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Washoe County School District · 4 months ago

Special Education Facilitator Full-time Standard (Teacher Leadership Required)

Reno, NV

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Washoe County School District is dedicated to enhancing special education services and is seeking a Special Education Facilitator to provide expertise and support for principals, teachers, and IEP teams. The role involves training, modeling effective strategies, and ensuring compliance with special education laws while promoting the performance of students with disabilities.

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Responsibilities

Provides responsive service and hands on support to assigned staff and schools to ensure the effective delivery of special education services and the achievement of educational outcomes

Special Education Facilitators will support special education teachers by teaching, modeling, and providing embedded training in instructional and behavior management strategies

Special Education Facilitators will also work directly with general and special education teachers to model effective co-teaching strategies, inclusive practices and coordinate with site administrators on how to implement responsible scheduling to ensure students with disabilities are being effectively served and performing at the same level as general education peers

Provides training and support to address behavior issues for students, including students requiring support through the MTSS process

Provides schools assistance, through MTSS teams, to identify supports, collect data, etc. for students not yet identified to receive special education services

Provides guidance on serving low incident populations as well as ongoing observation of special education teachers to ensure effective strategies are being followed and implemented

Provides hands on support to staff in data collection and using the District's electronic IEP program effectively and efficiently

Maintains current, actionable knowledge of laws, research, and trends in special education and available District programming and supports in order to provide subject matter expertise and leadership to staff and families

Qualification

Special Education ExpertiseIEP DevelopmentBehavior Management StrategiesCo-Teaching StrategiesData CollectionFunctional Behavior AnalyticsTraining SkillsCommunity Resource AwarenessCollaboration Skills

Required

Equivalent to a Bachelor's degree in an area of general or special education or related field from an accredited college or university

A minimum of five (5) years successful classroom teaching, special education experience preferred

Qualification into the Teacher Leadership Pool is required. If the qualified candidate selected is not currently in the Teacher Leadership Pool, they must meet annual requirements for professional learning and qualify for the WCSD Teacher Leadership Pool within three years

Possession of a valid Nevada special education teaching license