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Special Education Teacher - Gifted

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Summary Information:
Employer: Kansas City Kansas Public Schools
Position Type: Teaching
Categories: Special Education
Special Education (Gifted Students)
School / Org: Kansas City Kansas Public Schools
Location Kansas City, Kansas
FTE: 1
No. of Positions: 1
Reference #: EAN
Posting Date: 21 February 2018
Closing Date: 1 August 2018

Details:
Kansas City Kansas Public Schools is seeking qualified applicants for the following position(s):

Special Education Teacher - Gifted

Location: TBD

Job Goal: To provide students with the ability to obtain knowledge, information, skills and to have a sense of self-worth and dignity that will help them be successful as they transition from school to the community.

Essential Functions:
- Understand, plan and implement a range of evidence-based strategies to assess gifted and talented students.
- Differentiate instruction, content and assignments for gifted and talented students, including the use of higher order critical and creative-thinking skills.
- Recognize the learning differences and cognitive/affective characteristics of gifted and talented students, including those from diverse backgrounds, and identify their related learning and social-emotional needs.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively with general education teachers in a co-taught or collaborative setting.
- Communicate with students, parents, general education teachers and administrators through conferences and other means to discuss student progress and interpret the gifted program.
- Collaborate with other district teachers of the gifted in planning for project based learning activities.
- Serve as a resource person in gifted education for all district personnel.
- Maintains professional competence through professional development activities provided by the district and self-selected professional growth activities. Demonstrates a commitment to professional growth.
- Assigns tasks that are intellectually challenging to students.
- Monitors student progress and prepares Individual Education Plans for students assigned on caseload.

Qualifications:
- Meet the employment qualifications set forth by the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education and the Kansas State Department of Education.
- Hold or be eligible for Kansas certification appropriate for the position
- Must be tolerant and understanding of students with special needs.
- Show initiative, creativity, self-motivation and good judgment.
- Demonstrate good judgment, adaptability and flexibility.
- Respect confidentiality.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, professional judgment, oral and written communication
- Be efficient and organized in “paper management”

Communication:
- Maintains communication with teachers, other school personnel, and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action which will meet the educational needs of students.
- Provides health services, information, and counseling in an effective and positive manner to enhance the health and wellness of the school community.
- Completes accident/incident reports for students/staff.
- Compiles data for statistical purposes.
- Maintains confidentiality regarding educational records.

Organization:
- Maintains a daily log of school/staff visits and documentation.
- Maintains the daily environment of the health office facility and supplies.
- Utilizes existing technology effectively in the performance of duties.
- Performs other related work as required.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Language Skills: Ability to read and analyze and interpret general professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, general curriculum and learning theories, correspondence, and protocols. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff, parents, students, and the general public.

Terms of Employment: 186 days

Salary: Based on KCKPS Salary Schedule

FLSA Status: EXEMPT

Reports To: Principal

Evaluation: Performance will be evaluated in accordance with Board of Education policy

Primary Location: TBD (to be determined)

Salary Range: Per Year

Shift Type: Full-Time


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