Special Education Teacher (Middle School) - General Pool (2025-2026 SY)

About the role

This job reports to the School Principal.

Responsibilities

• Adapts classroom work to provide students with instructional materials that address individualized learning plans within established lesson plans.
• Administers developmental testing programs, subject-specific assessments, etc. to assess student competency levels and/or develop individual learning plans.
• Advise parents and/or legal guardians of student progress to communicate expectations; student achievements; develops methods for improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment.
• Affirms student progress towards objectives, expectations, and/or goals and provides feedback to students, parents, and administration.
• Collaborates with instructional staff, other school personnel, parents, and a variety of community resources to improve the overall quality of student outcomes and achieve established classroom objectives in support of the school improvement plan.
• Counsels students to improve performance, health status, problem-solving techniques, and a variety of personal issues.
• Demonstrates methods required to perform classroom and/or subject-specific assignments to provide an effective program that addresses individual student requirements.
• Directs assistant teachers, student teachers, instructional assistants, volunteers, and/or student workers to provide an effective classroom program and address the needs of individual students.
• Instructs students to improve their success in academic, interpersonal, and daily living skills through a defined course of study.
• Manages student behavior to provide a safe and optimal learning environment.
• Maintains students in a variety of educational environments (e.g. classroom, playground, field trips, nap times, etc.) to provide a safe and positive learning environment.
• Participates in a variety of meetings to convey and/or gather information required to perform functions.
• Prepares a variety of written materials (e.g. grades, attendance, anecdotal records, etc.) to document student progress and meet mandated requirements.
• Reports incidents (e.g. fights, suspected child abuse, suspected substance abuse, etc.) to maintain the personal safety of students, provide a positive learning environment, and adhere to the Education Code and school policies.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree; Master's degree preferred.
• Certificates & Licenses: Valid Virginia Department of Education License with an endorsement in Special Education, or eligibility to obtain one.

Skills

• Ability to adapt classroom work to provide students with instructional materials that address individualized learning plans within established lesson plans.
• Ability to administer developmental testing programs, subject-specific assessments, etc. to assess student competency levels and/or develop individual learning plans.
• Ability to advise parents and/or legal guardians of student progress to communicate expectations; student achievements; develops methods for improvement and/or reinforcing classroom goals in the home environment.
• Ability to affirm student progress towards objectives, expectations, and/or goals and provide feedback to students, parents, and administration.
• Ability to collaborate with instructional staff, other school personnel, parents, and a variety of community resources to improve the overall quality of student outcomes and achieve established classroom objectives in support of the school improvement plan.
• Ability to counsel students to improve performance, health status, problem-solving techniques, and a variety of personal issues.
• Ability to demonstrate methods required to perform classroom and/or subject-specific assignments to provide an effective program that addresses individual student requirements.
• Ability to direct assistant teachers, student teachers, instructional assistants, volunteers, and/or student workers to provide an effective classroom program and address the needs of individual students.
• Ability to instruct students to improve their success in academic, interpersonal, and daily living skills through a defined course of study.
• Ability to manage student behavior to provide a safe and optimal learning environment.
• Ability to maintain students in a variety of educational environments (e.g. classroom, playground, field trips, nap times, etc.) to provide a safe and positive learning environment.
• Ability to participate in a variety of meetings to convey and/or gather information required to perform functions.
• Ability to prepare a variety of written materials (e.g. grades, attendance, anecdotal records, etc.) to document student progress and meet mandated requirements.
• Ability to report incidents (e.g. fights, suspected child abuse, suspected substance abuse, etc.) to maintain the personal safety of students, provide a positive learning environment, and adhere to the Education Code and school policies.

Benefits

This position qualifies for an additional step placement on the Licensed Salary Scale under the umbrella of Specialized Instruction.

Pay

Step Placement and Salary for this position is determined by The ACPS Teachers and Other Licensed Staff Salary Scale.

Schedule

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