Special Education Teacher​/Adaptive Behavior; AB

Position: Special Education Teacher/Adaptive Behavior (AB) - 2026-2027 School Year
Primary

Purpose:

Provide special education students with learning activities and experiences designed to help them fulfill their potential for intellectual, emotional, physical, and social growth. Develop or modify curricula and prepare lessons and other instructional materials to student ability levels. Work in self-contained, team, departmental, or itinerant capacity as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/Certification:

Bachelor's Degree from accredited university

Valid Texas teaching certificate, with required endorsements for subjects/level assigned

Special Knowledge/

Skills:

Knowledge of special needs of students in assigned area

Knowledge of Admission, Review, and Dismissal (ARD) Committee process and Individual Education Plan (IEP) goal setting process and implementation

General knowledge of curriculum and instruction

Experience:

At least one year student teaching or approved internship

Working Conditions:

Mental Demands/Physical Demands/Environmental Factors:

Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pushing, and pulling. Move small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom or adaptive equipment. May be required to lift and position students with physical disabilities; control behavior through physical restraint; and assist non-ambulatory students. Exposure to biological hazards.

Wage/Hour Status:
Exempt

Pay Grade: 60

Reports to:

Campus Principal

Days: 187