Current Open Positions

Primary Function ISD’s Teachers of the Deaf provide services in support of Iowa School for the Deaf’s mission which is to prepare deaf and hard of hearing students from pre-school to age 21 for life as literate citizens who contribute to society.  

Typical Duties and Responsibilities

Communicates regularly with parents.

Instructs deaf and hard of hearing students in a classroom setting, presenting lessons in a comprehensive and bilingual (ASL-English) manner and uses visual means to facilitate learning.  Delivers personalized instruction to each student and encourages interactive learning.

Develops, implements, and maintains IEP protocols and goals.

Follow curriculum and develops lesson plans.

Evaluates and documents students’ progress.  Maintains reports and grades.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience working with Deaf and hard of hearing students.
• Teaching license with subject area endorsement and deaf/hard-of-hearing endorsement.

Qualification:

• Completion of an Education degree and eligible to meet State of Iowa teacher licensure requirements.
• Must be proficient in ASL with a required level of Advanced.

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Primary Function ISD’s Teachers of the Deaf provide services in support of Iowa School for the Deaf’s mission which is to prepare deaf and hard of hearing students from pre-school to age 21 for life as literate citizens who contribute to society.  

Typical Duties and Responsibilities

Communicates regularly with parents.

Instructs deaf and hard of hearing students in a classroom setting, presenting lessons in a comprehensive and bilingual (ASL-English) manner and uses visual means to facilitate learning.  Delivers personalized instruction to each student and encourages interactive learning.

Develops, implements, and maintains IEP protocols and goals.

Follow curriculum and develops lesson plans.

Evaluates and documents students’ progress.  Maintains reports and grades.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience working with Deaf and hard of hearing students.
• Teaching license with subject area endorsement and deaf/hard-of-hearing endorsement.

Qualification:

• Completion of an Education degree and eligible to meet State of Iowa teacher licensure requirements.
• Must be proficient in ASL with a required level of Advanced.

To Apply: here

Primary Function

The Speech and Language Pathologist provides services in support of Iowa School for the Deaf’s mission which is to prepare deaf and hard of hearing students from pre-school to age 21 for life as literate citizens who contribute in society.  The Speech and Language Pathologist provides direct service to students and collaborates with ISD teachers and support staff to assist students in meeting their goals.

Regular attendance as required.

Assume responsibility for all aspects of providing speech-language services, including identification, remediation, referral, resource, and research as appropriate for all children, birth to 21, at Iowa School for the Deaf

Provide assessments for 3-year evaluations and annual IEPs.

Support the development of compliant and quality IEPs.

Assume responsibility for designing and designating the service delivery model(s) for providing speech-language services to children who are deaf and hard of hearing.

Develop and follow a flexible schedule based on student need as stated in the Individualized Education Program (i.e. service delivery model (s), frequency of sessions, duration of sessions, etc.).

Assume responsibility for the provision of speech-language services to students within one’s identified caseload for the regular school year.

Engage in consultation and collaboration with LEAs, AEAs, parents, medical, and community agencies.

Engage in intervention activities.

All services performed in accordance with the established policies, procedures, and philosophies of Iowa School for the Deaf, the rules and regulations of the Iowa State Department of Education including the Iowa Teaching Standards and Code of Ethics specific to the discipline of speech and language. 

Assist the Principal in matters of priority as well as bring to the attention of the Principal issues of concern in regard to efficient and effective provision of special education services.

Regular attendance as required.

Qualification/Skills/Abilities

• Completion of training with a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology and meet Iowa Department of Education guidelines for Speech-Language Pathologist, or a current license from the Iowa State Board of Speech-Language Pathology Department of Public Health and a Statement of Professional Recognition (SPR) from the Iowa Department of Education
• Experience working with Deaf and Hard of Hearing students.
• Knowledge-based competencies of Iowa Core and Expanded Core Curriculum for Deaf and Hard of Hearing students.
• Knowledge of American Sign Language.

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Primary Function

The School Psychologist provides services in support of Iowa School for the Deaf’s mission which is to prepare deaf and hard of hearing students from pre-school to age 21 for life as literate citizens who contribute to society.  The School Psychologist collaborates with ISD teachers, school counselors and professionals in other disciplines (e.g. mental health specialists, DHS personnel, other AEA professionals) to assist students in meeting their goals.

Typical Duties and Responsibilities

Conduct Assessments

• Oversee school-wide student assessments.
• Complete academic, intellectual, adaptive behaviour, and psychological evaluations with deaf and hard of hearing students from birth to 21 including students with additional disabilities.
• Write re-evaluation plans, full and individual evaluations, and comprehensive psychological evaluation reports. Work involves testing and evaluating students to determine instructional placement, support services, and disability eligibilities.

Support ISD school personnel

• Assist faculty and support staff in interpreting assessments and other student data.
• Assist faculty and support staff in IEP goal writing and progress monitoring.
• Provide assistance in identifying learners having academic/social-emotional/behavioral/developmental difficulties that could lead to school failure.
• Provide direct consultation, coaching, and modeling of instructional techniques and teaching strategies to faculty and support staff concerning student behaviors, curriculum development/adjustment, student learning style, adoption of methods and materials.
• Arrange, plan, and deliver appropriate agency approved activities, including professional development, as directed by the Principal.
• Oversee IEP Development
• Work with teachers and GHAEA staff to ensure ISD IEPs are compliant and of high quality
• Attend IEPs to discuss assessments
• Provide support for students
• Monitor and help student attainment of academic, social/personal, and emotional competencies
• Counsel students in the personal/social, academic, emotional domains
• Provide crisis counseling
• Provide referral services to community agencies
• Communicate with parent(s)
• Program Support
• Assist with student intakes: Tours, contacts, request for records, attend IEP meetings and complete initial evaluations.
• Other duties as assigned to support students or the school
• Professional Development
• Participate in continuing professional development activities to enhance professional knowledge and skills.
• Use research in school practice by (a) reading research literature, (b) distributing and synthesizing research findings, and (c) conducting action research related to applied problems.

Desirable Qualifications:

• Experience working with Deaf and hard of hearing students.
• Teaching license with subject area endorsement and deaf/hard-of-hearing endorsement.

Qualification:

• Completion of an Education degree and eligible to meet State of Iowa licensure requirements for School Psychologist
• American Sign Language minimum level of advanced required. 

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