Job Duties
Maintain accurate and complete student records, and prepare reports on students and activities, as required by laws, district
policies, and administrative regulations.
Teach socially acceptable behavior, employing techniques such as behavior modification and positive reinforcement.
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and policies and procedures to maintain order among students.
Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social workers, and professionals to develop individual educational
plans designed to promote students’ educational, physical, and social development.
Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory- and
perceptual-motor skills, language, cognition, and memory.
Plan and conduct activities for a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, and work time that provides students with
opportunities to observe, question, and investigate.
Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects, and communicate those objectives to students.
Develop and implement strategies to meet the needs of students with a variety of special education conditions.
Modify the general education curriculum for special-needs students, based upon a variety of instructional techniques and
technologies.
Meet with other professionals to discuss individual students’ needs and progress.
Confer with parents or guardians, other teachers, counselors, and administrators in order to resolve students’ behavioral and
academic problems.
Guide and counsel students with adjustment and/or academic problems, or special academic interests.
Observe and evaluate students’ performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
Monitor teachers and instructional assistants to ensure that they adhere to inclusive special education program requirements.
Prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students’ programs.
Meet with parents and guardians to provide guidance in using community resources, and to teach skills for dealing with
students’ impairments.
Confer with other staff members to plan and schedule lessons promoting learning, following approved curricula.
Successfully administer standardized ability and achievement tests.
Attend IEP meetings, professional meetings, staff meetings, educational conferences, and teacher training workshops to
maintain and improve professional competence.
Utilizes multi-sensory activities including audio/visual and computer presentations, outside and change of location activities,
visuals, and graphics
Duties may include campus duties such as drop off/pick up supervision, playground/recess duty and other duties as assigned
by Principal/Supervisor.
Must be able to successfully implement and operate technological tools and devices
Regular, On-Time Attendance
Attends school each day. Notifies Principal of absences in a timely manner
Arrives on time before school begins and returns on time after lunch periods and remains on campus until after release time
Attends faculty meetings, in-service training and student life activities
Physical Demands
May lift, pull, push or carry. May require physical strength to push/pull 50 lbs.
May sit or stand for a prolonged period of time
May be exposed to outdoor elements
May require physical intervention for students experiencing behavioral difficulties
May assist other personnel in physical demands
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree
Valid Arizona Special Education Certification
Current IVP Fingerprint clearance card required
Adheres to all other policies and procedures as outlined in the employee handbook, other materials provided by the district, and instruction from the
Principal or other supervisory authority. Leading Edge Academy does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sexual orientation,
gender identity, religion, age, or disability.
