Full Time Special Education Teacher

Empowering Excellence Charter School; Cedar Rapids (IA); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Empowering Excellence Charter School in Cedar Rapids, IA seeks a dedicated Special Education Teacher to deliver engaging, online/hybrid instruction for high school students. You’ll design and monitor IEPs, tailor instruction, and collaborate with families, mentors, and staff to support personalized learning.

You’ll need a valid Iowa teaching license with an endorsement for behavior disorders/learning disabilities, a strong understanding of progress monitoring, and a passion for meeting teens

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Iowa teaching license with endorsement for Behavior Disorders/Learning Disabilities (K-12 or 5-12).
• Strong knowledge of IEP development, specially designed instruction, progress monitoring, accommodations, and behavioral supports.
• Ability to connect with students, families, and coworkers.
• Experience with secondary students and online/hybrid learning a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide engaging, online/hybrid specially designed instruction.
• Develop strong, compliant, and meaningful IEPs.
• Monitor student progress and adjust instruction using data.
• Support attendance, engagement, organization, and independence.
• Address behavioral, social-emotional, and transition needs.
• Build genuine relationships with students and families.
• Collaborate with general education teachers, mentors, paraeducators, and families.
• Guide students toward graduation paths and post-secondary goals.

Skills

IEP development

Specially designed instruction

Progress monitoring

Behavior supports

Relationship building

Online/hybrid instruction

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Iowa teaching license with endorsement for Behavior Disorders/Learning Disabilities

Job description

Special Education Teacher

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Job Details

Job ID: 5978487
Application Deadline: Nov 17, 2026 4:59 AM (UTC)
Posted: Yesterday
Starting Date: Dec 7, 2026

Job Description

Special Education Teacher - Instructional Strategist II: BD/LD Full-Time | Online/Hybrid | Empowering Excellence Charter School

About Empowering Excellence Charter School

Empowering Excellence Charter School is an Iowa public charter school serving high school students through a flexible online learning model. Our approach combines individualized instruction, consistent mentoring, responsive student support, and meaningful relationships to help students make progress toward graduation and their post-secondary goals.

The Job

We're looking for a special education teacher who knows their stuff, loves working with teenagers, and believes relationships are at the heart of good teaching.

We're not a traditional high school - and this isn't a traditional special education position.

Our students need teachers who can meet them where they are, figure out what works, and keep showing up for them. You'll provide specially designed instruction, develop meaningful IEPs, monitor student progress, and work closely with students, families, mentors, and the rest of our team.

What You'll Do

• Provide engaging, individualized specially designed instruction in an online/hybrid environment
• Develop strong, compliant, and meaningful IEPs
• Monitor progress and use data to adjust instruction and supports
• Help students improve attendance, engagement, organization, and independence
• Support behavioral, social-emotional, and transition needs
• Build genuine relationships with students and families
• Collaborate with general education teachers, mentors, paraeducators, AEA staff, and families
• Help students see a path toward graduation - and what comes next

Who We're Looking For

First and foremost, you need to be a great special educator. You should have a deep understanding of IEPs, specially designed instruction, progress monitoring, accommodations, behavior supports, and how to individualize instruction for students who learn differently.

But we're also looking for a great teammate.

We're a small team, so communication, flexibility, and a willingness to jump in matter. We want someone who asks questions, shares ideas, follows through, and is coachable - someone who can give and receive feedback, try new approaches, and keep growing alongside the rest of us.

You should also be comfortable with technology (or excited to learn it!) and willing to think creatively about how special education can work in an online environment.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's degree
• Valid Iowa teaching license with an endorsement that allows you to teach students with behavior disorders and learning disabilities, such as:
• K-12 Instructional Strategist II: Behavior Disorders/Learning Disabilities, or 5-12 Instructional Strategist I: Mild/Moderate
• Strong knowledge of IEP development, specially designed instruction, progress monitoring, accommodations, and behavioral supports
• The ability to connect with students, families, and coworkers

Experience with secondary students, online/hybrid learning, transition planning, or students who haven't always found success in a traditional school setting is a definite plus.

Come help us do school a little differently.

Empowering Excellence Charter School is an equal opportunity employer.

Position Type: Full-time
Job Categories:
Special Education > General Special Education

Contact Information

• Annie Bradford , Director of Education/Special Education
• Empowering Excellence Charter School
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]