Job Description:

WEST FARGO PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT

Elementary Special Education Teacher

Job ID: 4696

Position Type: Special Education (General)

Location: Freedom Elementary School

Department: Special Education

Reports To: Director of Special Education

Date Posted: 11/6/2026

Term: Ongoing 188-day contract beginning with the 2026-2027 school year (prorated depending on start date)

Schedule: Mon-Fri, full-time

Salary: Follows the 2025-2027 Teacher Salary Schedule

SUMMARY: The Special Education Teacher provides instruction for learners who are enrolled in special education programs while creating an engaging, nurturing, and safe learning environment that allows learners to develop their physical, social, and emotional wellbeing. The Special Education Teacher provides interventions and supports in academics, future ready skills, knowledge, and dispositions to be compassionate, lifelong-learners, and contributing citizens in a rapidly changing world. The Special Education Teacher follows the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) procedures and completes compliant paperwork to support learners with disabilities in the educational settings.

WHY WEST FARGO? WFPS offers new special education teacher supports, including training and district resource alignment efforts to support new special education teachers transitioning to West Fargo Public Schools, a training scope and sequence, and a pathway to SPED licensure.

TO APPLY: Complete the application and provide a letter of interest, a resume, and three letters of recommendation. Please also include your transcripts and a copy of your licensure through ESPB, if available.

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Collaboration: develops positive working relationships with learners and staff; engages in the professional learning community process; collaborates with the Special Education department, grade-level educators, and paraprofessionals; collaborates with district staff to support learner behaviors through functions such as Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).

- Communication: communicates learner IEPs, assessment results, and eligibility verbally and in writing following state and district special education guidelines; establishes procedures and routines; engages learners in direct instruction, guided practice, and independent practice.

- Compassion: empowers learners to be critical thinkers and ethical users of information; understands cultural and global issues; partners with others to resolve conflict through respectful discussion.

- Creativity: designs standards-aligned assessments; establishes a classroom culture with high expectations and a growth mindset; plans programming for individual and small groups of learners based on learner data; uses specialized teaching techniques, interventions, and assessments.

- Critical Thinking: uses subject matter expertise and data to drive change; implements personalized, structured learning for the individual learner.

- Reflection: understands the diverse social, emotional and developmental learning needs of learners; participates in ongoing professional development and the professional learning community process.

- Resilience: maintains composure in stressful situations and takes initiative to resolve knowledge gaps.

- Responsibility: teaches using multi-sensory techniques for students with specific learning problems; uses district curriculum and behavioral plans; fosters a safe and equitable classroom; evaluates learner progress and maintains accurate progress reports; attends faculty meetings; upholds school rules, regulations, and board policy.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Regularly required to reach with hands and arms, stand, walk, bend, talk, and hear. May lift up to about 30 pounds. May come in contact with bloodborne pathogens on rare occasions. Quiet to loud noise level.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

- North Dakota Teaching License with qualifications in one or more areas of Special Education

- Bachelor's Degree in one or more areas of Special Education

- Master's Degree in Special Education is preferred

- Experience in a Special Education classroom, developing and implementing IEPs and positive behavior support plans, working with learners with complex behaviors, and prior teaching experience are preferred

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None.

The West Fargo Public School District is committed to maintaining a learning and working environment free from discrimination and harassment in all employment and educational programs, activities, and facilities. External applicants are eligible for ND Veteran's Preference: North Dakota veterans claiming preference must submit all proof of eligibility by the closing date (form DD214; for disabled veteran's status, a current letter of disability). West Fargo Public Schools is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusivity in all hiring and employment practices.