MS Special Education Teacher

START DATE: August, 2026

SERVING GRADES: Middle School (Grades 5-8)

TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT: Teacher contract days with benefits according to Board policy. The District currently participates in the MO Teacher Baseline Salary Grant ($40,000 minimum) and Career Ladder (Stages 1-3).

QUALIFICATIONS: Valid Missouri teacher certificate for appropriate level:
Mild/Moderate Cross Categorical Special Education (K-12) or such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Board may find appropriate and acceptable.

REPORTS TO: Special Services Director/Building Administrator

FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

• Sick Leave - 11 days/school year, accumulative to 180 days
• Personal Days - 3 days/school year, non-accumulative
• Retirement - The Missouri Teacher Retirement System
• Life Insurance - $15,000 of basic life insurance coverage
• Health Plans - Employer paid individual plan. Spouse and family coverage available at employee’s expense.

Teachers are responsible for providing direct instruction to students and maintaining an environment conducive to learning. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Provide instruction to students
• Create and implement a classroom disciplinary plan
• Create lesson plans and activities to implement and supplement instruction
• Participate in building, grade level and subject area committees
• Participate in professional development activities
• Maintain accurate student records including attendance, grades and discipline
• Complete and submit forms and required reports in a timely manner
• Communicate regularly with parents regarding progress and other educational concerns
• Participate as a member of an IEP team, 504 team or other student assistance teams as requested
• Implement special educational plans such as 504 plans, individual educational programs and individual health plans
• Report suspected abuse, neglect, discrimination and harassment as directed by Board policy
• Prepare lesson plans for use by a substitute teacher

Supervisory Duties:
Supervise students at all times.

• Language
  • Read, analyze and interpret professional journals, Board policy, administrative procedures and forms and governmental regulations and guidance
  • Complete forms, write reports and engage in written correspondence with parents
  • Present information effectively and respond to questions
  • Write clear and complete lesson plans
• Computation
  • Work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference
  • Apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations
• Reasoning
  • Solve a variety of problems in many different situations
  • Interpret instructions presented in written, oral, diagram or schedule form
  • Apply knowledge of current educational theory and instructional techniques while presenting subject matter to students
• Other
  
  Skills And Abilities
  
  
  • Identify needs and abilities of individual students and adapt instructional methods accordingly
  • Establish and maintain effective relationships with students, peers and parents
  • Perform multiple tasks simultaneously
• Technology
  • Perform basic computer functions such as word processing and internet use
  • Use district software for recording grades and finding student information
  • Utilize smart boards, projectors and other instructional technology provided by the district

• Speak and hear in an environment where numerous conversations and activities may be taking place simultaneously
• Move around the classroom
• Read handwritten or printed material

Consistent and regular attendance is an essential function of this position.

The individual who holds this position will regularly work in a school environment that is noisy and active. Occasionally the individual will be required to work outdoors for short periods of time to perform tasks such as loading and unloading students from district transportation and supervising recess.