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Provides consultation and support for school site teams who have special needs students with mild to moderate disabilities in general education classrooms for the majority of their school day; Perform other related functions as required.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Under the supervision of the Middle School Director, the Agriculture &amp; Natural Resources CTE Teacher will lead the middle school agriculture program and elementary school garden education. This role integrates California’s CTE Model Curriculum Standards with our mission to foster hands-on learning, ecological literacy, and stewardship. The teacher will guide middle school students through standards-based, project-driven agricultural studies while delivering engaging garden-based science and sustainability lessons to elementary students.</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"color: rgb(40, 42, 40); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; font-weight: bold\">DUTIES &amp; RESPONSIBILITIES:</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"color: rgb(63, 63, 63)\">To </span><span style=\"color: rgb(40, 42, 40)\">perform this job successfully, an </span><span style=\"color: rgb(19, 19, 19)\">individual </span><span style=\"color: rgb(40, 42, 40)\">must be able </span><span style=\"color: rgb(63, 63, 63)\">to </span><span style=\"color: rgb(19, 19, 19)\">perform </span><span style=\"color: rgb(40, 42, 40)\">each essential function satisfactorily. </span><span style=\"color: rgb(63, 63, 63)\">Essentia</span><span style=\"color: rgb(19, 19, 19)\">l </span><span style=\"color: rgb(40, 42, 40)\">functions include but are not </span><span style=\"color: rgb(19, 19, 19)\">limit</span><span style=\"color: rgb(63, 63, 63)\">ed </span><span style=\"color: rgb(40, 42, 40)\">to the following:</span></span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\"><br></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Case management of students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), including the development and monitoring of goals, interventions and services</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Assists general education teachers and special education support staff in adapting curriculum for special needs students, and provides modified curriculum and resources as needed by school site teams</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Creates schedules to ensure all specialized academic instructional minutes are being met</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Meets all IEP deadlines: progress reports, addendum IEPs, annual IEPs, triennials and initial IEPs</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Collaborates with related service providers (i.e. SLP, OT, etc.), as needed, in order to develop and/or update student IEPs</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Provides meeting invitations for all types of IEP meeting and communicates with parents and/guardians</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Attends IEP’s and staff/parent meetings of students with special needs in general education classrooms, as requested</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Implement Universal Design for Learning (UDL) to support academic achievement in the general education setting</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt\">Conducts ongoing training for regular and special education teachers and instructional assistants regarding inclusive education practices, curriculum modifications and behavior interventions for special needs students </span><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; 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