Special Education Teacher; Cross Categorical - La Follette - FTE - SY

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Use standards (CCSS, SELS, Language) to identify common learning targets that represent what all students should know, do, and understand as a result of the instruction.
• Use knowledge of students’ background, interest, style, culture, language, individual needs, and assessment data to inform planning.
• Develop daily and weekly plans to support student growth toward mastery of standards.
• Develop common year‑long/course plans that identify the essential questions and resources to support student learning.
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students.
• Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations to build student engagement, collaboration, and independence with complex tasks.
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests.
• Provide daily opportunities for students to describe their reasoning, share explanations, make conjectures, justify conclusions, argue from evidence, and negotiate meaning.
• Define and plan formative assessments to show evidence of learning.
• Use multiple ways to check for student understanding and clarify, reteach, and/or make adjustments to instruction based on information gathered.
• Provide students with meaningful feedback that reinforces effort, provides recognition, and promotes student involvement and progress in the learning process.
• Provide opportunities for teacher‑to‑student, student‑to‑student, and student‑to‑teacher feedback both orally and written.
• Analyze data and adjust instruction based on student achievement, observation, and teacher practice data.
• Establish rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible.
• Meet with parents/guardians to discuss students’ progress and determine priorities for their children and their resource needs.
• Collaborate with all staff in support of student learning, e.g., team planning and co‑teaching.

• Bachelor’s degree (official transcripts required for formal employment).
• Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) teaching license in Special Education (or the work for a license in the first 30 days of employment).
• License must be obtained and maintained within 30 days of starting employment; failure to do so will result in the contract being voided.
• Ability to work under generally safe and comfortable conditions; lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.

• Fluency in Spanish and/or Hmong may qualify a candidate for bilingual positions; such candidates must complete proficiency assessments.
• Position may require travel to different locations within the district, evenings, nights, and some weekends.
• Some positions may allow hybrid work flexibility; school‑based positions are required to be in‑person unless otherwise directed.
• Work may occur in a variety of indoor and outdoor environments, including inclement weather and spaces without air conditioning.

Ability to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally, walk, sit, stoop or reach; manual dexterity necessary for office equipment; may require being stationary for extended periods of time.

Ability to work in various indoor and outdoor environments throughout the year, including inclement weather, spaces without air conditioning, and areas where temperatures may fluctuate.

This position description is subject to change at any time. The above job description does not limit the duties and responsibilities listed above; they are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed and are not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Employees in this position may be required to perform additional job‑related tasks as directed by the supervisor.

The Madison Metropolitan School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage veterans, women, people of color, LGBTQIA+, and people with disabilities to apply. Qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, disability, or veteran status. In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the District will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.