Instructional Specialist - Regional Day School (226 Days)

Description

SUMMARY:

Provide leadership and coordination while providing an aligned instructional program to

ensure the maximum education for all hearing impaired students, grades K - 12, in the Dallas Independent School District.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with staff to develop Individual Education Plans (IEP) through the Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) Committee process for student population.
• Provide academic support to Dallas Regional Day School Program for the Deaf (RDSPD) staff and students.
• Schedule inclusion teachers, resource teacher, specialize D/HH classrooms and interpreters, in conjunction with cluster site school administration, into academic, elective and extracurricular activities.
• Collaborate with district wide diagnosticians to assure compliance and accuracy in planning student's individual education plan.
• Conduct visits to all cluster site schools and provide observation information to building principal and program leadership team.
• Suggest innovative strategies to increase student learning.
• Assist teachers with data collection, disaggregate data, and support the development of SLOs (student learning objectives).
• Support team building with periodic deaf education team meetings in cluster site schools.
• Coordinate RDSPD program events.
• Design and implement training modules for professional growth.
• Present in-service programs on district initiatives for AI/Deaf Ed staff.
• Present/provide professional development on AI/Deaf Ed/Special Ed issues to General Education teachers.
• Define priorities and establish timelines for the staff.
• Coordinate with all departments within DISD as needed.
• Keep informed of and comply with federal, state, district and school regulations and policies for special
  
  education staff.
• Maintain a roster of all cluster students and teachers.
• Serve as liaison at each campus for parents and DISD staff.
• Assist with Shared Service Agreement with tracking PEIMS count.
• Coordinate and supervise summer program staff and students.
• Recruitment/Retention/Hiring of RDSPD staff.
• Coordinate with campus staff and administration student schedules.
• Co appraise with campus administration as needed.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

No Direct Report

Qualifications

Bachelor 's Degree from an Accredited University

Master's Degree-preferred

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Valid Teacher Certification in Deaf Education

Minimum 5 years teaching experience

Additional Certification

General Education-preferred

ESL or ESL supplement-preferred