NOTICE OF POSITION

POSITION: The Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Kriner Cash, is interested in receiving applications from qualified candidates for the position of:

STUDENT SUPPORT TEAM – HELPING TEACHER/CHAIRPERSON
                                 (various locations)

APPLICATION:
Candidates who wish to be considered should complete an application on the Buffalo Schools website www.buffaloschools.org.

Applications successfully received will generate a confirmation email to the account listed on the application. (Be sure to check your junk and spam mail.) If you do not receive a confirmation email, we cannot guarantee that your application was received. You must submit an application until you receive a confirmation email.
 

QUALIFICATIONS:
Candidates must have New York State permanent teacher certification in Special Education and have a minimum of 3years of successful classroom experience in an urban school district, Federal and State regulations pertaining to Special Education, extensive knowledge of Individual Education Program development and successful parent relations in a school or district setting that are verifiable. Candidates should have experience with Frontline IEP including maintaining and accessing reports or listings.

DUTIES:
The Helping Teacher/Chair will conference with parents about alternatives to special education referral. The Chair will organize, implement, and oversee all Committee on Special Education processes as outlined in Commissioner’s Regulations and Federal Law for timely and exemplary implementation. The chair will verify that student responses to interventions are documented by staff prior to referral, monitor Individual Education Plan compliance and provide the principal with solutions to compliance deficits. The Chair will also perform observations and testing as required by the Committee on Special Education and assist in the appropriate development and implementation of the Individual Education Plan. The Chair will also support all teachers with strategies for effective Individual Education Plan implementation.

APPOINTMENT:
Appointments will be made by the Board of Education upon the recommendation of the Superintendent following assessment of training, experience, credentials and evaluation of service. Personal interviews shall be scheduled where appropriate. All temporary assignments end not later than June 30 and must be processed each year.

SALARY: Teacher salary schedule based on BTF contract + $300

The Buffalo Board of Education is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer.

FUND #: Pending Funding

FINAL DATE

FOR FILING:   July 27, 2017
                                                                                                                         Dr. Kriner Cash Superintendent of Schools