TITLE: RESOURCE TEACHER/STAFFING SPECIALIST

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Master’s degree with certification in at least one exceptionality.

2. Experience teaching handicapped students.

3. Ability to communicate with principals, teachers, parents and

students.

4. Ability to interpret the programs to community agencies and civic

groups.

REPORTS TO: School Support Services

SUPERVISES:

POSITION GOALS:

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Help principals and teachers to understand the Exceptional Student Programs.

2. Provide for school-level staffing of students into appropriate programs including the arranging

for, presiding at, and keeping records of the meetings.

3. Assist teachers in the development of individual educational plans.

4. Assist in conferring with parents, teachers, schools, psychologists and agencies regarding

students, including home visitation when necessary, keeping open lines of communication with

all involved personnel.

5. Keep up-to-date records on all students in the Exceptional Student classes for which responsibility is given.

6. Assist in program evaluation.

7. Coordinate the acquisition and distribution of specialized materials and help teachers to evaluate

and select teaching materials.

8. Instruct and assist in Exceptional Student classes as needed to help the teacher organize and plan

for individual differences.

9.. Demonstrate techniques, new methods and teaching materials suited to the need of each

exceptionality.

10. Assist in planning for inservice training as needed for Exceptional Student personnel

to bring about improved teaching techniques.

11. Provide leadership for development of a sequential curriculum for each exceptionality.

12. Keep abreast of significant developments in the area of Exceptional Student Programs and adapts

them for improvement of local programs.

13. Perform other applicable duties as assigned by School Support Services.

RESOURCE TEACHER/STAFFING SPECIALIST

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TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Ten months

Salary Schedule 1

EVALUATION: Performance evaluated by School Support Services in accordance

with the Board’s policies on evaluation of instructional personnel.

Adopted by the Bay District School Board on July 11, 1984

A: Resource Teacher Staffing Specialist