Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) #4

Visual Impairment Itinerant Teacher Opening Cooperative Educational Service Agency (CESA) #4

 (1) Full-time position for Teacher of the Visually Impaired

Candidates will be responsible for evaluations of visual impairment, eligibility, and programming needs for students in various districts in western Wisconsin. Ideal candidate will:  work cooperatively with other staff, parents and administrators  teach the specific skills that students need to learn because of their visual impairment  teach students to read and write in braille  conduct various assessments to determine student abilities and needs  prepare or obtain learning materials, textbooks, and tests in the appropriate accessible format for students  provide consultation and training for teachers, educational assistants, and other school  provide personnel with effective strategies for teaching students with visual impairments  analyze the classroom and other school environments for access and safety related to a student’s visual impairment or blindness

Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction Licensure #1825 needed.

Start Date: August 2016

CESA #4 is located in West Salem, WI in the heart of the La Crosse coulee region. Minutes from the Mississippi River and nestled among bluffs, the CESA #4 area boasts award-winning shopping, dining, hiking trials and recreation. The city of La Crosse is home to three major higher education institutions, two major medical facilities. The entire CESA #4 region has received high rankings in health, well- being, quality of life and education.

Please submit your forward letter, resume, completed application, references and university transcripts to Lillian Rider at [email protected] or CESA #4 923 E. Garland St.

Alma  Alma Center-Humbird-Merrillan  Arcadia  Bangor  Black River Falls  Blair-Taylor  Cashton  Cochrane- Fountain City  De Soto  Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau  Hillsboro  Holmen  Independence  La Crosse  La Farge  Melrose-Mindoro  Norwalk-Ontario-Wilton  Onalaska  Royall  Sparta  Tomah  Viroqua  West Salem  Westby  Whitehall  Wonewoc-Union Center West Salem, WI 54669