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Special Education Teacher (Strat I, K-12) at Lincoln Elementary

Charles City Community School District – Lincoln Elementary, Charles City, Iowa

Job : 5820302

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Jul 07, 2026 7:08 PM (UTC)

Department: Academic Services

Reports To: Principal

Receives Guidance From: Director of Schools and Learning and Senior Leadership Team

Basic Function:

Responsible for planning and delivering a high‑quality educational program to meet children's academic, social‑emotional, and behavioral needs. The special education teacher partners with guardians and support teams in developing, implementing, and monitoring the student Individual Education Plan (IEP).

Skills and Job Functions (For all Charles City Community Schools Positions SJF1‑13):

Exhibits essential dispositions and ownership of the district's Comet Pride:

Integrity
Courage
Resilience
Excellence
Responsibility

Exhibits effective communication skills
Effective outcomes in providing students behavioral and socio‑emotional support
Exhibits patience, tolerance, persistence, and flexibility for effective outcomes for students
Exhibits organization, growth mindset, grit, and enthusiasm for effective outcomes for students
Prompt and regular attendance
Animated hospitality approach to students, parents, colleagues, and stakeholders
Demonstrate confidentiality as needed and required
Comply with Charles City Community Schools Board Policy/Regulations and Handbook Policy

Hiring Specifications (HS1‑24):

Deliver daily lessons, aligned to state and district standards that meet students' individual needs and ensure growth
Experience differentiating instruction for all students regardless of circumstance
Implementation of a guaranteed and viable curriculum through consistent collaboration, grading, and assessment
Participate in building and district collaboration to plan for instruction, analyze data, and create assessments
Monitor student learning on a daily basis. Use multiple data points to guide and individualize instruction
Participate in professional development
Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible
Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests
Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations as needed and appropriate
Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems
Prepare students for later grades by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks
Provide instruction by teaching others how to utilize different tasks and abilities
Leading through communication to others to convey information effectively
Utilize differentiated strategies/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new concepts and tasks
Utilize active listening by giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times
Using logic, reasoning, and critical thinking to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
Establish and maintain standards of student behavior needed to achieve learning
Monitor student learning on a daily basis. Use multiple data points to guide and individualize instruction
Work with colleagues to make accommodations to instruction and curriculum to meet the learning needs of students with IEPs
Responsible for all areas of IEP compliance, progress monitoring, and making recommendations on how best to deliver specially designed instruction
Lead and confer with student IEP teams
Collaboration with AEA and third party providers on how to best serve students
Represent Charles City Community Schools effectively in the community, state and nation
Demonstrate consistent progress on meeting the eight Iowa Teaching Standards

Abilities (A1):

This position requires physical demands that include constant…