SpEd Teacher Elementary

Position: SpEd Teacher - 2026-2027 School year - Elementary Multiple Openings
The Pendleton School District has openings for Special Education Teachers for the 26-27 school year.

Closing Date:
To Be Determined

Certification Required: Preliminary or Professional Teaching License with an endorsement in Elementary and Special Education Generalist to meet TSPC requirements.

Supervisor: Building Principal

Salary Range: As per Placement on the salary schedule plus Special Education stipend.

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision(District contributes $1,960), $50k Life and Accidental Death Insurance.

Other Information: Applicant must possess skills for developing effective comprehensive educational programs for students with moderate to significant needs in the areas of academic skills, communication, socialization, cognition, sensory, social emotional skills, self-regulation skills, and life skills.
Successful applicants must be able to provide proper case management including procedurally compliant IEP's, work with instructional assistants, work with specialists, and collaborate with general education teachers regarding inclusion. Applicant must have completed the requirements for the special education endorsement and have experience working with students with diverse learning challenges.

Experience with Inclusive Multi-Tiered Systems of Support within a Response to Intervention Framework preferred.

Job Description: The Certified staff member demonstrates a continuing work attitude toward effectively accomplishing the department, building, district and community educational goals.

Qualifications The staff member must hold a valid license, with proper endorsements for the area of assignment as set by the Teacher Standards and Practices Commiss noted by TSPC.

Major Job Responsibilities:

Domain I:
Planning & Preparation

Standard 1:
Knowledge of Content

1.1 Shows an effective command of the subject to guide student learning.

1.2 Uses effective instructional resources, including technology, to communicate content knowledge.

1.3 Takes an active role in adopting new content standards and frameworks to their teaching.

1.4 Creates opportunities for students to learn practice and master academic language in their content.

Standard 2:
Knowledge of Students

2.1 Builds upon students' knowledge and experience.

2.2 Uses school and district resources to support and advocate for student needs.

2.3 Recognizes and supports students' learning styles.

2.4 Recognizes and supports students' culture and heritage.

Standard 3:
Instructional Goal Setting

3.1 Selects appropriate instructional goals based upon national, state, and local standards.

3.2 Selects goals that are measurable and states them in terms of student learning.

3.3 Selects goals appropriate for students.

Standard 4:
Lesson Design

4.1 Designs coherent instruction that reflects research-based best practice.

4.2 Designs instruction that promotes critical thinking and problem solving.

4.3 Ensures that the curriculum is relevant to student needs.

4.4 Adheres to approved Scope and Sequence of subject matter.

4.5 Develops and implements supports for learner literacy development across content areas.

4.6 Considers individual student's culture and heritage when planning lessons.

Standard 5:
Assessment Planning

5.1 Is familiar with content area, school, district, and state assessment methods and options.

5.2 Uses assessments that are congruent with instructional goals.

5.3 Develops and uses a variety of formative and summative assessment tools and information for planning, instruction, feedback, and reflection applicable to individual student's background and needs.

Domain II:
Classroom Environment

Standard 6:
Climate of Respect and Learning

6.1 Creates an environment that promotes equity, respect, and positive interpersonal interactions.

6.2 Interactions are appropriate to developmental and cultural norms.

6.3 High expectations for student success, quality work, and student achievement.

6.4 Students are actively engaged.

6.5 Uses strategies and practices that are likely to enable students to demonstrate respect for and affirm their own and other's differences related to background, culture and heritage.

Standard 7:
Classroom Procedures and Physical Environment

7.1 Develops and employs…