Special Education Teacher​/MAPS

Position Type:
Special Education/Special Education Teacher/MAPS

Date Posted:
5/29/2026

Location:
Sams Valley Elementary

Date Available:
08/31/2026

Closing Date:
Until Filled

School District #6 is located in the famous Rogue River Valley of Southern Oregon, nestled between the Cascade and Siskiyou Mountain ranges. The area abounds with opportunities - natural, theatrical, musical, educational and athletic. The entire school district is being restructured with an eye toward further improving our already excellent program. Our goal is to add innovative and energetic teachers who are committed equally to kids and to educational improvement and who want to be part of creative decision making.

POSITION: Special Education Teacher - MAPS
GRADE LEVEL: K-5
BUILDING: Sams Valley Elementary
POSITION START DATE: August 31, 2026

COMPENSATION and BENEFITS:

• $47,810.90 - $90,243.76, depending upon approved accepted experience.
  ** Salary listed is  pay rate.  salary is TBD.
• MA stipend added to annual salary
• Service Premium pay after completion of 10 years of employment
• 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)

QUALIFICATIONS:
1. Will possess Oregon Teaching License with a special education endorsement..
2. A willingness to be actively involved in teaming, curriculum integration, shared decision making.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
1. Complete Frontline application online
2. Complete resume' of qualifications
3. (3) Letters of reference
4. Copy of appropriate Oregon Teaching License
5. Official transcripts upon hire

EMPLOYER WEBSITE: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..district
6.org

The Central Point School District recognizes the diversity and worth of all individuals and groups. It is the policy of the Central Point School District that there will be no discrimination or harassment of individuals or groups based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, marital status, age, veterans' status, genetic information, or disability in any educational programs, activities, or employment.

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER

Purpose:
The Special Education Teacher plans and implements an instructional program that fosters learning and growth for students with special needs and guides them toward reaching their academic, social, intellectual and physical potential.

Reports to: Principal or Assistant Principal

Nature of Work: The Special Education Teacher works under general supervision. The nature of the work requires strict adherence to policies, procedures, regulations, and laws. The incumbent interfaces daily with students, parents, school administrative staff and school employees. Because this job involves frequent interaction with students, the position requires a high level of professional decorum, excellent judgment, a calm and appropriate demeanor, and the capacity to serve as a role model to young people.

Supervision Exercised: No direct supervision exercised over District employees. May provide dotted-line supervision of classified staff. May supervise student teachers and volunteers.

Interface: Primarily interfaces with students, other teachers, school administrators, school staff, and parents.

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.

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