Special Education Teacher FTE - SLD, ASD, DCD, Ebd​/Abs LE

Position Details

• Position Type:
  Special Education / SLD Teacher
• Date Posted: 6/1/2026
• Location:
  
  Lake Elmo Elementary
• Date Available:
  
  08/10/2026

Thank you for your interest in Stillwater Area Public Schools! We have a long tradition of high expectations and outstanding achievement. Our schools provide personal attention for over 8,000 students daily.

To develop materials and lesson plans; conduct instruction; regularly evaluate instructional materials for grade appropriateness; and continually assess student development and performance. Regularly meet with parents / guardians / responsible adults and/or students to ensure clear understanding of overall performance, strengths, weaknesses, progress, potential, and any other characteristics affecting performance.

0.5 FTE, 4 hours per day.

SLD, ABS, ASD, and/or EBD licensure issued by the State of Minnesota.

• Design and implement instructional plans, aligned with district standards and curriculum, tailored and appropriate to the subject area(s) and unique needs of assigned students.
• Review, select, and modify materials and resources to carry out the curriculum plan.
• Accommodate delivery of instruction and assessment in accordance with the student’s unique learning strengths and challenges.
• Instruct students in a manner that consistently incorporates best teaching practices.
• Coordinate the instruction and related service in the student's IEP and serve as the primary contact for the parent.
• Develop annual education plans (IEP) for students to include present levels of performance, educational needs, goals and objectives, and general and special educational services.
• Assure compliance with procedural requirements, communicating and coordinating among home, school, and other agencies, and between general and special education programs; and scheduling and facilitating team meetings.
• Coordinate due process procedures according to TSES.
• Maintain various required records and data according to established policies and procedures, ensuring accurate and timely availability of information.
• Establish and sustain positive, mutually respectful and appropriate relationships with students in all settings.
• Participate and contribute actively to site educational and related programming to help ensure a broad-based experience for students.
• Develop and maintain collaborative and productive working relationships with support services staff, outside service vendors, and any other sources to meet student needs and advance their growth, development, and achievements.
• Work effectively with colleges and universities to provide practice teachers and education program candidates with viable, valuable, and practical learning experiences.
• Assess and evaluate results being achieved through current teaching practices as a primary basis for ongoing instructional planning; determine student progress, grading, reporting; and reinforce students' outstanding contributions and performance.
• Conduct and/or facilitate special education initial and three-year re-evaluations.
• Assess and evaluate one’s own professional development needs and plan strategies to satisfy those needs.
• Perform other job-related duties as requested or assigned.

• Formal preparation and appropriate licensure for the area(s) being taught.
• Highly qualified for academic areas of instruction.
• Knowledge of current practices in curriculum and instruction for the level(s) and subject area(s) being taught and the ability to create plans in a consistently complete and timely manner.
• Make decisions on design, content and delivery alternatives with consideration of student abilities and needs, complementing and supplementing applicable graduation standards.
• Knowledge of special education due process rules and procedures.
• Knowledge, skills and abilities to consistently select objectives at the appropriate difficulty level and teach to those objectives.
• Knowledge of child growth, development, learning patterns and principles of learning effectively, monitoring student learning and adjusting practices accordingly.
• Develop instructional strategies that maximize…