Elementary Special Education Adaptive Teacher (Grades K–1

Elementary Special Education Adaptive Teacher (Grades K–1)

Lynchburg City Schools Various – Lynchburg, Virginia Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5874839
Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled
Posted: Aug 06, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Elementary Special Education Adaptive Teacher (Grades K–1) GENERAL INFORMATION

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Elementary Special Education Adaptive Teacher (Grades K–1) Department:
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Building Administrator Date: 08/06/2026 POSITION SUMMARY

The Elementary Special Education Adaptive Teacher (Grades K–1) provides specialized instruction and individualized learning experiences for kindergarten and first-grade students with disabilities who access the Virginia Standards of Learning through the Adaptive Curriculum. The teacher develops and implements standards-based instructional programs aligned with each student's Individualized Education Program (IEP), with an emphasis on building foundational academic, communication, social-emotional, behavioral, adaptive, and functional life skills.

The teacher creates a structured, nurturing, and engaging classroom environment that promotes early learning, independence, and positive social interactions while supporting each student's unique developmental needs. Working collaboratively with families, general education teachers, related service providers, and school staff, the teacher uses evidence-based instructional practices, ongoing assessment, and data-driven decision-making to maximize student growth. The Elementary Special Education Adaptive Teacher fosters the development of essential skills that prepare students for continued academic success, increased independence, and meaningful participation in school and community settings.

• Deliver specialized, developmentally appropriate instruction aligned with the Virginia Adaptive Curriculum and each student's Individualized Education Program (IEP), with a focus on early literacy, foundational mathematics, communication, adaptive behavior, and functional life skills.
• Implement evidence-based instructional practices to develop students' sensory, perceptual-motor, communication, cognitive, social-emotional, adaptive, and self-help skills.
• Provide explicit, systematic instruction in foundational reading, writing, mathematics, and communication through differentiated, multi-sensory instructional strategies, assistive technology, and evidence-based interventions.
• Develop students' expressive and receptive communication skills using verbal language, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), visual supports, and other individualized communication systems, as appropriate.
• Promote positive social, emotional, behavioral, and self-regulation skills through Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS), and individualized Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs).
• Modify curriculum, instructional materials, classroom activities, and assessments to ensure students have meaningful access to grade-level standards while addressing individualized developmental and functional needs.
• Plan and implement engaging instructional experiences that include direct instruction, guided practice, play-based learning, movement, exploration, independent learning, and small-group instruction.
• Create and maintain a safe, structured, nurturing, and inclusive learning environment that fosters student engagement, independence, and positive behavior.
• Establish and reinforce classroom routines, expectations, and procedures that support learning and maximize instructional time.
• Collaborate with general education teachers to support inclusive practices through instructional planning, accommodations, modifications, co‑teaching, and progress monitoring.
• Monitor student achievement through ongoing assessments, observations, curriculum‑based measures, and data collection to evaluate progress toward IEP goals and instructional objectives.
• Maintain accurate and timely student records, including…