Elementary Special Education Teacher: Impact & Growth

Madison Metropolitan School District; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 48,000 - 59,000; Full time

Job summary

The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is seeking dedicated educators for Mendota Elementary as part of its Elementary School Operations. The role features a 192‑day contract and an exempt, salaried position with a minimum annual compensation of $53,525 according to the 26-27 TE Salary Schedule.

MMSD serves a diverse student population with a bold vision for thriving schools. As a district committed to anti-racist, culturally responsive practices, MMSD emphasizes high expectations,

Qualifications

• Use standards (CCSS, SELS, Language) to identify common learning targets that represent what all students should know, do and understand as a result of the instruction
• Use knowledge of students’ background, interest, style, culture, language, individual needs, and assessment data to inform planning
• Develop daily and weekly plans to support student growth towards mastery of standards
• Develop common year‑long/course plans that identify the essential questions and resources to support student learning
• Establish clear objectives for all lessons, units, and projects and communicate those objectives to students
• Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods, such as lectures, discussions, and demonstrations to build student engagement, collaboration, and independence with complex tasks
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests
• Provide daily opportunities for students to describe their reasoning, share explanations, make conjectures, justify conclusions, argue from evidence, and negotiate meaning
• Define and plan formative assessments to show evidence of learning
• Use multiple ways to check for student understanding and clarify, reteach and/or make adjustments to instruction based on information gathered
• Provide students with meaningful feedback that reinforces effort, provides recognition and promotes student involvement and progress in the learning process
• Provide opportunities for teacher–to‑student, student–to‑student and student–to‑teacher feedback both orally and written
• Analyze data and adjust instruction based on student achievement, observation, and teacher practice data
• Establish rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom they are responsible
• Meet with parents/guardians to discuss their student's progress and to determine priorities for their children and their resource needs
• Collaborating with all staff in support of student learning, e.g., team planning and co‑teaching.

Responsibilities

• Use standards (CCSS, SELS, Language) to identify common learning targets that represent what all students should know, do and understand as a result of the instruction
• Develop daily and weekly plans to support student growth towards mastery of standards
• Instruct students individually and in groups, using various teaching methods to build engagement and independence with complex tasks
• Adapt teaching methods and instructional materials to meet students' varying needs and interests
• Provide daily opportunities for students to describe their reasoning, explain, justify conclusions, and argue from evidence
• Define and plan formative assessments to show evidence of learning

Job description

The Madison Metropolitan School District (MMSD) is seeking dedicated educators for Mendota Elementary as part of its Elementary School Operations. The role features a 192‑day contract and an exempt, salaried position with a minimum annual compensation of $53,525 according to the 26-27 TE Salary Schedule.

MMSD serves a diverse student population with a bold vision for thriving schools. As a district committed to anti-racist, culturally responsive practices, MMSD emphasizes high expectations,