Special Education Teacher - ECE

Sylvania; Edwards, Northern (CO, KY); On-site; USD 51,000 - 69,000; Full time

Job summary

Sylvania is seeking a Special Education Teacher for Early Childhood Education in Colorado. This role involves multidisciplinary responsibilities, including assessment, reporting, and adapting instruction to meet diverse learning needs, while maintaining compliant records and strong parent communication.

The position emphasizes collaboration with the ECSD Preschool Team, developing IEPs, and ensuring least restrictive environments.

Qualifications

• Masters in Early Childhood Special Education or equivalent coursework approved by Colorado Department of Education.
• Active teacher certification or license issued by the State of Colorado required.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Leads preschool Special Education Team to evaluate, determine eligibility and provide appropriate services for students with disabilities.
• Maintains required and needed student special education records in a thorough, confidential, and timely manner.
• Partners with General Education Early Childhood Teacher to serve as instructional leader for the program.
• Apply skills in observation, diagnosis, and data collection.
• Analyzes behaviors and applies interventions that facilitate positive behavior changes.
• Identifies environmental factors in the learning environment affecting students.
• Participates in staffings and helps develop and implement IEPs.
• Communicates with parents about student progress and attends conferences for IEP students.
• Collaborates to provide least restrictive environment through a full spectrum of services.
• Communicates needs of students with disabilities and problem-solves with parents, teachers, specialists, and administrators.
• Develops accommodations and modifications to curriculum and instruction.
• Ensures confidentiality and security of student information.
• Completes paperwork in a timely fashion.
• Coordinates with related service providers and attends trainings and meetings.
• Manages transitions from Part C to Part B and from district preschool to kindergarten.

Skills

Effective communication

Time management

Interpersonal skills

Education

Masters in Early Childhood Special Education

Colorado teaching license

Job description

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER
Early Childhood Education

BENEFITS: Health, Dental and Vision insurance, 20-22% employer contribution to your PERA retirement plan, paid holidays, paid leave, tuition reimbursement, free CMC credits, amongst others. For full time employees.
HIRING SALARY RANGE: $50,500 - $69,171 per year

For the most current salary schedules, please visit https://www.eagleschools.net/departments/finance/salary-schedules

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS:
We are not accepting international applications for the 2026–2027 school year at this time. We encourage you to check back in Spring 2027 for future opportunities.

SUMMARY OF JOB DESCRIPTION:
Responsible for multidisciplinary special education, including assessment of children, reporting and paperwork. Adapts instruction to meet the learning needs of all students increasing the probability of advancing their learning and meeting their established goals. Maintain positive interpersonal relationships with students, parents, staff and community members. Assures all procedures and policies are clearly communicated and followed, including but not limited to: ECSD Policies, Federal and State IDEA laws, Colorado Health and Human Services Licensing Requirements, Colorado Department of Education Rules and Head Start Performance Standards.

SUPERVISED BY: Director Early Childhood Department

ASSIST IN SUPERVISION OF:
Special Education Teacher Assistants

ESSENTIAL JOB ELEMENTS:

• Effectively leads preschool Special Education Team to evaluate, helps determine eligibility and provides appropriate services for students with disabilities.
• Maintains required and needed student special education records in an accurate, thorough, confidential, and timely manner.
• Partners with General Education Early Childhood Teacher to serve as instructional leader for the program.
• Apply skills in observation, diagnosis, and data collection.
• Analyzes behaviors and applies a variety of interventions that facilitate positive behavior changes.
• Identifies physical and emotional factors in the environment that impact student learning.
• Actively participates in staffings, helps develop and implement student IEPs.
• Provides parents with written information regarding their child’s progress toward meeting IEP goals on the same schedule as all children in the ECSD Preschool Program and attend Parent-Teacher Conferences for those children on IEPs.
• Collaborates with building/district staff members to develop a special education program that provides the least restrictive environment for students with disabilities through a fullspectrum of educational services and that enables students to obtain reasonable educational benefit.
• Effectively communicate the needs of students with disabilities and collaboratively problem-solves with parents, teachers, specialists, and administrators.
• Develops accommodations and modifications of curriculum, instruction, and adjustments in environment increasing the probability of improvement in student performance.
• Ensures the accuracy, completeness, confidentiality, and security of all student information.
• Complete all paperwork in a timely fashion.
• Collaborates and coordinates with a team of related service providers, as well as necessary administrators and attends ECE Department Trainings and required meetings.
• Coordinates transitions from Part C (infant/toddler early intervention programs) to Part B (three to five year old intervention programs) and transitions from district preschool to kindergarten.

Contacts:
Students, parents, support staff, administrative staff, and community members.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters in Early Childhood Special Education or equivalent coursework approved by Colorado Department of Education.
• Active teacher certification or license issued by the State of Colorado required.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Effective time management and organizational skills.

In order to be employed in this role, you need to hold a Colorado Department of Education Teaching License.

If, upon commencement of the Contract term, the Teacher does not have proper licensure, nor appropriate highly qualified status, the Teacher shall be paid the Permanent Substitute Teacher salary and the Teacher shall have until Octoberof the current school year to obtain such licensure and highly qualified status and submit written evidence thereof to the District and the Teacher’s salary shall be adjusted to the Teacher Salary specified in the offer above. If, however, the Teacher fails to obtain licensure nor appropriate highly qualified status and submit written evidence thereof to the District by October of the current school year, the Teacher shall remain a Permanent Substitute Teacher and be paid at the Permanent Substitute Rate for the remainder of the Contract.