Special Education Teacher - Adaptive Curriculum

Special Education Teacher - Adaptive Curriculum

• Position Type:
  Special Education / Primary Special Education Teacher
• Date Posted: 4/13/2026

• Title: Teacher – Special Education
• Department: Schools
• Reports To: Principal
• FLSA Status: Exempt
• Work Schedule: 190 days
• Date Reviewed: 09/2022

Maintains an up-to-date, in‑field and content area certificates issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission; salary and length of contract to be established by the Board of Education.

Provides instruction for students with disabilities that supports learning and results in decreased behavior and increased student achievement. Plans for and provides appropriate culturally‑responsive learning experiences, specially designed instruction, and educational opportunities for each student assigned to the classroom based on Georgia Standards and the CSD Framework for Equitable Student Outcomes, and provides a classroom environment that aligns with City Schools of Dectur’s commitment to equity ensuring that all students are safe, seen, and successful.

• Develops, implements, monitors, and reviews the all special education required documents including, but not limited to Individualized Education Program (IEP), Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs), Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs), Reevaluation Data Review (RDR), and Re‑Eligibility Reports for each student on the caseload.
• As appropriate for assigned caseload, addresses the unique needs students in caseload, i.e., lifting and positioning moderately intellectually disabled, orthopedically impaired, severely and profoundly disabled students or signing for deaf/hard of hearing students.
• Follows due process procedures for all referred and eligible students with disabilities.
• Performs such classroom teaching and other duties related to the school and special education program as may be assigned from time to time by the Principal or designee.
• Keeps current on educational research, trends, and practices through continued professional development.
• Sets long‑term and short‑term goals for student growth and achievement based on the standards for assigned courses, monitors progress toward meeting goals.
• Communicates, collaborates, and cooperates with colleagues, supervisors, and students.
• Demonstrates command of school subject(s) being taught.
• Develops and annually updates a course syllabus for parents and students that includes: list of Georgia Standards being taught in the course, a course calendar with instructional units, assessments, and major projects, grading protocol, tutoring hours, and list of all curriculum resources being used in the class.
• Develops culturally‑responsive lesson plans that are aligned to the Georgia Standards and ensures instructional materials are aligned to the Georgia Standards and makes lesson plans available to administrator.
• Provides small group and specially designed instruction to adapt or modify the curriculum to meet the needs of each student.
• Plans and implements developmentally appropriate interactive culturally‑responsive learning experiences.
• Communicates regularly with parents/caretakers to report on student progress on the Georgia Standards, IEP goals, and special education processes, including but not limited to outside the normal classroom day by means of class newsletters, notes, telephone calls, conferences, emails, websites, progress reports, etc.
• Establishes and maintains standards of student behavior to achieve an effective learning atmosphere in alignment with the local school PBIS protocol, student's IEP or BIP.
• Monitors students' progress in learning through a variety of culturally‑responsive techniques on a regular basis and maintains records for report cards, IEP progress reports, IEP meetings, and / or parent conferences.
• Provides lesson‑appropriate lesson plans for daily substitute teachers and long‑term substitute teachers as well as all paraprofessionals assigned to work the teacher.
• Is available to students and parents/caretakers for education‑related purposes outside the instructional day including PTA events, family engagement events.
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