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POSITION TITLE: HOMEBOUND TEACHER/SPECIAL SERVICES TEACHER

QUALIFICATIONS: Valid Arkansas Teaching Certificate in Special Education. K-12 Special Education

Certification preferred.

REPORTS TO: Director of Special Education

JOB GOAL: To ensure that eligible students with disabilities receive a free and appropriate

public education (FAPE)

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Provides instruction to eligible students with disabilities under IDEA, in accordance with their Individualized Education Program (IEP), who have been placed in homebound services due to physical injury, chronic or long-term illness, or as a result of a disciplinary action following appropriate due process.

2. Assists with due process conferences and associated paperwork for students with

disabilities under the IDEA.

3. Notifies a homebound student’s school and secures his/her classwork/assignments

on a regular basis.

4. Provides the student’s completed assignments to the school.

5. Ensures the provision of FAPE to a homebound student with regard to his/her general

education curriculum and special education services set out in the student’s IEP.

6. Completes all homebound instruction forms and returns them to the appropriate

personnel within the designated timelines.

7. Works directly with the Teacher of Record, Special Education Coordinator, and Director

of Special Education to ensure services are provided to students with disabilities in

accordance with his/her IEPs.

8. Assist schools with onsite instructional support to teachers and schools with

implementation of inclusive practices in schools aligned with DESE’s New Direction.

9. Is knowledgeable about the district’s School Board policies, district Desegregation

Plan, and district/ school guidelines/regulations and adheres to the same.

10. Assists with district and statewide assessment administration

upon request and schedule availability.

11. Assists with due process upon assignment.

12. Performs other duties as assigned.

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT:

Salary Range: Teacher Salary Schedule. Placement depends upon education and experience.

Length of Contract: 190 days per contract year

ELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS: YES

APPLICATION DEADLINE: 10 DAYS FROM ORIGINAL DATE OF POSTING OR UNTIL FILLED (EMERGENCY-5 Day Posting)

EVALUATION:

Performance of this job will be evaluated in accordance with provisions of the Board's policy on Evaluation of Certified Personnel.

PCSSD does not discriminate on the basis of age, disability, race, color, national origin, or gender in any service, program, or activity (including in admission, access, treatment, employment, or vocational opportunities).

Position Type: Full-time

Positions Available: 1

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