FTE: 1.0
Position Summary: The Special Education Teacher is responsible for providing high-quality, specially designed instruction and case management for students with disabilities. This role involves ensuring students receive a Free Appropriate Public Education in the Least Restrictive Environment by delivering differentiated instruction, managing IEPs, and fostering a structured, engaging classroom environment. The teacher collaborates with colleagues, families, and administrators to support the academic and personal growth of every learner.
Qualifications:
- Required: Valid Wisconsin DPI teaching license appropriate for the assigned subject/grade level and Bachelor’s degree in education or a related field.
- Preferred: Prior teaching experience in the assigned subject/grade level and familiarity with technology integration and various instructional strategies.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- IEP Development & Case Management
- Serve as the IEP Case Manager for an assigned caseload, ensuring all timelines for initial evaluations, annual reviews, and three-year re-evaluations are met.
- Draft and implement student-centered, College and Career Ready IEPs that focus on high expectations.
- Maintain accurate and confidential student records in compliance with District policies and state/federal laws.
- Instructional Delivery & Classroom Management
- Provide differentiated instruction across various models, including co-teaching, inclusion, pull-out, and self-contained settings.
- Develop and implement lesson plans aligned with District and state standards, adapting and modifying the general education curriculum to meet unique learner needs.
- Create and maintain a structured, engaging classroom environment that supports learning and sets clear behavioral expectations.
- Assessment & Data
- Administer and interpret formal and informal assessments to monitor student progress toward IEP goals.
- Use data to drive instructional decisions and provide regular progress reports to parents and families.
- Behavioral Support
- Conduct Functional Behavioral Assessments and develop Behavior Intervention Plans.
- Maintain training in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention to handle student behaviors requiring de-escalation.
- Collaboration & Professionalism
- Work with general education teachers, therapists (OT/PT/Speech), parents and administration to support student success.
- Supervise and provide daily guidance to special education paraprofessionals.
- Attend required staff meetings, participate in professional learning communities, and stay current with best practices in teaching.
- Physical & Work Environment Requirements
- Ability to stand, walk, and sit for extended periods.
- Occasional lifting, carrying, or pushing of materials and classroom equipment.
- Ability to communicate effectively in person, via phone, and through electronic means.
- Work primarily in a classroom setting, with occasional outdoor supervision and off-site activities.
Terms of Employment:
- Contract Length: 192 days per school year.
- Evaluation: Performance evaluations will be conducted by the Building Principal or Associate Principal in accordance with Hudson School District Board of Education policies.