PORT TOWNSEND SCHOOL DISTRICT
Human Resources-Job posting
Position Opening Announcement: 0.8 FTE Teacher and Case Manager- Special Education/Exceptional Needs
(0.6 FTE Special Education Teacher – Adaptive Needs/
0.2 Highly Capable Services)
Blue Heron Middle School
2026-27 School Year
Posting Date: March 6, 2026 Posting No. 2026-07
QUALIFICATIONS
- Hold a current Washington State Teaching Certificate with Special Education endorsement.
- Demonstrated special education teaching experience.
- Knowledge of federal and state Special Education law and compliance requirements.
- Demonstrated experience with inclusionary models of service delivery and collaboration.
- Experience with universal screening, progress monitoring, and data-based decision-making.
- Knowledge of Autism and medically complex student needs.
- Assist the school administrator or designee in developing training for paraeducators in the core curriculum areas.
- Experience developing and implementing IEPs and Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs).
- Knowledge of core curriculum and state standards with ability to modify for diverse learners.
- Experience implementing evidence-based instructional practices and specially designed instruction.
- Outstanding communication skills, flexibility, ability to work in teams, and sense of humor.
- Experience with assistive technology and instructional technology tools.
- Commitment to person-fist language, shared ownership of students, and inclusive practices
- Knowledge of or willingness to learn basic sign language preferred.
- Knowledge and experience with project or place-based learning preferred.
- Demonstrated knowledge of elementary curriculum and tiered interventions.
- Demonstrated knowledge of secondary curriculum and tiered interventions.
- Demonstrated knowledge of highly capable students, in grades K-12.
- Demonstrated ability to use a variety of instructional and assessment strategies to measure instructional and program effectiveness and the ability to adapt instruction, curriculum, and program to meet a wide range of student abilities.
- Demonstrated ability to manage information, and to keep precise and accurate records and other forms of documentation.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES
- Provide Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) in general/special education settings as outlined in IEPs.
- Communicate regularly with general education teachers and paraeducators to provide strategies enabling them to deliver SDI within their classrooms.
- Support implementation of accommodations/modifications in advance through collaborative planning.
- Monitor to ensure that accommodations are being delivered consistently by general education staff.
- Promote student independence by coaching staff to avoid over-reliance on adult proximity support.
- Support collaborative academic and behavioral interventions serving all students who need them.
- Develop, implement, and monitor IEPs in partnership with families and school teams.
- Maintain compliance with timeline, documentation, and progress reporting requirements.
- Plan and support transitions between programs and grade levels.
- Collaborate with other agencies as needed.
- Facilitate Accelerated Learning Plans.
- Coordinate Multidisciplinary Team Meetings to differentiate instruction for Highly Capable learners.
- Provide community outreach and information about Multilingual and Highly Capable programs.
- Participate in staff functions, committees, and meetings.
Applications for this position will be accepted until filled. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Application materials are available online at https://www.ptschols.org/o/pts/page/employment
Bargaining Unit: Port Townsend Education Association
Salary Range: DOE, 2025-26 $61,500-$119,584 for a 1.0 FTE
Note: Salary range for the 2026-27 school year will be updated when available.
Salary will be pro-rated to reflect a .8 FTE position
BENEFITS:
Benefits include Sick Leave, Personal Leave, Medical, Dental, Vision, AD&D, and Basic Life insurance coverages. Retirement is through the WA State Department of Retirement, plans available: TERS Plan 2 or TERS Plan 3.
A COMPLETED APPLICATION FOR EXTERNAL APPLICANTS INCLUDES:
- Completed application form
- Current Resume
- Letter of Interest stating your qualifications
- Three letters of recommendation from current/previous supervisors
- Unofficial transcripts
- Photocopy of your Washington State Certificate(s) or equivalent from another state. (Obtaining and providing a Washington State Certificate would be a provision of employment.)
For application questions contact:
Kate Santerre, Administrative Assistant or
Carrie Ehrhardt, Executive Director of Human Resources
Port Townsend School District #50
Gael Stuart Building, 1610 Blaine St
Port Townsend WA 98368
360 680-5755
WE ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
Port Townsend School District No. 50 complies with all federal and state rules and regulations, and does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, immigration status, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sex, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, marital status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. Further, the district will provide equal access and opportunity to meet to the Boy Scouts of America and all other designated youth groups listed in Title 36 of the United States Code as a patriotic society. The following employee(s) have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:
Compliance Coordinator for State Law (RCW 28A.640/28A.642) and Title IX Coordinator: Carrie Ehrhardt 1610 Blaine St. (360)680-5756. Section 504/ADA Coordinator: Shelby MacMeekin, 1610 Blaine St. (360)680-5763.
NOTE: New employees who will have unsupervised access to children must complete a satisfactory fingerprint check with the Washington State Patrol and the FBI. Employment will be considered temporary and conditional pending a satisfactory background check. There will be a $50.00 processing fee.
An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer
Disclaimer: This position may be subject to successful completion of a post-offer/pre-placement medical history and physical capacities evaluation.
@cehrhardt@ptschools.org Should this be pro-rated for 0.8?
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