Elementary Special Education Teacher - Vacancy ID: 223137

Ithaca School District is seeking a full-time elementary special education teacher to join our elementary teaching staff beginning immediately. The successful candidate will:

• Plan curriculum and prepare lessons and other instructional materials to meet individual needs of students, considering state and school requirements, physical, emotional, and educational levels of development;

• Confer with parents, administrators, testing specialists, social worker, and others to develop an individual educational program for each student;

• Instruct students in all academic subjects;

• Create learning materials geared to each student's ability and interest;

• Instruct students using special educational strategies and techniques to improve sensory-motor and perceptual-motor development, perception, memory, language, cognition, and social and emotional development;

• Work with students to increase motivation, provide consistent reinforcement to learning, continuous assessment of level of functioning, and continuous feedback to student for all learning activities;

• Work with parents to accept and develop skills in dealing with student's learning impairment; and

• May work as a consultant, teach in self-contained classrooms, or teach in resource rooms.

Requirements:

• Must possess or be eligible to acquire a current Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction license for Elementary Special Education.

Compensation & Benefits: The Ithaca School District offers a highly competitive benefits package, including health, dental, long-term disability, and life insurances.

Interested candidates should apply by completing the WECAN online application and online cover letter. Attach a copy of your resume, transcripts, three (3) letters of professional reference, and a copy of your current Wisconsin DPI license to your WECAN application.

Ithaca School District is a progressive school district located in southwest Wisconsin amidst the beautiful ridges and valleys of Richland County. Ithaca is a community where hometown values and kids come first. Pride runs deep in the souls of our families, students, and staff. Wonderful activities abound in the fields, valleys, woods, and streams through the region.