Teacher BIL Cross Cat Itinerant

 

Position / Title: Bilingual Cross Cat Itinerant Teacher
Bargaining Unit:    ETA	Department/Location: Specialized Student Services
Calendar Days: 184	Reports To: Specialized Student Services
JD Revision Date: 08/26/2024	Supervises: N/A

 
Function / Position Summary
 
To provide individualized instruction as mandated by individual student IEPs.
 
Job Duties / Responsibilities

• Provide direct services and instruction as mandated by the IEP.
• Administration of classroom, district and state assessment.
• Modification of classroom assignments and test for caseload students.
• Ongoing collaboration with parents and staff.
• Complete diagnostic/ progress monitoring components as determined on domain sheets.
• Share responsibility for testing students as determined by School Service Team discussion.
• Enter diagnostic information into data based screens and create hard copy of diagnostic report.
• Attend School Service Team and IEP meetings when necessary.
• Complete data based screens for annual reviews/reevaluations for case load students.
• Obtain information from classroom teacher on students present level of performance for IEP meetings.
• Share responsibility for entering data collected on intervention process for initial evaluations on ELL evaluations as determined by service team.
• Update progress reports on the same timeline as report cards.
• Facilitate IEP meetings as directed (i.e. annual reviews).
• Develop transition plans and Summary of Performance for students turning 14 years or older during the IEP dates.
• Collaborative grade reporting with General Education teachers.
• Management and reporting of subject grades for instructional students.
• Create data driven goals and objectives based on student needs, grade level, and core standards for case load students.
• Monitor case load for annual review and reevaluation dates.
• Oversee that goals are update on data based screen, following building time lines, by the case manager and/or related staff.
• Oversee that all services on the IEP are implemented.
• Provide accommodations and modification list to necessary general education staff.
• Attend contract meetings.
• Attend school professional development.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the principal, or other administrative staff.

 
Education
 

• Bachelor’s degree in related subject from accredited university
• Previous experience in special education preferred
• Illinois Teaching Certificate with LBS 1 endorsement and Bilingual Special Ed approval.

 
Experience / Knowledge
 

• Knowledge of common core standards.
• Knowledge of ELL elementary general education curriculum.
• Knowledge of ELL instructional and resource programs for students with a variety of special education eligibilities.
• Previous experience in special education preferred.

 
Physical Demands
 

• Requires frequent movement including excellent physical agility and quick response time as well as prolonged sitting or standing and stooping, bending, or reaching.
• Occasionally requires physical exertion to manually move, lift, carry, pull, or push heavy objects or materials including the ability to lift up to 50 pounds with proper technique.
• May be required to assist with diapering/toileting needs

Terms of Employment
 

• Nine month position.
• Performance of the position will be evaluated with provisions set by the Board of Education as per contract.