Teacher - Special Ed - SAIL

Job Title: Teacher - Special Ed

Position Type: Teaching - Special Education/ Teacher - Special Education SAIL

Date Posted: 7/7/2026

Location: University High

Wage/Hour Status: Exempt/Contracted

Reports To: Principal(s)

Pay Grade/Days: Teacher/187

Dept./School: Assigned Campus(es)

Date Revised: June 2017

Primary Purpose

Serve as Special Education Case Managers to develop and oversee the implementation of student IEPs. Collect and analyze multiple sources of data to provide input on student progress regarding the general curriculum. Monitor each student on their caseload for adherence to attendance and disciplinary policies. Maintain compliance with federal, state, and district policies or procedures. Provide Specially-Designed Instruction, using research-based methodologies, to assist with student progress on IEPs.

Qualifications

• Education/Certification: Bachelor's degree from accredited university; Valid Texas teaching certificate(s) with required special education endorsements for assignments.
• Special Knowledge/Skills:
  • Knowledge of disability categories and ability to develop Specially-Designed Instruction for individualized needs.
  • Expertise in differentiated instructional strategies, including academic and behavioral strategies.
  • Knowledge of curriculum and instruction.
  • Ability to analyze data to recommend instructional practices.
  • Ability to manage personnel when necessary.
  • Superior organizational, time management, communication, public relations, and interpersonal skills.
  • Superior problem solving skills.
  • Knowledge of ARD Committee process and IEP goal setting and implementation.
• Experience: Approved student teaching/internship.

Major Responsibilities and Duties

• Comply with all Special Education Case Manager responsibilities per the Case Manager Handbook, Special Education Department procedures, and campus/district procedures.
• Develop, oversee implementation of, and progress monitor student IEPs.
• Report progress to parents/guardians as outlined in IEPs.
• Train general education teachers to implement student IEPs prior to the first day of instruction and immediately following each ARD.
• Collaborate with general education teachers to ensure students receive services outlined in their IEPs and make progress in the general curriculum.
• Attend all required meetings (ARD meetings, Case Manager Meetings, staff meetings, faculty meetings, PLCs, etc.).
• Serve as liaison between general education and special education, disseminating information from professional development trainings.
• Collaborate with students, parents, and staff to develop IEPs through the ARD Committee process.
• Plan and use appropriate research based instructional and learning strategies, activities, materials, and equipment reflecting students' needs.
• Plan and supervise assignments for teacher paraprofessionals and volunteers as required.
• Prepare lessons and lesson plans as required.
• Manage student behavior, including implementation of behavior intervention plans and research based behavioral interventions.
• Intervene in crisis situations and physically restrain students, within district approved procedures, as necessary for safety.
• Maintain communication and professional relationships with parents, students, colleagues, and community members.
• Compile, maintain, and file all reports, records, and documents required, including the Special Education Principal's Notebook.
• Perform other duties related to Special Education as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities

Supervise assigned teacher paraprofessionals.

Working Conditions

Mental, Physical, and Environmental Demands: Maintain emotional control under stress. Frequent standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, pulling, and pushing. Move small stacks of textbooks, media equipment, desks, and other classroom or adaptive equipment. May be required to lift and position students with physical disabilities, control behavior through physical restraint, and assist non ambulatory students. Exposure to biological hazards.

Non Discrimination Statement

The Waco Independent School District (District) is an equal opportunity educational provider and employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or genetic information in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Board policy not to discriminate in such a manner.

For information or complaints regarding compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of Title IX, contact Waco ISD Executive Director of Human Resources at and/or Waco ISD Director of Athletics. For Title VI and VII, contact the Executive Director of Human Resources at . For Section 504 or the Rehabilitation Act, contact the Section 504 Coordinator at or P.O. Box 27, Waco, TX 76703.