High School Special Education Teacher 2026-27 School Year
Mitchell School District 17-2
Full-time
On-site
Mitchell, South Dakota, United States
- Special education teacher for high school students, grades 9-12.
Knowledge of special education process and documents. Good communication skills and willingness to work with various teams of educators. Support students with transition planning (post-secondary education, employment, independent living)
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August-May, full time.
Primary Responsibilities- Case manage student individual education programs (IEP) to meet specialized needs of students with disabilities
- Coordinates special education documentation regarding the special education process including referral, evaluation, IEP development and implementation, and related processes in compliance with district, state and federal requirements including timelines
- Implements specialized instruction based upon the needs of the students
- Participates in IEP meeting and communicates with parents on a routine basis keeping them informed of their child's progress in compliance with district procedures
- Maintains student special education records and related information as outlined in district comprehensive plan/procedures and in a confidential manner
- Creates instructional resources for use in the classroom
- Plans, prepares and delivers instructional activities
- Creates a positive educational climate for students to learn
- Meets individual and school-wide student performance goals
- Creates lesson plans and modifies accordingly throughout the year
- Maintains grade books and completes report cards
- Grades papers and performs other administrative duties as needed
- Reads and stays abreast of current topics in education.
- Creates lesson plans
- Utilizes various curriculum resources
- Integrates competencies, goals, and objectives into lesson plans
- Utilizes curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the students served
- Establishes and communicates clear objectives for all learning activities
- Prepares and distributes required special education paperwork
- Observes and evaluates student's performance
- Manages student behavior in the classroom by invoking approved disciplinary procedures
- Performs other duties as assigned by supervisor and/or building principal