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MCNEESE STATE UNIVERSITY invites applicants for the position of Instructor of Education
Professions.
DEPARTMENT: Education Professions
SALARY: $50,000
POSITION NUMBER: F99556
POSITION/APPLICATION INFORMATION: This is a full-time 9-month,
unclassified, non-tenure track faculty position. The appointment begins in Fall 2023.
POSITION DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
Instructors are responsible for teaching 15 hours of coursework, advising, and supporting various college initiatives including
offering professional development on special education topics, maintaining an ongoing professional relationship with district special
education program directors, and offering consultations as requested. Additionally, the instructor will perform the
following responsibilities of a site coordinator: (1) the liaison between the university and partner school districts, (2) an
instructor for college courses and mentor teacher trainings, and (3) an instructional coach for teacher candidates. The instructor will also
collaborate and work closely with the Burton College of Education Accreditation Specialist on major assessment data collection and analysis
requirements to ensure continued national accreditation.
The Instructor will work closely with
a. Burton College of Education
Accreditation Specialist, on major assessment data collection and analysis requirements for national accreditation.
b. Team Lead for
Site Coordinators, to be trained as a site coordinator. Site coordinators serve three major roles. They serve as (1) the liaison between the
university and school district, (2) instructors for college courses and mentor teacher trainings, and (3) instructional coaches for the
teacher candidates.
c. Center for the Advancement of Quality Education on professional development and consulting opportunities.
REQUIRED/PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
· Earned a master’s degree in education
in Special Education at the time of appointment including having earned at minimum 18 graduate hours of Special Education.
- Valid Teaching License
- 3-to-5 years of teaching experience in an inclusion, special education setting
- Knowledge of and
experience with Common Core State Standards or equivalent - Experience working with high-quality curriculum
- Evidence of
application of technology in the classroom - Experience working with high needs students and/or traditionally underserved populations
of students - Experience with developing high-quality teachers/teacher candidates
- Mentor Teacher Certified or willing to
complete Mentor Teacher certification within first year employed. This certification is required to fulfill the site coordinator portion of
the job description. - Knowledge of Special Education laws and policies
- Experience with IEPs, 504s, Behavior Plans, data
collection, referral processes - Knowledge of the Compass/Danielson observation tools
Preferred:
- Evidence of knowledge and implementation of co-teaching coaching practices including providing quality verbal and written academic
feedback - Certification and experience in elementary grades 1-5
- Evidence in supporting teachers/teacher candidates with
implementing high-quality curriculum - Evidence of leadership in professional development
- Experience with data-driven
instructional decision making - University teaching experience
- Knowledge of standard requirements: Interstate Teacher
Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC), Louisiana Teacher Preparation Competencies, and Council for the Accreditation of Educator
Preparation (CAEP) Standards, High Leverage Practices (HLP) - Evidence of collaboration with stakeholders, such as students,
teachers, districts/parishes.
DEADLINE: Review of applications will begin March 15, 2023, and will continue
until position is filled.
APPLICATION PROCESS AND MATERIALS: For the application process and to ensure
full consideration ,applicants MUST complete an electronic application and upload required documents
listed below:
· Cover Letter
· Curriculum Vitae
· Three Professional References (include: name,
phone number, and email address)
· Unofficial Transcripts for all degrees earned
TO APPLY FOR THIS VACANCY,
click on the “APPLY” button at the top of advertisement to complete the electronic application, which
can be used for this vacancy as well as future job opportunities. Applicants are responsible for checking the status of their application to
determine where they are in the recruitment process. Further status message information is located under the Information section of the
Current Job Opportunities page. *Required application materials WILL NOT be accepted after the deadline, if applicable.
Applications may be rejected if incomplete.
ALL JOB OFFERS ARE CONTINGENT UPON THE SUCCESSFUL RESULT OF A CRIMINAL
BACKGROUND CHECK AND RECEIPT OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT(S) IF APPLICABLE.
If you have questions regarding this position, please
contact the Chair:
Dr. Angela LeBreton, Assistant Professor of Education Professions at [email protected].
If you have questions regarding this
recruitment, please contact the HR Liaison:
Kim Dronett at [email protected] or (337) 475-5413 or TDD/TTY, Hearing Impaired: (337) 562-4227.
