Special Education Teacher Expert Elementary Department Chair Addenda

Position Title: Special Education Teacher Expert Elementary with Department Chair addenda (Job )

Position Type: Teacher Special Education / Special Education Teacher Expert

Date Posted: 4/9/2026

Location: SPECIAL EDUCATION ELEMENTARY

Date Available: 08/14/2026

Bargaining Unit: AEA

Work Year: 185 days, 12 contract payments

FTE: Full time, 1.0 FTE

Salary: B00/00 to B72/08 ($61,454 to $88,919), DOE

The successful candidate receives an additional 3% increase on their annual salary.

Additional addenda opportunity: Special Education Department Chair (DC) functions as a liaison between special education staff at the building level, school administration, and district administration. The Special Education DC helps promote positive relationships with administration, staff, parents, outside agencies, community services, and district level staff, and supports the district’s instructional and compliance efforts to ensure students with disabilities receive all necessary supports and services as determined by the IEP team.

The Elementary Special Education Instructional Support Teacher provides ongoing staff development, program oversight, and curricular guidance under the direct supervision of the director of Elementary Special Education.

• A valid Alaska teaching certificate with an endorsement in special education or a related field.
• A minimum of three years of teaching or related experience in special education.
• Evidence of content knowledge shown by:
  • a posted degree in the content area of this position; or
  • a posted minor in the content area of this position; or
  • passing Praxis Subject Assessment scores in the content area of this position; or
  • an endorsement in the content area of this position

Preferred:

• A master's degree in special education or a related field.
• A minimum of three years of teaching or related experience in behavior management.
• Experience working collaboratively with special education administration to support the IEP needs of students.
• Knowledge of federal, state, district, and school procedures, regulations, and policies for the special education process.
• Demonstrated ability to work harmoniously with administrators, teachers, parents, and community groups.
• Evidence of strong written, verbal, presentation, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to self‑direct and manage time, and ability to adjust work day and/or hours to accommodate department needs.

• Develops, coordinates, and delivers quality staff development and training on research‑based best practices and strategies for working with students.
• Assists in data collection, analysis, and review of program development and implementation, and monitors progress of students and groups of students.
• Organizes curriculum projects and disseminates instructional programs and materials to school staff for use with students.
• Collaborates with special education administration, central office staff, school staff, parents, and other groups as requested, on issues pertaining to areas of need for students.
• Can describe their philosophy of education and demonstrate its relationship to their practice.
• Understands how students learn and develop, and applies that knowledge in practice.
• Supports teachers in establishing and maintaining standards of pupil behavior to achieve an effective learning atmosphere.
• Supports the organization of class time and schedule development to provide a balanced program of instruction, demonstration, work time, and assessment.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and—in harmony with the goals—establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects and the like to communicate these objectives to students.
• Knows the teacher’s content area and how to teach it. Supports teachers in the following areas:
  • Develops lesson plans and instructional material and provides individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to the needs of pupils.
  • Translates lesson plans into developmentally appropriate learning experiences.
• Uses current technology to enhance instruction.
• Uses technology for record‑keeping and research.
• Applies knowledge of current research and…