Special Education Teacher - Dexter Early Elementary Complex

Dexter Community Schools•Dexter, MI

About The Position

Dexter Community Schools is seeking a full-time Special Education Resource Room Teacher/TC for the Dexter Early Elementary Complex for the 2026/2027 school year. The teacher will design instruction and adapt curriculum to meet the learning needs of students with disabilities. The role includes providing specially designed instruction aligned with students’ IEP goals and objectives, supporting individualized and small-group learning, and maintaining a safe, flexible, stable, and pleasant teaching environment with appropriate discipline. The teacher will collaborate with general education teachers and the wider school community to support students, provide accommodations and modifications, monitor progress, and adjust instruction and interventions using assessments and data. The position also involves communication with families, participation in IEP and other student-support meetings, accurate documentation, and developing and revising positive behavior support plans. Employees are responsible for maintaining required training, certificates, and approvals and providing documentation to Human Resources before expiration.

Requirements

Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate with appropriate grade-level certification and a Special Education Endorsement.
Proficiency and knowledge in special education.
Ability to provide a flexible, stable, and pleasant teaching environment while maintaining discipline that is not oppressive to the learner.
Demonstrated knowledge and accuracy in completing IEPs and tracking progress.
Competencies specified in the Michigan Administrative Rules for Special Education (MARSE).
Excellent organizational and communication skills, including written, verbal, and listening skills.
Enthusiasm, flexibility, and collaborative teamwork with students, parents, teachers, and administrators.

Nice To Haves

Previous experience supporting students with disabilities.

Responsibilities

Design instruction and adapt curriculum to meet students’ needs during the learning process.
Provide specially designed instruction based on students’ IEP goals and objectives.
Collaborate with general education teachers to ensure students with disabilities receive appropriate accommodations and modifications in general education settings.
Monitor and track student progress, using assessments and data to inform instruction and adjust instruction and interventions as necessary.
Communicate regularly with parents and guardians to provide progress updates and seek feedback.
Attend IEP meetings and other student-support-related meetings.
Maintain accurate records of student progress and services provided.
Complete IEPs accurately and track progress toward goals and objectives.
Support a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS).
Integrate technology into instructional practices.
Create a safe classroom environment conducive to individualized and small-group instruction.
Use evaluative classroom procedures to improve instruction and understand learners’ physical, social, emotional, and mental development, while attending to the home-school-community relationship.
Develop, implement, and revise positive behavior support plans.
Collaborate with students, parents, teachers, and administrators.
Obtain and maintain required training, certificates, approvals, and other documentation, and provide it to Human Resources before expiration.