Teacher, Special Education Functional Curriculum MOID

Teacher, Special Education Functional Curriculum MOID

Muscogee County School District To Be Announced - Columbus, Georgia

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Job : 5533409

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Mar 01, 2026 5:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 1, 2025

The Muscogee County School District has up to 6,000 employees from all backgrounds. We offer opportunities for everyone including support personnel, teachers, leaders, tradespeople, and much more.

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POSITION TITLE: Teacher, Special Education Functional Curriculum MOID

FLSA: Exempt

SALARY: Teacher Salary Schedule

WORK DAYS: 190

LOCATION: To be Announced

REPORTS TO: Principal

This posting is to recruit for existing vacancies and/or positions that become available at our various schools.

FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS ONLY.....CURRENT MCSD TEACHERS WILL NEED TO APPLY TO THE TRANSFER APPLICATION.

PRIMARY FUNCTION: Develops special education students’ success in academics, interpersonal skills, adaptive, vocational and activities of daily living by implementing district approved curriculum; documenting teaching and student progress/activities and outcomes; addressing students’ specific needs; providing a safe and optimal learning environment; and providing feedback to students, parents, and administration regarding student progress, expectations, goals, etc. The position is designed to provide IEP driven services to students in a functional classroom to ensure the education of students with cognitive and adaptive needs.

• Adapts classroom work to provide students with instructional materials that address individualized learning plans within established lesson plans that reflect accommodations, modification and IEP driven attributes.
• Demonstrates the ability to complete timely and accurate documents to include progress monitoring data, functional behavioral assessments, behavior intervention plans, and individualized education plans.
• Prepares a variety of written materials (e.g. grades, attendance, anecdotal records, IEP goal progress monitoring, etc).
• Acts as Case Manager for an assigned group of students to track, schedule and ensure completion of relevant paperwork, supporting and meeting student needs and conducting IEP meetings for legal compliance and student growth.
• Understands and implements IDEA driven compliance timelines.
• Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance.
• Demonstrates an understanding of the curriculum, subject content, pedagogical knowledge and the needs of students by providing relevant learning experiences.
• Instructs students through the use of a variety of teaching strategies, differentiation, and application of unique learning and behavioral practices.
• Demonstrates an understanding of inclusive programming and instruction in the regular education setting and direct instruction in the pull out setting.
• Delivers student instruction in modalities instituted by school and assigned program (may include but are not limited to:
  Individual or group Direct Synchronous Instruction, Learning Support, Life Skills Support, Itinerant Support, Resource Room Support, co-teaching, writing lesson plans, telephone conferencing and instruction, Parent Learning Opportunities).
• Demonstrates the ability to complete the Georgia Alternative Assessment.
• Exhibits professionalism in all job related situations; follows professional ethics in all work related activities.
• Provides instruction that is appropriate; communicates responsibly with all individuals and groups; assumes a fair share of outside-the-classroom…