INTERIM EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN’S TEACHER
Position Description
Position: Interim* Exceptional Children’s Teacher, Middle School
Full Time
Start date: August 8, 2016
Reports to: Exceptional Program Coordinator
Salary: Based on NC State Salary Schedule
*This is a one-year interim position covering for sabbatical leave. No health/retirement
benefits are included in the employment package.
Organization
Located in Asheville, North Carolina, Evergreen Community Charter School is a tuitionfree, public school serving approximately 450 students in grades K-8. We follow the EL
Education model, a research-substantiated model for school reform with roots in the
adventure and leadership organization, Outward Bound. (For more information on EL
Education, please see the national organization’s website, www.eleducation.org). Our
program embraces differentiated instruction, curriculum integration, focused literacy and
math, challenging performance assessment, environmental education and character
education.
We invite potential candidates for this position to learn more about Evergreen
Community Charter School by exploring our website, www.evergreenccs.org.
Position Description
General:
• Follow all state and federal policies and procedures for the provision of
Exceptional Children’s services (including; referral, eligibility, and services)
• Develop (with the IEP team) and implement an Individual Educational Program
for each assigned child
• Provide self-contained, resource, or inclusion services for assigned students (7th
& 8th grade) following IEP requirements and individual IEP goals
• Do all paperwork assigned in a timely manner and following federal timelines as
required
• Attend all meetings for assigned students and new referrals to caseload
• Collect student data to measure and report progress
• Collaborate with general education staff to insure the implementation of IEPs in
the general education classroom, monitor student progress, and plan for
classroom accommodations/modifications and resource lessons
• Create a safe and welcoming classroom climate and a community based on
respect and democratic principles.
• Supervise students in all situations, ensuring emotional and physical safety.
• Participate in Professional Learning Communities, Team Planning, and
Leadership Teams as assigned
• Attend faculty, division, and leadership meetings
Attend evening community activities and overnight excursions as appropriate and
needed
• Perform non-instructional duties as scheduled to maintain the safety of students
and the appearance of the school (traffic duty, clean up of work area, etc.)
• Assist as necessary for school-wide events/initiatives
• Maintain current license and pursue professional development opportunities
• Work with general education teachers, team leaders, associates, behavioral
specialist, and parents to address student behavior and develop interventions as
needed
Communication:
• Provide various types of feedback and follow up to students, parents, and teachers
on a regular basis (e.g.: rubrics, narratives, IEP progress reports, interim reports,
portfolios)
• Meet and collaborate regularly with general education teachers and document
meeting
• Attend EC team meetings –Division meetings
• Schedule IEP meetings in a timely manner with the parents and IEP team
members
• Provide IEP information, records, and reports to appropriate team members
• Maintain confidentiality
• Follow the established procedures from the Evergreen handbook for
communication and problem solving
• Inform EC Director of any concerns, issues or potential issues with EC
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Minimum Qualifications: Current NC teaching license in Exceptional Children K-8.
Preferred Qualifications: At least 3 years of experience teaching middle school students
with special needs; familiarity with EL Education and/or experiential education;
experience with pull out and inclusion services.
Evergreen recognizes the social and educational value of a diverse leadership, staff, and
student community. To that end, we actively seek and encourage employee applications
from qualified individuals representing diverse social, ethnic, and racial groups.
Application Process
Send letter of interest, resume, list of three professional references and application to
Kathy Norris at kathy.norris@evergreenccs.org. Applications can be downloaded from
www.evergreenccs.org