Special Education Instructional Specialist, Preschool (Ages 3-8)

SALARY INFORMATION:SEE CERTIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 40 FTE: 1.0 MONTHS PER YEAR: 9 JOB CODE: 1700EC POSITION TYPE: REPLACEMENT – PERMANENT/REGULAR LOCATION: THORNTON, CO.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission to elevate student success for every student every day in every classroom. Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.

SUMMARY: Plan and provide professional development to early childhood/elementary Learning Specialists and special educators on utilizing appropriate assessments to drive instruction, best practices for instruction for students with disabilities in the elementary setting, progress monitoring tools, establishing appropriate goals, and writing IEPs. Provide training and support for determination of eligibility for special education to early childhood/elementary providers. Work with the SSS Leadership team to establish and implement a continuum of specialized instruction. Collaborate regularly with providers, SSS Leadership and building administrators to ensure high quality instructional practices for students with disabilities and to guide quality programming for students with disabilities. Support exploration, adoption, and implementation of curricular resources. Work with the leadership team to guide budget planning for instructional materials and professional development. Provide coaching to teachers as needed to develop capacity in instructional practices and decision making.

EDUCATION AND RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Must be a minimum of 18 years old.
• Bachelor's degree or higher.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS or CERTIFICATIONS:

• Criminal background check required for hire.
• Must possess the required license and endorsement for the position or be in process with the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) for a valid Colorado Educator License within 30 days of hire.
• Preference given to candidates with ELL Training and/or an ESL or (LDE) Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement.

SALARY INFORMATION (FOR EXTERNAL CANDIDATES): All salary placement on our Certified Salary Schedule is dependent on the employees' education and/or work experience. Certified/licensed employees will be granted one (1) year for each full year of contractual and/or work experience up to a maximum of ten (10) years, which includes in-district and out-of-district contractual teaching and/or work experience. Responsibility for verification of outside experience shall rest with the individual employee. For further explanation of salary placement please refer to our Certified MasterAgreement that can be found on our district website.

BENEFITS INFORMATION: Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date).To learn more about our benefits including paid time off, please see our Benefits Overview.

Internal Candidates Only: 13.2.5 Voluntary transfers that occur fifteen working days before the start of the school year and until the end of the school year shall happen once the position being vacated has been filled, for a duration of no more than four weeks. This four week time period could be adjusted in consultation with the educator, current and receiving supervisor and with approval from the Chief Human Resources Officer and the Association President.

THIS POSTING IS NOT INCLUSIVE OF THE JOB DESCRIPTION.

Rev. 10/25