Teacher

Administration

• Participates as a member of a treatment team in planning individualized approaches for each child and familiarizes self with the student’s case record
• Completes all assigned paperwork such as, but not limited to, lesson plans, incident and restraint reports, IEPs, IEP Progress Reports and grades for report cards.
• Administers educational testing and assessments.
• Maintains student work portfolios in alignment with program standards.

Internal and External Collaboration

• Communicates weekly with the student’s parents /guardians.
• Lead communication efforts regarding student progress.
• Actively collaborates with other agency programs (example The Upper or Lower School, DT Ed) to ensure client needs are being met and to benchmark and share resources and expertise.
• Actively participates in daily debriefings, student and staff meetings.

Direct Client Service

• Provides individualized direct classroom academic instruction to students and creates and aligns lesson plans to state content standards.
• Participates in the development of each client’s individual education plan and strategy sheet. Ensures implementation as prescribed by the IEP and strategy sheet.
• Conducts on-going progress monitoring of students’ IEP goals and uses data to adjusts academic and behavior interventions.
• Functions as a positive role model at all times to promote age appropriate social skills, self care, problem solving, modulation of mood and maintaining appropriate body boundaries.

Quality Assurance and Effectiveness

• Ensures that lesson plans are aligned to Ohio Department of Education standards and instruction follows the state operating standards for serving children with disabilities.
• Ensures that classroom instruction is engaging, and instruction is differentiated to meet the individual student’s skills.
• Utilizes assessment data and IEP goals to influence lesson plan development.
• Participates in adjusting student’s treatment and IEP plans as needed to maximize progress. Supports student’s growth and academic achievements.