Special Education - Cognitively Impaired

About the role

Located at Westview Elementary School for the 2026-2027 school year, Fitzgerald Public Schools is a community of 2,200 students with 350 staff members. Our mission is to inspire, empower and prepare today's learner to become tomorrow's leader. Our vision is to educate our future leaders to be Focused, Progressive and Successful. Our strategic plan includes providing a guaranteed and viable curriculum; a multi-tiered system of supports; considerations for the whole school, whole child and whole community; engaging all families; data-based decision making; communication and collective responsibility. From our humble beginnings in 1920, we are proud of our early childhood center for grades PreK-K, our two elementary schools (lower elementary grades 1-3 and upper elementary grades 4-5), our middle school serving grades 6-8 with one of the planetariums in the county, our high school for grades 9-12 with a state of the art automotive service center, and our virtual academy. We have an award winning athletic program, marching band, and our own foodservice, transportation, custodial and maintenance teams. Through our partnership with a local provider, we also offer school age child care.

Qualifications

• Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate with Endorsement in SA - Cognitive Impairment
• Ability to manage time, self-directed.
• High level of confidentiality and professionalism.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Patience to work with diverse populations and language barriers.
• Experience with data driven decision making.
• Familiar with the common core standards.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for collaboration & course planning, skill assessment, & instruction.
• Must be able to implement the common core essential elements.
• Participate in professional development and implement best practices.
• Demonstrate ability to collaborate effectively and efficiently with others.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
• Administers and develops subject specific assessments for the purpose of assessing student competency levels and/or developing individual learning plans.
• Assesses student progress towards objectives, expectations