Education Specialist Teacher-Early Childhood

Compensation Range

• $89244 - $160001 ï½ based on the 2026-27 salary schedule

Up to two (2) stipends available for Masters Doctorate Special Education Credential National Board Certification or Bilingual credential (BCLAD or BASP.)

A signing bonus may be offered for specialized credentials.

Position Description
The Educational Specialist under the direction of the Director of Special Education in consultation with the site principal performs a variety of duties supporting the sites Special Education program. The Educational Specialist will provide instruction in the subjects required by the district and authorized by credential(s) utilizing a course of study adopted by the Board of Education and appropriate learning activities guides textbooks and other instructional materials provided by the district.
Qualifications

• Possess a valid California Special Education teaching credential
• Two years-experience in Special Education
• California Special Education Credential area of Mild/Moderate Moderate/SevereExtensive Needs or ECSE required for preschool.
• Ability to assess prescribe instruct and evaluate the learning needs of individual students
• Ability to relate to children staff and parents
• Knowledge of and experience with a variety of assessment tools and techniques
• Detailed working knowledge of the various exceptionalities.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists in identifying the students needs through assessment
• Contacts the parent or guardian to obtain consent for assessments to be made reviews program plans and secures permission for placement to be made in an instructional component
• Coordinates the writing of the students Individual Education Plans (IEP)
• Participates with the Student Study Team in approval of instructional plans developed for each child.
• Provides instruction and/or service as required in the approved Individual Education Plan (IEP).
• Monitors implementation of the Individual Education Plan (IEP).
• Manage Instructional Assistants that fall under your program.
• Coordinates and consults with administrators general education classroom teachers parents and support staff regarding instructional planning for individuals with exceptional needs.
• Consults with psychologists in establishing maintaining and coordinating Special Education services.
• Evaluates student progress maintains necessary records indicating students performance and revises Individual Education Plans (IEPs) as appropriate
• Creates and maintains an effective learning environment in which positive self-concept and self- help activities are stressed
• Works closely with other Special Education staff support personnel and general education teaching staff in the assessment and program planning process
• Develops and writes with active participation of parents/guardians individual educational programs to meet pupil needs
• Plans responsibilities for instructional assistants assigned to program
• Actively participates in in-service programs to develop professional competence
• Attends all staff meetings and participates in all school staff responsibilities

Physical Demands and Working Conditions
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job the employee is continuously required to speak and listen for extended periods. The employee is also required to sit or stand for long periods and to regularly walk; use hands or fingers to handle or feel objects tools or controls; reach with hands and arms; and stoop kneel crouch or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required for this job include close vision peripheral vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus. The employee is further required to have the physical mental and emotional stamina to fully perform the duties and responsibilities of the position and the mental acuity to collect evaluate and interpret data; to reason; to define problems; to establish facts; to draw valid conclusions; and to make effective judgments and decisions.
The information contained in this job description is for compliance with the American with Disabilities Act (A.D.A.) and is not exhaustive of the duties performed or that may be performed by this position.

Supervised by: Superintendent or designee
Evaluated by: Superintendent or designee

The Mountain View Whisman School District prohibits discrimination harassment intimidation and bullying in educational programs activities or employment on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry age color disability gender gender identity gender expression nationality race or ethnicity religion sex sexual orientation parental pregnancy family or marital status military status or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The Mountain View Whisman School District requires that school personnel take immediate steps to intervene when safe to do so when he or she witnesses an act of discrimination harassment intimidation or bullying.
Questions or complaints of alleged discrimination harassment intimidation and bullying equity or Title IX equity and compliance concerns should be directed to Erin Green at 1400 Montecito Ave. Mountain View CA 94043 or