Principal
Responsibilities
Essential
functions:
Provide leadership in the development of improved classroom
instruction, student performance and discipline
Provide a framework for curriculum, teaching practices and
the Perspectives Way
Ensure full participation and collaboration between content
area & special needs teachers in planning, teaching and other activities
related to servicing students with special needs
Develop and manage goals and objectives for curriculum
alignment
Review lesson plans and provide constructive feedback
Serve as technical consultant to teachers, principals and
other administrators in all areas of special needs
Attend CPS case manager meetings updating teachers and
administrators on developments/changes in CPS, IL and Federal polices
applicable to special needs education
Facilitate consultations with teachers, specialist and other
professionals, as appropriate, to plan and prepare Individualized Educational
Programs (IEP) in accordance with goals
Facilitate the creation/coordination of Functional Behavior
Assessments (FBA) and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIP)
Coordinate compliance and case management
Analyze teacher progress and performance; provide formal and
informal evaluations
Provide recommendations for teacher retention
Supervise assigned staff
Provide opportunities for professional development based on
individual and organizational growth
Ensure comprehension of student performance on standardized
test scores; implement classroom practices to increase test scores
Research and shape best practices,
curriculums and school wide projects – provide recommendations to Principal
Develop teacher meeting agenda in conjunction with
Administration and facilitate teacher meetings
Coach teachers in learning the A Disciplined Life way of teaching
Duties as assigned in support of A Disciplined Life
Minimum
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
with major course work in Special Education; Masters Degree in Social Work,
Nursing or Management preferred
Special education training and experience in areas of
Learning Disabilities, Emotional Disturbance and Cognitive Disabilities
National certification in Case Management or ability to
obtain certification within the first twelve months of employment
10 years experience in the transfer of knowledge to middle
school or high school students
5 years experience in case management or as special needs
teacher
Proven commitment to progressive education
Ability to develop and foster successful teacher/student
relationships
Ability to
work collaboratively with teams and nurture collegial relationships
Experience evaluating and analyzing others’ work
Proven organizational skills
Proven ability to work well with diverse constituents
Proven ability to verbally communicate ideas effectively
Proven ability to exercise initiative and discretion in the
performance of position responsibilities
ADA
Compliance Statement
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able
to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are
representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform
the essential functions.
The physical demands described here are representative of
those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential
functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to
talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit. The employee is
occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle or feel
objects, tools or controls; reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel,
crouch or crawl.
- The
employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds
- Specific
vision abilities required by this job include vision, distance vision and
the ability to adjust focus
The work environment characteristics described here are
representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential
functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable
individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- The
noise level in the work environment is usually moderate