Middle School: Teacher Special Education Academic, Behavior, and Communication (ABC) 2026-2027

Job Overview

The Teacher Special Education at ABC Middle School will provide instruction in academic, behavior, social, and self-care skills to students with disabilities using a variety of teaching techniques, materials, and equipment. ABC services are designed to offer intensive educational services to students requiring a highly structured environment.

Position Description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Service Delivery/Instruction

  • Provide instruction to students with varying disabilities in the development of skills and knowledge that enables them to access the grade-level curriculum using accommodations and/or modifications in the least restrictive environment
  • Create lesson plans and organize materials that are sequential and meaningful to instruction and aligned with the student's assessed needs, IEP goals and objectives, functioning level, and the general education curriculum
  • Execute behavioral strategies as indicated in students' ARD documents (e.g., reinforcements, consequences, contingencies, etc.)
  • Intervene using a continuum of behavior intervention strategies, up to and including approved physical restraint when students are in danger of harming themselves or others
  • Use data collection tools and assessment results to document ongoing student program maintenance and retention, and monitor and adjust instructional, behavioral, and social emotional educational plans
  • Utilize appropriate adaptive equipment and assistive technology as recommended by related service providers/ARD to facilitate learning, communication, mobility, and positioning
  • Provide for basic needs of students who, due to their disability, are not able to care for themselves regarding personal care, including but not limited to toileting and feeding
  • Collaborate with general education teachers to ensure full implementation of students' IEPs, including behavioral intervention plans, social skills, and accommodations/modification of materials and/or curriculum
  • Maintain updated knowledge and understanding of prerequisite skills to students' assigned grade-level(s) content, TEKS compliance
  • Maintain confidentiality with regards to student with disabilities as required by law
  • Work collaboratively with parents, students, and school community personnel to develop an individual education program (IEP) for assigned students
  • Develop present levels of academic achievement and functional performance (PLAAFP) and Annual Goals/Objectives based on documentation of performance to present during Annual, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) meetings
  • Arrange and prepare draft ARD documents, participate in students' Full Individual Evaluation (FIE), provide progress reports to parents, and participate in required ARD meetings
  • Follow all district, state, and federal guidelines related to serving students with disabilities
  • Conduct and maintain tasks related to the School Health and Related Services Program (SHARS), including documentation of the provision of services

• Program Support

  • Participate in appropriate professional development activities, as required or assigned by campus, district, or special education department
  • Provide support and direction to paraprofessionals regarding the implementation of students' IEPs and needs
  • If the position is tied to coaching a UIL sport, the following essential duties and responsibilities are applicable to coaching:
  • Perform coaching duties as assigned as well as other duties required for the smooth, efficient operation of a successful athletic program
  • Possess knowledge and adhere to UIL rules and regulations
  • Aid the Athletic Department with budget, schedules, care/use of facilities
  • Communicate with the Athletic Department on a regular basis

• Supervisory Responsibilities

  • None

Qualification Requirements

• Bachelor's degree

  • Valid Teaching Certification Issued by Texas Education Agency appropriate to subject and grade level of assignment or demonstrate competency through the state's Texas Content Competency Worksheet (TCCW)
  • Has received statement of eligibility

• Special Education Certification EC-12, or Special Education Specialist Certification EC-12

  • De-Escalation/Restraint Certification (CPI) preferred or required to obtain once hired (district-provided training)

• Valid Driver's license with CDL Certification preferred if coaching a UIL sport

  • Coaching experience preferred if coaching a UIL sport

• Ability to plan and implement lessons based on needs and abilities of students

  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
  • Demonstrated knowledge of appropriate technology equipment and software programs
  • Proven ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional programs

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions

• Work is performed in classrooms, offices, work stations, and meeting rooms
• Occasional walking, standing, sitting, bending, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and lifting/carrying work related items weighing less than 40 pounds, such as books, papers, and presentation materials
• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus
• Employee is exposed to the elements and inclement weather
• May work prolonged or irregular hours and must be able to maintain emotional control under stress
• Work involves everyday risks and discomforts which require normal safety precautions when operating equipment or performing job duties
• Exposure to bodily fluids and frequent childhood, pre-teen, and teen illnesses

Additional Information

• Work involves working outside up to 25% of the time
• May be exposed to the elements and inclement weather