2025-2026 Early Childhood Teacher - Special Education - repost

Capital School District•Dover, DE

52d

About The Position

Elementary Teacher - Special Education Terms of Employment: 10 Month teaching assignment. Salary and work year to be established by the Board Temporary for remainder of the school year Reports to: Building Principal Salary: Salary range and benefits commensurate with qualifications and experience in accordance with Board of Education Policy. Evaluation: Performance will be evaluated annually in accordance with the Board's policy on evaluation and Department of Education guidelines.

Requirements

Possess or be eligible for a valid Delaware teaching license and be certified as Elementary Teacher in accordance with 14 Del. C. 1521.
Additional certification in Special Education of Students with Disabilities per 14 Del. C. 1571
Be able to perform essential job functions including exerting between 20-50 lbs of force.
Strong content knowledge of elementary education, including special education.

Responsibilities

Creates a safe and supportive classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of all students.
Plans and implements a personalized program of study that meets all students needs, interests and abilities of students.
Encourages students to set and maintain standards of classroom behavior.
Provides a standards-based, content aligned learning framework that establishes clear goals and objectives for all lesions, units and projects.
Prepares rigorous instruction measured by dynamic assessment for assigned classes, and maintains evidence of preparation provided upon request of immediate supervisor.
Strives to implement by instruction and action the district's mission statement through the routine use of high yield strategies for instruction, environment and social emotional learning.
Employs a variety of evidence based instructional techniques and instructional strategies that are culturally responsive.
Engages families to support student achievement and communicates individual social-emotional and academic progress is a two-way, non-threatening manner.
Collaborates with the student support team to support student behavioral and mental health needs and set and maintain appropriate standards of classroom behavior.
Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities.
Maintains accurate, complete, and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulation.
Assists in upholding and enforcing school rules, administrative regulations and Board policies.
Makes provision for being available to students and parents for educational-related purposes outside the instructional day when required or requested to do so under reasonable terms.
Participates actively in professional growth activities, collaborative groups and Professional Learning Communities (PLC).
Must be able to teach/serve students remotely and in person depending on the needs of their students.
Performs other duties as assigned.