Elementary Special Education Teacher; MAPS PLUS Program

Elementary Special Education Teacher – MAPS PLUS Program

School District #6 is located in the Rogue River Valley of Southern Oregon between the Cascade and Siskiyou Mountain ranges. The district is restructuring to improve its programs and seeks innovative teachers committed to student learning and educational improvement.

Position Type: Special Education

Date Posted: 3/13/2026

Date Available: 08/31/2026

Position

Start Date:

August 31, 2026

• $47,810.90 - $90,243.76, depending upon approved experience  pay rate);  salary TBD
• MA stipend added to annual salary
• Service Premium pay after completion of 10 years of employment with the district as per contract
• Annual COLA pay increase (as negotiated with Oregon Education Association)
• Annual step pay increase awarded to eligible employees
• 6 paid holidays annually
• 10 paid sick leave days per year
• 2 paid personal leave days per year
• 3 paid personal leave deduct sub pay per year
• 5 paid bereavement leave days per year
• Up to $1,900 per month district-paid contribution toward full-family medical, dental and vision insurance
• $600 per month opt-out stipend for employees who demonstrate other health insurance coverage under a qualifying employer sponsored group medical plan (for full-time employees)
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• 6% district-paid contribution towards Oregon Public Employees Retirement System
• $50 per month employer match into a tax-sheltered annuity when employee contributes $50 per month after employee completes three years with the district

• Oregon Teaching License with special education endorsement
• Currently licensed by TSPC with endorsement in the assigned subject area
• Fluent in oral and written English (Title III requirement)
• Willingness to be actively involved in teaming, curriculum integration, shared decision-making

Essential Job Functions

• Demonstrates knowledge of content and pedagogy, identifying important concepts and their relationships to one another, providing clear explanations, answering questions accurately, providing effective feedback, and developing suitable instructional strategies.
• Demonstrates knowledge of students by being aware of students' varying levels of cognitive development, by becoming informed about different cultural groups and incorporating that knowledge in lesson planning, and by remaining cognizant of the special needs of any student.
• Sets instructional outcomes by setting high and rigorous expectations related to central concepts of the discipline; by pursuing outcomes grounded in expectations of what students will learn (rather than do); by ensuring outcomes represent various types of knowledge, including factual knowledge, conceptual understanding, reasoning and social interaction; and by ensuring that outcomes are suitable to various groups of students in a given classroom.
• Demonstrates knowledge of resources by ensuring that texts and other written are at varied levels, supplementing instructional materials with guest speakers and field experiences, facilitating the use of multidisciplinary and online resources; and expanding knowledge through professional training opportunities.
• Designs coherent instruction by matching learning activities to instructional outcomes, by providing opportunities for higher-level thinking, by providing material and resources that are appropriately challenging, by organizing student groups to maximize learning and building on strengths, and by ensuring that lesson plans are structured with reasonable time allocations.
• Designs student assessments by ensuring that learning outcomes are assessed in a manner that matches expectations and are clearly communicated, modifying assessments as necessary, using formative assessments during instruction, and crafting lesson plans to allow for adjustments based on formative assessment data.
• Creates an environment of respect and rapport by ensuring that classroom communication is uniformly respectful, by responding effectively to disrespectful or off-task behavior, by ensuring that students participate willingly, and by making general connections with individual students.
• Establishes a culture of learning by…