Special Education Teacher - Hartford Union High School District - Vacancy ID: 213289

The Hartford Union High School District is seeking a full time Cross Categorical Special Education Teacher to start in the 2024-2025 school year at Hartford Union High School. Hartford Union High School’s mission is to engage and support all learners to discover their passions, achieve high academic goals, and contribute to a global society.

The mission of the HUHS special education department is to collaborate with, support, and provide necessary resources to all students, parents/guardians, staff, and the community to maximize the attainment of academic, social, emotional, behavioral, and vocational skills required to be successful in post-secondary life.

Special and general education staff work closely together to make available a range of options to meet the unique educational needs of students with disabilities. Interested candidates should demonstrate strong collaboration skills with peers and families. In addition, they should exhibit the ability to co-plan and co-serve to meet a variety of needs. 

Preferred candidates will have experience in reading intervention, as this is the primary focus and allocation of time for this position.  Reading background preferred.

Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree
DPI License in Cross-Categorical Special Education (1801)

Preferred candidates will have a high school Special Education (1801, 1830, and 1811) license.

All qualified candidates will be expected to:
- plan and deliver effective instruction to students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods that provide students with opportunities to observe, question, and investigate;
- collaborate with colleagues to improve the learning of all students;
- positively engage various stakeholders in the school and community;
- establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students;
- use data to adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests; and perform other related duties as assigned.

Hartford Union High School District offers competitive benefits which include health insurance, health reimbursement arrangement (HRA), dental, life insurance, long-term disability, short-term disability, Wisconsin Retirement, sick days, personal days, and holidays.

The Hartford Union High School District is unique in many ways, but goes above and beyond to serve our students. The District is one of ten union high schools in the state that serves seven K-8 schools in our 225-square-mile radius. Hartford Union High School faculty and staff serve 1300 students and their families. HUHS is known for its high achieving students, an excellent faculty and staff, and a supportive network that includes families and community members. 

Our district is an innovative school community that has a collective commitment to its students by offering a personalized school experience. Some of those opportunities include:
- A block schedule to offer more course opportunities, to increase accelerated learning, and to deliver high-achieving student outcomes.
- Developing and implementing Academic and Career Planning time for students to allow personalized assistance and foster positive relationships related to College and Career Readiness opportunities.
- Weekly early release for professional development
- Significant renovations to the school building to improve student learning with modern and flexible spaces.
- Highly competitive sports and co-curricular activities along with training opportunities in a new state of-the-art fitness center.

The Hartford Union High School District Board does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including transgender status, change of sex, sexual orientation, or gender identity), religion, age, pregnancy, disability, national origin, ancestry, arrest record, conviction record, use or non-use of lawful products off the District’s premises during non-working hours, declining to attend an employer-sponsored meeting or to participate in any communication with the employer about religious matters or political matters, or any other characteristic protected by law in its employment practices. For more information, refer to Policy 3122, Policy 4122, AG 3123, AG 4123, Policy 3362, and Policy 4362.

Learn more by visiting our website at www.huhs.org