Teacher - Special Education - STEM Middle School

The School District of Waukesha is seeking a Special Education Teacher to join our Waukesha STEM Academy - Horning (Middle School) Special Education Team. We are dedicated to ensuring ALL of our students achieve rigorous academic growth and achievement goals.

The successful candidate will case manage students identified with disabilities including, but not limited to: autism, specific learning disabilities, emotional/behavioral, and intellectual disabilities as well as develop programming and manage support for the department. The goal of this position is to engage students in grades 6-8 in the learning experiences necessary to meet the needs of IEP goals. This will include teaching small groups of students executive functioning skills, behavior management skills, and goal setting, as well as supporting in the regular education setting.

Candidates should:

• Believe ALL students can learn, think, and communicate meaningfully regardless of differing ability levels.
• Collaborate with families, colleagues, grade level teams, and members of the school's Student Services Team regarding student learning goals.
• Build positive relationships with children and constructively manage student behavior.
• Participate in and contribute to Professional Learning Communities at the school and district level.
• Implement evidence-based strategies that support School Improvement Plan goals and expectations in the School District of Waukesha's Vision of Excellence.
• Design learning opportunities and instruct students with complex support needs in the areas of: emotional and behavioral regulation strategies, self-advocacy skills, independence skills, and functional academic understanding.

Additionally, the successful candidate will:

• Provide evidence-based intervention / specialized instruction and monitor student progress to close achievement gaps.
• Desire to teach in an urban and/or culturally & linguistically diverse setting.
• Possess an unwavering belief and drive for all students to develop the capacity and skills to be community, college and career ready.

At Waukesha STEM Academy - Horning (Middle School), we have a heavy focus on Personalized Learning, which means that our students have voice and choice in how they learn, how they demonstrate their learning and how they are supported in growing their own student agency. Project-Based Learning is a big part of our program, with a nice balance of direct instruction and face-to-face instruction, to help students who prefer that style of learning. We run a BlendED program, which means that while we run a 1-to-1 iPad learning environment, some instruction is web-based and there is a healthy balance where other learning may be more discourse-based.

We are a very high performing STEM middle school, with project-based learning and real-life experiences at the heart of our program model. Student-Centered Learning is always at the forefront of our mission and vision and our entire team collaborates on a daily basis, across the whole building and all content areas, to build the safest and most learner-centered experience possible for our emerging leaders.

We promote student success through:

• Competency-Based Learning (accelerated learning pathways) and Extracurricular Offerings
• Flexible Learning Spaces (students on the move)
• Building Collaboration and Problem-Solving Skills
• Real-Life & Relevant Experiences
• Project-Based and Hands-On Learning
• Partnerships with Local Businesses & Industry
• Reporting, Evidence and Feedback to keep everyone informed of student progress