability area (ASD preferred). Major Job Functions; Specific Tasks/Required Knowledge, Ability and Skills: see website Compensation and Yearly Duration of Employment: Compensation will be determined by District 112 and the Chaska Education Association (CEA). Background check will be conducted. If you are changing positions or the number of hours you work, your benefits may change. Please make sure to check the eligibility as listed in the above agreement. If recommended for employment, applicant will provide proof of legal right to work in the United States if required. Application Procedure: Please apply online at: http://www.district112.org (only online applications will be accepted)

-Responsible for case management and maintaining appropriate due process files. -Serving students with DCD & ASD in a semi self-contained classroom -Work effectively with an interdisciplinary team. -Acquires knowledge of the goals of the Public School District Agenda and site/school goals. -Establishes developmentally appropriate instructional and behavioral expectations for students and communicates those to students and their families. -Creates lessons and learning environments that are safe, respectful, and interesting as well as multicultural/gender and ability fair/developmentally appropriate. Selects, adapts and individualizes materials appropriate for diverse student populations and skills. -Collaborates and communicates regularly with families in making educational decisions and uses family and community resources to support learning. -Assesses students’ developmental, cognitive and social needs and provides developmentally appropriate instruction to meet those needs. -Regularly assesses student learning by using multiple forms of assessment. -Facilitates positive interactions between students and teacher, student and peers and student and other adults. -Models learning and behavior consistent with the expectations for students. -Assesses own instructional effectiveness through the Professional Development Process (PDP). -Participates in ongoing and regular staff, team and individual professional development. -Collaborates with peers to develop, plan and implement best practices based on the needs/abilities of the students. -Always keeps the students’ needs and rights first and foremost in any educational decision making. -Demonstrates competence in the Standards of Effective Instruction. -Has a working knowledge of and implements the Minnesota State Standards and the Graduation Rule.