FTE Special Education Resource Teacher - Komachin Middle School - Internal Applic

2026-27 - 1.0 FTE Special Education Resource Teacher - Komachin Middle School - Internal Applicants Only

Komachin Middle School, Lacey, Washington

Job : 5739160

Final date to receive applications: June 02, 2026 11:59 PM (Pacific Standard Time)

Posted: May 26, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Employment begins: 2026-27 school year. Internal applicants only.

The teacher serves as a teacher‑leader and specialist in math, reading, writing, or another specialized content area. As a leader and specialist, the teacher works with, coaches, and trains other teachers and support staff in identifying, developing, and applying assessment and instructional intervention strategies designed to improve student learning in specific areas. Resources teachers may be assigned a specific classroom assignment in addition to the resource teacher role.

This teacher may work in a variety of elementary and/or secondary educational, individual or team teaching settings. Resource teachers share responsibility for student safety and appropriate collaboration, providing guidance, discipline, and welfare for students’ readiness to learn.

The District represents a diverse community with more than 50% of students from diverse backgrounds. We seek an individual with successful experience working with culturally diverse families and communities and a commitment to strengthening community engagement and communication with the District’s diverse populations.

The teacher works with a high level of independence and professional discretion under the general supervision of a designated school administrator. The teacher’s work is governed, controlled, and evaluated by acceptable professional practice, school and district policies and regulations, provisions of Washington Administrative Code and Revised Code of Washington, direction of the supervisor, and performance standards and expectations as set forth in the collective bargaining agreement.

• The resource teacher collaborates with and coaches assigned classroom teachers in planning for specific student learning outcomes based on assessed needs of individual students and the use of data and information to determine each student’s current knowledge and skill level, set student learning goals, and assess student progress. The assessment of student needs includes the use of district approved assessment tools and strategies in addition to the teachers own professional practice.
• The teacher leads or assists in identifying and complying with teaching and learning and student accommodation requirements under Individual Education Program (IEP) and 504 accommodation requirements. Resource teachers may, as needed, conduct classroom instruction either for direct learning by students or for demonstrating effective intervention and teaching practices for classroom teachers.
• The teacher works collaboratively in a professional learning community with other teachers, support staff, and others as appropriate, addressing the needs of students, developing effective teaching and learning practices, and implementing best practices.
• The teacher assists teachers in using research‑based instructional and learning strategies and content‑specific differentiated instruction in assisting teachers in planning, delivering, and assessing lessons and individual student success.
• The teacher develops, obtains, maintains and provides student data related to the specific content areas. The teacher provides leadership in assessing the data on a school‑wide basis to participate in and support the school improvement plan.
• The teacher integrates district approved and/or required technology into planning, learning, progress reporting, and required record‑keeping activities, including the preparation of IEPs in the case of students with special needs.
• The teacher actively participates as an advisor, resource specialist, and facilitator in faculty, grade‑level, department, and/or professional learning community meetings.
• The teacher is constantly observant of the needs and challenges of…