Serving Students with Vision Impairments
2 days ago
Murfreesboro City Schools seeks a dedicated Vision Specialist to join our team.
This full-time position offers an attractive salary range of $55,000 - $75,000 per year, depending on experience.
Key Responsibilities- Teaching and Assessment: Implement Individual Educational Plans (IEPs) for students with visual impairments, teaching curriculum objectives as needed, and evaluating each child's strengths and weaknesses using various assessments.
- Collaboration and Teamwork: Work cooperatively with the multi-disciplinary team to assess and evaluate exceptional children with visual impairments, ensuring they receive services in the least restrictive environment.
- Functional Vision and Learning Media Assessments: Perform functional vision and learning media assessments on new referrals and three-year re-evaluations, interpreting eye medical reports relevant to educational environments.
Additional Duties:
- Provide classroom teachers with information on specialized strategies for visually impaired students, including modified materials, Braille, recorded/enlarged materials, and tactual symbols.
- Write IEPs for each child, specifying weaknesses, techniques, remediation, required materials, resources, and estimated time for achievement.
- Assist in procuring classroom equipment and materials necessary for students with visual impairments to learn.
- Coordinate individual programs for each child using various teaching techniques.
- Confer with parents regarding students' educational, social, and academic problems.
- Maintain accurate, up-to-date records pertinent to the Special Education program.
- Serve as a model for the district's mission, vision, and goals.
- Analyze student progress and provide progress reports as required.
Requirements and Qualifications:
- Holds a valid Tennessee teaching license with a 462 endorsement (SPED Vision Pre-K-12) for services to the visually impaired.
- Adequate skills to provide children with visual impairments access to education; manage students' schedules and curriculum in varying grades with multiple levels of educational skills; communicate effectively with regular education staff and related services.
The Vision Specialist employee reports directly to the Supervisor of Special Education and works a standard school calendar of 200 days. Exempt from overtime, with benefits negotiated annually by the Board and Association.
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