| School Speech and Language Pathologist | 3-18-2025 Speech | | Position | SCHOOL SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST | Posting Date | March 18, 2025 | | Starting Date | August 2025 | Application Due Date | March 31, 2025 | | Qualifications | As set by State certification authorities. | | Reports to | Principal in the building assigned and Director of Special Programs | | Job Goal | To diagnose and help reduce or eliminate speech and language, as well as impairments in auditory discrimination that interfere with the student's ability to derive full benefit from the District's educational program. To strive for quality and promote pride in all District endeavors. To fulfill the Vision and the Mission of the District and the school assigned. | | Responsibilities | - An individual who is optimistic, who sees events positively and anticipates the best possible outcome.
- Able to encourage and sustain others’ efforts as they work toward goals.
- Provides a therapy program to meet individual, specific needs of speech and/or language impaired children.
- Assists and guides teachers in observing, describing, and referring suspected and identified speech and language impairments.
- Provides a thorough assessment and diagnosis of speech, voice, hearing fluency, and language impairments as requested by teachers, principals or parents/guardians.
- Reports evaluation results and recommendations to CSE/CPSE as requested.
- Provides screening to identify kindergarten children and new entrants with a suspected speech, language, or auditory discrimination disability.
- Assists in proper referrals of individuals to agencies and specialists in the community as appropriate.
- Collaborates with classroom teachers and other school staff members to integrate therapy goals into the student's daily activities.
- Provides information, support and counseling to parents/guardians and families when appropriate.
- Provides in-service education and serves as a consultant to teachers and school staff members on topics concerning speech and language and auditory discrimination.
- Keeps thorough, ongoing records for the individual students receiving therapy or other school-provided speech services.
- Maintains lists of referred, screened, and eligible students, as well as a directory of outside agencies, consultants, specialists, and related services.
- Assumes primary responsibility for requisitioning and maintaining needed equipment and supplies.
- Assists in preparation of the annual budget for speech therapy services.
- Compiles case history data on those students where additional information, family history, health, early development, and environment are needed.
- Consults regularly with teachers, principals/administrators, and parents as to an individual child's rogress.
- Makes surveys as necessary to establish the incidence of children with speech disabilities in the District.
- Works cooperatively with school personnel and outside service providers
- Carries out any other assigned duties and/or responsibilities which may be deemed appropriate by the Superintendent of Schools (or designee) and the Board of Education.
| | Other | Performs related duties as required or assigned. | | Evaluation | Performance of this job will be evaluated annually by the Building Principal and/or the Director of Special Programs in accordance with Board of Education policy. | | Terms of Employment | Ten (10) months per year in accordance with the terms and conditions set by the Board of Education. | | As per contract |
| Library Media Specialist K-12 | Lib 3-14-2025 | | Position | School Library Media Specialist K-12 | Posting Date | March 14, 2025 | | Starting Date | August 2025 | Application Due Date | March 31, 2025 | | Qualifications | - New York State provisional or permanent certificate in the field of School Library Media Specialist (Grades K through 12).
- Possesses and displays the experience, ability, personality, energy, and maturity to meet the everyday demands of students, curriculum, department, school and system.
| | Reports to | Building Principal | | Responsibilities | - An individual who is optimistic, who sees events positively and anticipates the best possible outcome.
- Able to encourage and sustain others’ efforts as they work toward goals.
Administrative Tasks - Develops with the building administrator specific goals and services for the library program that are consistent with the general philosophy of the School System as embodied in curriculum guides, adopted textbooks and handbooks.
- Understands the details of the instructional program in the building.
- Establishes standards of student conduct which will make the library atmosphere conducive to research, independent reading and study.
- Promotes a positive physical learning atmosphere in the library media center through displays, bulletin boards, etc.
- Supervises the clerk and/or aides assigned to the library media center, to delegate the appropriate jobs and provide sufficient supervision so that these jobs are properly done.
- Determines, along with the Building Principal, if volunteer help is going to be used and if so, supervises such help.
- Utilizes services of the public library that may be beneficial to the student.
Service to Students - Provides students at each grade level with appropriate library skills.
- Prepares and records plans for class assignments at least one (1) week in advance.
- Encourages the enjoyment and appreciation of print and non-print materials.
- Acquaints students with resources of the library media center.
Service to Faculty Members - Provides print and non-print materials which support the various curriculum areas.
- Solicits suggestions from the faculty for print and non-print materials which may be purchased for the library.
- Acquaints teachers with the resources of the library.
- Coordinates the teaching of the library skills with the local curriculum.
Technical Services - Orders and maintains, within the confines imposed by the budget, a print and non-print collection which will fill the needs of the school curriculum and which will meet the recreational needs of the students.
- Maintains a current familiarity with new print and non-print materials.
- Removes outdated or damaged print and non-print materials from the collection.
- Conducts and records an annual inventory of equipment, books and supplies.
- Provides for the cataloging of print and non-print material so that it is accessible for use.
- Administers the budget and sees that all procedures are followed concerning the ordering and receiving of materials.
- Implements a circulation system which allows for maximum use of materials and one which keeps losses, damage and misuse of materials to a minimum.
Miscellaneous - Strives to keep informed of the current educational trends in library media field.
- Attends meetings as required (i.e., faculty meetings, departmental meetings, etc.).
- Assists in implementing school-wide policies and rules governing student conduct.
- Serves on established committees either on a voluntary basis or by assignment.
- Maintains accurate and complete records as required by law, District policy and administrative regulation.
- Supervises library media student teachers by mutual consent with the Building Principal.
Other: Performs related duties as required or assigned. | | Job Goal | To provide all students with an enriched library environment containing a wide variety and range of materials that will invite intellectual growth of all in the school. To strive for quality and promote pride in all District endeavors. To fulfill the Mission of the District and the school assigned. | | Evaluation | Performance of this job will be evaluated annually by the Building Principal, in accordance with Board of Education policy | | Terms of Employment | Ten-Month Position - In accordance with the terms and conditions set by the Board of Education | | | | | As per contract |
| English Teacher 7-12 | ELA 3-14-2025 | | 10 Month Position: | MS/HS ENGLISH TEACHER | Posting Date: | March 14, 2025 | | Starting Date: | August 2025 | Application Due Date: | March 31, 2025 | | Qualifications: | - New York State provisional or permanent certificate in the field of secondary education, specific content area of English.
- Possesses and displays the experience, ability, personality, energy, and maturity to meet the everyday demands of students, curriculum, department, school and system.
| | Reports to: | Building Principal | | Job Goal: | To provide students with disabilities, with a program that will enable them to reach their fullest physical, social-emotional, psychological, behavioral, and intellectual potential. | | Responsibilities: | 1. An individual who is optimistic, who sees events positively and anticipates the best possible outcome and able to encourage and sustain others’ efforts as they work toward goals. Implements the State/District curriculum standards.
2. Develops an appropriate orientation program that will present the students with a general overview of the course objectives, procedures, content and evaluation techniques.
3. Preplans activities at least one (1) week in advance for each class in regard to materials and use of time according to the goals and objectives of the program.
4. Utilizes available resources to enhance student learning experiences.
5. Provides opportunities when appropriate for students to identify and study major problems facing society today.
6. Provides experiences for students to identify and develop responsible citizenship roles in a democratic society.
7. Maintains open lines of communication with students and parents concerning academic and behavioral progress of assigned students.
8. Works toward the establishment of good teacher-pupil relationships.
9. Develops appropriate rules and procedures for student behavior and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and consistent manner.
10. Provides supervision of students both in and outside of the classroom in accordance with school regulations.
11. Assists in implementing school-wide policies and rules governing teacher and student responsibilities.
12. Establishes a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and to the development of a positive self-concept.
13. Identifies and provides broad and varied reading experiences for students that relate to the course of study.
14. Assesses the progress of individual students on a continuing basis, provides progress reports, and holds appropriate conferences.
15. Strives to keep informed of the current educational trends in this subject area.
16. Plans, develops and implements a program to meet the individual physical, mental, social, emotional and health needs, interests and abilities of the students.
17. Assigns to students and collects textbooks and supplemental materials and is responsible for accounting for each resource material at the end of the learning activity.
18. Conducts and records an inventory each year of the equipment and materials for which He/she is responsible.
19. Provides for teacher-pupil planning opportunities when appropriate.
20. Submits yearly budget requests to department Lead Teacher.
21. Maintains accurate and complete records as required by law, District policy and administrative regulations.
22. Assists the librarian and media personnel (when requested) in the selection of appropriate subject related materials.
23. Attends meetings as required (i.e., faculty, departmental, etc.).
24. Serves on established committees on a voluntary basis.
25. Works with Special Education Resource Room teacher(s) on an on-going basis to provide necessary assistance to mainstreamed Special Education students.
26. Works closely with other content area teachers to provide meaningful instruction and assignments in interdisciplinary courses, where applicable. | | Other: | Performs related duties as required or assigned. | | Evaluation: | Performance will be evaluated annually by the Building Principal, the Building Assistant Principal, the Curriculum Coordinator, and other administrators as designated by the Superintendent, in accordance with the terms established by the Agreement between the Superintendent and the Lyons Teachers' Association and Board of Education policy. | | Terms of Employment: | In accordance with the terms and conditions set by the Board of Education. | | As per contract |
| Elementary Teacher | 3-14-2025 Elementary Teacher | | 10 Month Position: | ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TEACHER | Posting Date: | March 14, 2025 | | Starting Date: | August 2025 | Application Due Date: | March 31, 2025 | | Qualifications: | - New York State provisional or permanent certificate in the field of Elementary Classroom Teacher,
- Possesses and displays the experience, ability, personality, energy, and maturity to meet the everyday demands of students, curriculum, department, school, and system.
| | Reports to: | Building Principal | | Job Goal: | To provide students with disabilities with a program that will enable them to reach their fullest physical, social-emotional, psychological, behavioral, and intellectual potential. | | Responsibilities: | An individual who is optimistic, who sees events positively and anticipates the best possible outcome.
Able to encourage and sustain others’ efforts as they work toward goals.
Program Planning, Preparation and Implementation
• Plans, develops and implements a program to meet the individual physical, mental, social, emotional and health needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
• Establishes short- and long-range program goals which are consistent with the general philosophy of the School System as embodied in curriculum guides, adopted textbooks and handbooks.
• Employs instructional methods, materials and resources which are conducive to meeting stated objectives.
• Prepares and records plans for class assignments in advance.
• Works with the reading teacher concerning student reading progress, evaluation, grouping, program needs and materials used.
• Diagnoses individual needs of students.
• Utilizes the adopted math, spelling, and language arts programs with an emphasis on individualizing the program for the children. Supplements with appropriate materials.
Classroom Organization and Management
• Establishes a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and to the development of a positive self-concept.
• Develops appropriate rules for student behavior and procedure, and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and consistent manner.
• Organizes the classroom facilities and instructional materials to promote optimal use.
Evaluation, Record Keeping, and Reporting
• Assesses the progress of students on a continuing basis, provides progress reports, and holds appropriate conferences. Communicates with parents and other staff members to bring about pupil growth.
• Maintains accurate and complete records as required by law, District policy and administrative regulation.
Miscellaneous
• Assists in implementing school-wide policies and rules governing student conduct.
• Attends meetings as required (i.e., faculty meetings, parent conferences, etc.).
• Serves on established committees either on a voluntary basis or by terms of contract.
• Supervises student teachers and non-instructional personnel by mutual consent with the Building Principal.
• Submits annual budget requests to the Building Principal.
• Conducts and records an annual inventory of equipment and supplies.
• Strives to keep informed of the current educational trends in this area.
• Accepts and performs duties and responsibilities not ordinarily associated with the position in cases of emergency or when unusual or unpredictable circumstances arise.
• Performs bus dismissal duties, as requested.
| | Other: | Performs related duties as required or assigned. | | Evaluation: | Performance will be evaluated annually by the Building Principal, the Building Assistant Principal, the Curriculum Coordinator, and other administrators as designated by the Superintendent, in accordance with the terms established by the Agreement between the Superintendent and the Lyons Teachers' Association and Board of Education policy. | | Terms of Employment: | In accordance with the terms and conditions set by the Board of Education. | | As per contract |
| Special Education Teacher 7-12 | 3-14-2025 Special Education 7-12 | | | Position | Special Education Teacher Grades 7-12 | Posting Date | March 14, 2025 | | | Starting Date | August 2025 | Application Due Date | March 31, 2025 | | | Qualifications | - New York State provisional or permanent certificate in the field of Special Education.
- Possesses and displays the experience, ability, personality, energy, and maturity to meet the everyday demands of students, curriculum, department, school and system.
| | | Reports to | Building Principal | | | Responsibilities | To provide students with disabilities, a program that will enable them to reach their fullest physical, social-emotional, psychological, behavioral, and intellectual potential. | | | An individual who is optimistic, who sees events positively and anticipates the best possible outcome.
• Able to encourage and sustain others’ efforts as they work toward goals.
• Supervises students assigned to them.
• Assesses students, both informally and formally, in order to provide an individualized classroom program.
• Designs plans and appropriate activities to reach individual pupil IEP's.
• Provides an individualized education program for students with disabilities consistent with State Education mandates and program's goals and requirements.
• Establishes a classroom environment that provides for the student's social/emotional and behavioral needs as well as academic needs including specific systems of motivation to students.
• Assists and counsels’ students in making realistic assessments of their abilities in establishing educational and/or occupational goals.
• Keep attendance records and other reports/records pertinent to the program.
• Provides, when warranted, continuous consultation and/or management outside of the classroom to appropriate personnel
• Provides assistance to students with regular class assignments.
• Assists in screening, evaluating, and recommending placement of students in the school's program.
• Works cooperatively with regular classroom teachers and staff who have students with handicapping conditions, interpreting their abilities, disabilities, and meeting the individual needs of the students.
• Assists other professional staff members in identifying, recommending, and resolving psychological or disciplinary actions unique to the student.
• Confers frequently with parents, professional staff members, building level administrators, and supervisors regarding the students educational, social/emotional, psychological, behavioral, and intellectual potential.
• Participates, when appropriate, in continuous professional growth and development related to the field of teaching and/or specific area(s) of expertise | | | Performs related duties as required or assigned | | | | - Performance will be evaluated annually by the Building Principal, the Building Assistant Principal, the Curriculum Coordinator, and other administrators as designated by the Superintendent, in accordance with the terms established by the Agreement between the Superintendent and the Lyons Teachers' Association and Board of Education policy.
| | | Terms of Employment | In accordance with the terms and conditions set by the Board of Education | | | | | | As per contract |