STARTING SALARY: $51,402+ annully (based on experience)
Northside Elementary is a 4K-5 Elementary school within the Sun Prairie Area School District and is seeking a dedicated and student-centered Cross-Categorical Special Education Teacher to join our team for the 2025-2026 school year. Northside is a vibrant, inclusive learning community that is home to a Dual Language Immersion (DLI) program, and we are seeking a candidate who is ideally bilingual in Spanish to support our diverse student population.
The Sun Prairie Area School District is one of the fastest-growing public school districts in Wisconsin, currently serving over 8,400 students in grades 4K-12. We have 15 state-of-the-art schools, including nine elementary schools, three middle schools, two comprehensive high schools, and an alternative high school. Additionally, we offer a 4K program at four of our elementary schools and at several partner childcare and preschool sites in the Sun Prairie community. Our 1,300 amazing staff members educate and support our diverse student body by providing them with relevant and innovative learning experiences in and out of the classroom.
SUMMARY: Provides support and learning to students with Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD), Emotional Behavioral Disabilities (EBD) and Cognitive Disabilities (CD) needs. Responsible for planning instruction and/or adaptation of the educational program, based on Individual Education Program (IEP) goals and objectives, to enable students to benefit from and maximize their educational experiences.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned. - Plans, implements, reviews, and modifies curriculum to meet the individual needs, interests, and abilities of the students.
- Instructs students individually and in-group settings in both the special education classroom and the regular education environment.
- Participates in the IEP team process to develop, review, evaluate, and implement IEPs for students with disabilities.
- Responsible for informing regular education teachers of the IEP.
- Provides support to staff regarding curriculum modifications and behavior plans.
- Collaborates, plans, models, and teaches in a team environment with regular education and special education teachers.
- Monitors and evaluates students work and progress based on tests, reports, work samples, and observations and keeps appropriate records and prepares progress reports.
- Assists with diagnosis (testing/evaluation) of SLD, EBD, and CD students and writes related reports.
- Provides qualitative and quantitative feedback to students and parents, participates in parent/teacher conferences, and open houses.
- Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior to achieve an effective and safe learning environment.
- Participates in building, content area, and grade level meetings as required.
- Continues professional growth.
- Acts as an advocate for the student with special education staff, regular education staff, supervisors, administrators, community resources, and parents.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: This position supervises the following positions:
Supervises students and paraprofessionals.
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to eligible individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor’s degree in education.
COMMUNICATION AND LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from students, staff, administrators, and parents.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical solutions.
ANALYTICAL AND REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional program; ability to apply lessons based on building and district objectives and the needs and abilities of the students. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff, parents, and community; Ability to communicate effectively. Ability to use computers and other technology to accomplish job responsibilities.
TEMPERAMENTS:
Ability to deal with people, direct others, and influence people in their attitudes, opinions, and judgments. Directly responsible for the safety and well being of others.
PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, and use hands to finger, handle, or feel, frequently required to walk and stand, and the employee may frequently bend or twist at the neck and back. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and peripheral vision. The employee may occasional lift up to 45 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. The employee is frequently required to interact with public and staff. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well being, and work output of students.
CERTIFICATES, LICENSES:
Must possess, maintain or be eligible to obtain a Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction license to teach cross-categorical special education (#801) or a combination of any two licenses to teach SLD, EBD or CD. Must possess valid driver’s license.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Shall complete a physical examination as required by Wisconsin Statute 118.25.Are there barriers keeping you from being gainfully employed?
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