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Special Education Teacher (4th & 5th Grade ELA)
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Job description:
Mission: To empower our students to become global leaders who connect, explore, and create through real-world learning experiences.
Vision: To foster a safe environment where integrated learning, strong families, and community partnerships embrace our students while inspiring them to shape the world.
Job Responsibilities:
- Ensure the mission and vision of the school are demonstrated in all actions.
- Ensure the highest quality educational experience for all students.
- Provide a safe learning environment.
- Ensure and foster the educational, social, and emotional development of all students.
- Enforce all behavior management and reward system policies, coordinate with Student Support Manager where required.
- Comply with all school policy and procedure.
- Coordinate with Special Education Case Manager and/or instructional team members to ensure specialized curriculum is being provided to students in conjunction with state and school learning standards and best practice.
- Develop lesson plans that ensure the attainment of IEP goals, objectives, and state and school learning standards.
- Provide direct instruction in compliance with students' Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and provide special education students with services, modifications, accommodations, and supplementary aids in compliance with IEPs and best practice.
- Prepare students, and address all student needs, for all required assessments, including state, district, and/or progress monitoring assessments.
- Evaluate students' progress and consistently report on progress throughout the school year as mandated by federal law.
- Prepare and complete all student reports (IEP reports, progress reports, grade reports, etc.) as required.
- Provide an inviting, exciting, and innovative learning environment.
- Engage in effective and appropriate classroom management with consideration given to student disabilities and applicable behavioral intervention plans.
- Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from leadership and/or instructional coaches.
- Ensure student caseload and workload are frequently updated to reflect current services; ensure that all services-including related services-are provided to special education students in compliance with student IEPs.
- Collaborate with other educators, faculty, and staff to ensure that students with special needs are provided with appropriate services, modifications, accommodations, and supplementary aids.
- Stay up to date on current research and legislation within the field of special education.
- Attend all required professional development.
- Assist with student and parent events as well as extra curricular activity.
- All other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree and Special Education Certification (LBS-I) for assigned grade level.
- 2+ years of teaching experience; working with students as a general education or special education instructor.
- Positive, solution-focused individual with a growth mindset.
- Personal initiative and desire for responsibility.
- Demonstrated ability to engage the interest of school-age children.
- Demonstrated ability and/or experience working with diverse children with a variety of special needs, including, but not limited to, learning- and emotionally-based disabilities.
- Strong communication skills and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with teachers/staff.
- Demonstrated success in encouraging parental involvement.
Salary/Benefits
Salary:
$48,000 - $60,000
A comprehensive benefits package including:
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- Voluntary life insurance
- Flexible Spending & Dependent Care Accounts
- Paid Sick and Personal time
- Paid holidays
- Optional 403(b) plan
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
How to Apply
Email resume and/or cover letter(s) to rcoleman@jacksoncharterschool.org
School District
jacksoncharterschool.org
City Website
https://www.rockfordil.gov/
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Job Posting Date
9/2/2026
Start Date
9/2/2026
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District Name Jackson Charter School Building Name Address 315 Summit Avenue
Rockford, 61107 Phone (815) 316-0093 Fax IASA Region County Employment Type Full-time permanent Job Category Special Education PK-Age 21 Grade Level Elementary
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