What are the responsibilities and job description for the 6th Grade Special Education ELA Teacher - Clyde Boyd Middle School 2026-2027 position at Sand Springs Public Schools?
Position available for the 2026-2027 School Year
Location: Clyde Boyd Middle School
305 West 35 Street
Sand Springs, OK 74063
Job Description: Middle School English Teacher
Reports to: Building Principal, Dakota Nealy
Supervises: Assigned Paraprofessionals, Volunteers, and Students
Qualifications: Valid Oklahoma Teaching Certificate in Assigned Subject(s); K-12 Special Education, Mild to Moderate, English certification, and pass an OSBI Background Check
Status: Exempt
Evaluation: Annually, Pursuant to Oklahoma Law, TLE
Contract: 180 days/7 hours daily
Salary: Based on education and years of service/with an additional 10% stipend (figured off of base salary) will also be applied
Job Goal: Provide exceptional instruction to assigned students while working within the established policies and procedures of the district.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Establishes and implements classroom procedures designed to maximize student learning in an environment conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of the students.
- Prepares detailed weekly written lesson plans consistent with Oklahoma Academic Standards, designed to teach skills on course curriculum maps and timely submission of plans to the assigned principal.
- Complies with and fully implements all Individualized Education Plans and behavioral or academic interventions.
- Maintains a neat and orderly classroom, including the physical arrangement of the room, student records, and materials.
- Handles routine classroom discipline fairly.
- Assists the administration in implementing all policies and rules governing student life and conduct, and, for the classroom, develops reasonable rules of classroom behavior and procedure and maintains order in the classroom in a fair and just manner.
- Attends and participates in all required meetings and conferences, including professional development and planning meetings, and strives for professional growth.
- Maintains complete and accurate student records, including attendance, performance, and discipline records.
- Provides professional and regular feedback to students and parents, ensures compliance with all laws and district policies and procedures, and communicates regularly with parents through notes, phone calls, conferences, etc.
- Utilizes professional behavior in all school-related interactions.
- Complies with all federal, state, and local laws and board policies and procedures.
- Uses formative and summative data to guide instruction, plan for student interventions, and communicate progress to parents.
- Provides individualized and small group instruction, adapting the curriculum as needed.
- Provides a technology-enriched environment to support student learning.
- Maintains availability to students and parents for education-related purposes outside the instructional day.
- Plans and coordinates the work of teacher assistants, parents, and volunteers in the classroom and on field trips.
- Collaborates with other professionals to enrich and improve students’ academic progress.
- Performs all other tasks as the supervisor may assign
Physical Demands: This is an overview intended for compliance with the ADA – it is not an exhaustive list of the duties to be performed. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions of a specific position.
Regular Requirements:
Stand for extended periods; walk; twist at the neck and trunk; bend and reach with hands and arms overhead, above the shoulder, and horizontally; repetitive use of fingers and hands to grasp and/or operate equipment and demonstrate lessons to students.
Occasional Requirements: Lift/move up to 25 pounds, ability to administer CPR
Visual Requirements: Close, color, peripheral, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
Hearing/Speaking Requirements: Adequate to exchange information
DISCLAIMER:
Requirements represent minimum levels of knowledge, skills, and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the incumbent will possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Sand Springs Public Schools provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.