Special Education Teacher

The special education teacher acts as the lead classroom teacher, responsible for planning, coordinating, and implementing the assigned classroom program, which focuses on junior high students with behavioral disabilities. This role also involves providing classroom leadership and cooperating with assigned classroom staff.

Candidates must possess a bachelor's degree in the appropriate area of special education and/Or secondary education, specializing in teaching children with specified disabilities. A special education teacher license (Lbs-1 licensure with the state of illinois) in one or more of the mentioned disabilities is also required.