10 Month Position:

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TEACHER - 6th Grade

Posting Date:

November 13, 2024

Starting Date:

November 2024

Application Due Date:

November 22, 2024

Qualifications:

1. New York State provisional or permanent certificate in the field of Elementary Classroom Teacher,
2. 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.

Position

Special Education Teacher Grades 7-12

Posting Date

November 13, 2024

Starting Date

November 2024

Application Due Date

November 22, 2024

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

• .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

Position

SCHOOL SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST

Posting Date

November 13, 2024

Starting Date

November 2024

Application Due Date

November 22, 2024

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.