Itinerant Special Education Teacher, Functional Academic Classroom - Continuing

Itinerant Special Education Teacher, Functional Academic Classroom – Continuing Job Details

• Job : 5837226
• Final date to receive applications: Jul 26, 2026 11:59 PM (Pacific Standard Time)
• Posted: Jul 16, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: Aug 10, 2026

2026-27 SCHOOL YEAR

POSITION: Special Education Teacher, 1.0 FTE

ASSIGNMENT: Itinerant Functional Academic Classroom (FAC)

SCHEDULE: 7 hours/day; start/end times vary by building (between 7:20 a.m.

-4:00 p.m.);
Monday-Friday;
School Year (reference Appendix B-1)

LOCATION: Student Support Services assigned School Building Location(s) based on enrollment numbers, program and district needs, along with student need

SUPERVISOR: Building Principal(s);
Department Director(s)

POSITION TYPE: Certificated, Continuing

COMPENSATION: $56,431-$110,208/year depending on prior school district experience; up to two years of private sector experience may be applied to salary placement with HR review/approval; pay is annualized over 12 months (if hired after start of school year, spread over remaining months of fiscal year (Sept‑Aug))

OTHER COMPENSATION: The Department will provide annually additional funds for professional development and supplies.

• Professional Development and Supply Allocation Funds: annually $700 per FTE employee for reimbursement of classes, conferences, workshops, work‑related materials (excluding gift cards), and certification support.
• New Certified Staff Funds: one‑time $400 per FTE reimbursement to new employees with one year or less previous teaching experience (includes substitute time) to support classroom setup and supplies.

BENEFITS: Paid leave; medical, dental, vision, basic life, and AD&D insurance; retirement plan; deferred compensation (DRS and TSA) with at least 630 work hours in the current school year.

QUALIFICATIONS: Valid Washington State Teacher Certificate with Special Education endorsement; WSP/FBI criminal history background clearance.

GENERAL INFORMATION: Cheney Public Schools is a rapidly growing district serving approximately 5,500 students across multiple communities. The district is committed to high expectations and continuous progress for students, staff, and administration.

As an itinerant special education teacher, the teacher creates an educationally supportive instructional environment suitable for students with disabilities and who are eligible for Special Education. Responsibilities include collaborative team‑based decision making on evaluation findings and eligibility, developing IEPs in academic content areas, behavior, life skills, and transition, implementing instructional programs, collecting data, communicating with families, and performing specialized duties as outlined below.

• Develop and implement IEPs that address student strengths and needs as well as align to state standards.
• Develop lesson plans and instructional materials/activities.
• Translate lesson plans into learning experiences to best utilize available instruction time.
• Instruct eligible special education students in content areas, as outlined in students’ IEP and consistent with program requirements and district curriculum goals.
• Assist in developing positive support plans and behavioral intervention plans.
• Demonstrated professional training and/or prior experience including inclusion services, pull‑out programming, and/or self‑contained programming.
• Demonstrated knowledge of a range of disabilities; their impact on education and student learning; and strategies for instructional support.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the physical, psychological, and social characteristics of students.
• Demonstrated understanding of and ability to implement federal, state, and district requirements for providing free, appropriate public education to students with disabilities.
• Collaborate with and include families in the IEP process.
• Communicate student progress to students and families.
• Demonstrated knowledge of general education content area curriculum.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and maintain a positive classroom environment through the use of appropriate guidance, discipline, and classroom management…