Teacher, Early Childhood Special Education; ECSE Regular SC;

Position: Teacher, Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Regular SC (2025-2026 School Year)
Days per Year: 187

Min: $62,750

JOB TITLE: Early Childhood Special Education Teacher

REPORTS TO: Principal

WAGE/HOUR STATUS: Exempt

PAY GRADE: Teacher Salary Scale

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

The Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Teacher position is designed for the educator who strives positively impact classroom success for preschool students eligible for special education supports and services in a general education preschool setting. The Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Teacher is responsible for providing preschool students with a comprehensive continuum of services aged 3-5, with identified delays in one or more of five developmental areas.

The Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Teacher) Teacher is responsible for instruction in pre-academics, social / emotional skills, building student independence with self-help skills and focusing on building communication and motor skills. The continuum of services contains but is not limited to a blended pre-k inclusion (co-teaching) model and self-contained settings (ECSE Self-Contained).

The work of the Early Childhood Special Education (ECSE) Teacher is driven by the general education curriculum, preschool alternative curriculum, district policies and procedures that guide instruction and ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines.

All employees of SISD are expected to act with integrity, support organizational goals, communicate in a clear and respectful manner, championing the needs of our students and drive continuous improvement.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree from accredited university
• Valid Texas teaching certificate with required endorsements and level assigned

Preferred:

• One year of student teaching or approved internship
• Valid Texas ESL teaching certificate

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS:

• Experience working with students eligible for special education supports and services
• Knowledge of Admission, Review and Dismissal (ARD) Committee process and Individual Education Plan (IEP) goal setting process and implementation
• Knowledge of curriculum and instruction
• Ability to instruct students, manage their behavior and collaborate in learning environment
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Strong technology skills including technology integration
• Knowledge of early childhood development and instruction
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Flexible and patient

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES:

• Develops and implements instructional plans to assist students in accessing the general curriculum and meeting curriculum standards
• Actively participates in Data Drive Action Planning (DDAP) Professional Learning community(PLC) meetings with general education teachers to plan, practice and provide accommodations to meet student needs
• Actively participates in providing instruction with the general education teacher in accordance with trained models of collaborative instruction and support
• Prepares and documents lesson plans in accordance with district standards and procedures
• Teach alternate curriculum based on prerequisites and essence skills of the TEKS.
• Teach student pre-academics, social/ emotional, building independence with self-help skills, focus on building communication and motor skills.
• Provide appropriate opportunities for the students to be engaged with peers in academic and nonacademic settings.
• Implements individual education plans (IEPs), monitors and documents student progress
• Provide parents with written information regarding student progress on IEP goals and objectives at least once per grading period, according to district and ARD guidelines.
• Maintains the confidentiality of student and parent information.
• Develop IEP goals and objectives based on formal and informal evaluation methods.
• Maintain appropriate data collection, every grading period and following grade-level grading expectations. Uses a variety of data collection tools to assess student skills and progress in the general curriculum
• Maintain complete and accurate paperwork needed for compliance purposes in the campus student folder.
• Maintain complete and accurate documentation of services provided to students including time, student name…