Special Education Teacher-Elementary

Starting Date: Jul 8, 2026

NYOS Charter School—Not Your Ordinary School is a free public charter school founded in 1998. Through commitment to students, staff, and academic excellence, we serve over 1,600 students in PreK‑12th grade.

Job Title: Special Education Teacher, Elementary/Secondary

Reports to: Principal

Service days: 190

This position is for a Special Education Teacher, Elementary/Secondary Program.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university.
• Valid Texas teaching certificate required.
• Texas ESL certification required.
• Valid Special Education teaching certificate required.
• Demonstrate competency in the core academic subject area assigned.
• At least 1 year of relevant experience preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

• Develop and implement IEPs and behavioral intervention plans in accordance with assessment and ARD Committee recommendations.
• Collaborate with colleagues to determine instructional goals, objectives, and methods according to district requirements and ARD Committee recommendations.
• Work closely with related service personnel, paraprofessionals, and classroom teachers to ensure that services and modifications for students with disabilities are implemented.
• Prepare classroom, materials, and lesson plans and implement research‑based instructional practices.
• Observe, evaluate, remediate, and extend student academic performance, behavior, and social development.
• Identify, modify, and adapt curriculum and approved instructional resources to meet various learning styles and needs of students.
• Utilize a variety of teaching methods to instruct students individually, in small groups, and as a whole class.
• Monitor students in various educational environments (classroom, cafeteria, playground, school grounds, hallways, restrooms, study trips) to provide a safe and positive learning environment.
• Implement and maintain effective classroom management to ensure continual progress of students.
• Utilize data to monitor learning and design lessons tailored to student needs.
• Establish standards‑based objectives for all lessons and utilize clear criteria for evaluating lessons.
• Use efficient record‑keeping procedures.
• Communicate with parents and guardians to discuss student progress.
• Meet professional criteria and obligations.
• Administer standardized achievement and ability tests as required.
• Interpret student performance data and implement approved Response to Intervention (RTI) tiers 1–3.
• Enforce NYOS Charter School rules and policies.
• Actively participate in a variety of meetings and professional development activities to convey or gather information that improves student achievement.
• Use audiovisual aids, computers, and other interactive technology to supplement and support lessons.
• Keep up to date with current educational issues.
• Demonstrate a strong work ethic, accept responsibility, and be self‑motivated.
• Exemplify through manner, words, and dress the high standards and expected behavior of the school.
• Perform other related duties as assigned to ensure efficient functioning of the work unit.

• Maintain strict confidentiality regarding information concerning students, parents, staff, and classroom incidents.
• Adhere to ethical and legal standards and model professional behavior.
• Participate in approved professional development to improve skills related to job assignment.
• Follow NYOS standard procedures for communication, interaction, and discipline as outlined in the NYOS Staff Handbook.

This job operates in a school environment and routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.

This position is very active and involves standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. The employee must frequently lift and move items over 20 pounds. Specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Short‑ and long‑term…