2027-28 Elementary Special Education Teacher

📋 Description

• Manage a caseload and provide direct support for students with special needs to help them fulfill
• Ensure compliance with federal, state and district Special Education and ELL regulations
• Develop processes for entering and exiting students into services
• Design and, with the support of necessary school staff, execute RTI process for behavior and
• Administer relevant assessments
• Oversee the development, revision and execution of student IEPs and 504 Plans

🎯 Requirements

• Valid Tennessee teaching license with one or more of the following endorsements: Special Education
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) certification required or willingness to complete training upon
• Conferred Bachelor’s degree
• Pass Criminal Background Check
• Commitment to working with students from educationally under-resourced communities (highly
• Experience and demonstrated success teaching students from educationally under-resourced

🎁 Benefits

• Starting salary for first year teachers begins at $56,171; those with a conferred advanced degree
• Robust benefits package including medical, dental, vision, disability, supplemental insurance, and
• Certificated staff have access to the Tennessee Consolidated Retirement System pension plan (TCRS).
• The vacation package for salaried employees includes 29 paid days throughout the 10 month work
• Adoption/Parental Caregiver Leave- up to 10 weeks parental leave for the primary caregiver and 2
• Teachers are provided with laptop computers with access to the internet and or email to assist them