Special Education Teacher

Special Education Teachers

Ludington Area School District in beautiful Ludington, Michigan is hiring three full time special education teachers to start in the 2026-2027 school year. There are two positions available at Ludington Elementary School and one position at OJ DeJonge Middle School.  

Duties and Responsibilities: 

Serve as case manager for a caseload of students receiving special education services.

• Conduct IEP meetings and complete IEP paperwork in accordance with Michigan special education and IDEA rules. 
• Plan, prepare, and deliver lesson plans and instructional materials that facilitate learning for students using the Michigan standards and the district-approved curriculum to drive instructional decisions.
• Collaborate with teachers within the structure of a Professional Learning Community to enhance curriculum, instruction, and assessment. 
• Use relevant technology, including the development of learning modules in the Canvas Learning Management System, to support and differentiate instruction and engage students in the learning process.  
• Establish a classroom structure that values positive relationships and supports the Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports system. 
• Communicate necessary information regularly to students, colleagues, and parents regarding student progress and needs.
• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities.

Additional Qualifications: Qualified candidate should skillfully demonstrate the following competencies:  

• The strong desire and ability to build meaningful, caring relationships with students.
• The skill and willingness to leverage the ASCD Whole Child model to ensure that students’ social, emotional, nutritional and health needs are addressed.
• The ability to collaboratively create and execute clear, logical instructional plans that produce strong results in student learning.
• The ability to integrate 21st Century competencies such as technology literacy, collaboration, communication, critical thinking and problem solving, goal setting, ethical citizenship, and personal accountability in curriculum.
• The capacity to create a system of ongoing data collection and analysis to inform a tiered intervention system.
• The capacity to align curriculum, instruction and assessments while responding to individual needs of students.

Required Professional Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's Degree (or higher) in Education
• Valid Michigan Teaching Certificate in Special Education
  • SM (Learning Disabilities) or SE (Emotional Impairment) preferred 
• Valid state licensing to meet Highly Qualified requirements

Apply in writing with the following application materials: a letter of interest, resume, transcripts and certification and three letters of recommendation. Submit application materials as one (1) PDF to:

jobs@ lasd.net or mail materials to