Adel Elementary Special Education Teacher

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Job ID:5439111

Application Deadline:Posted until filled

Posted:Nov 13, 2025 7:04 PM (UTC)

Start date: January 5, 2026

Adel Elementary is currently seeking highly motivated, quality applicants to work as a special education teacher with prekindergarten through first grade students for the current 2025-2026 school year.

Adel Elementary is a PS-1st grade building with an energetic, collaborative staff that educates approximately 425 students and is located in Adel, which is on the edge of the Des Moines metropolitan area.

We are searching for an enthusiastic and passionate special education teacher who holds high expectations for all students and is committed to fostering their academic and personal growth. The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable about a variety of interventions, resources, and best practices to support diverse learning needs while ensuring compliance with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Strong organizational and planning skills are essential to effectively develop and implement individualized instruction, track student progress, and collaborate with colleagues, families, and support staff.

Candidates must lead with humility and strive for continued improvement. Applicants must be highly collaborative and able to analyze student achievement data to make instructional decisions. The ADM staff is committed to the Professional Learning Community model and this position would require a dedication to collaborative teaming and student achievement. The ideal candidate would possess a passion for student achievement and emotional well-being.

Requirements:

Primary roles and Essential Functions:

Interested candidates should complete and submit an online application with a letter of interest, resume, letters of recommendation and credentials.

Anticipated opening, subject to School Board approval on December 8, 2025.

Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School District encourages all qualified applicants to apply.

Start date: January 5, 2026

Adel Elementary is currently seeking highly motivated, quality applicants to work as a special education teacher with prekindergarten through first grade students for the current 2025-2026 school year.

Adel Elementary is a PS-1st grade building with an energetic, collaborative staff that educates approximately 425 students and is located in Adel, which is on the edge of the Des Moines metropolitan area.

We are searching for an enthusiastic and passionate special education teacher who holds high expectations for all students and is committed to fostering their academic and personal growth. The ideal candidate will be knowledgeable about a variety of interventions, resources, and best practices to support diverse learning needs while ensuring compliance with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Strong organizational and planning skills are essential to effectively develop and implement individualized instruction, track student progress, and collaborate with colleagues, families, and support staff.

Candidates must lead with humility and strive for continued improvement. Applicants must be highly collaborative and able to analyze student achievement data to make instructional decisions. The ADM staff is committed to the Professional Learning Community model and this position would require a dedication to collaborative teaming and student achievement. The ideal candidate would possess a passion for student achievement and emotional well-being.

Requirements:

• Valid Iowa Teacher License K-6 endorsement
• Permanent or conditional license in Special Education
• K-8 Instructional Strategist I: Mild/Moderate
• Preferred but not required certification: K-12 Instructional Strategist II: ID

Primary roles and Essential Functions:

• Knowledge of best practices for special education and general education
• Highly collaborative with special education teachers, general education teachers, associates, parents, AEA 11 and administration to meet individual student goals
• Ability to assume leadership roles for IEP meetings and intervention meetings
• Interest in participating and seeking out professional learning opportunities, implementing strategies, and showing a reflective nature to grow professionally
• Strong data analysis skills to make instructional decisions
• Effective record-keeping and organizational skills
• Ability to diagnose student strengths and needs, including the function of behavior, to plan and deliver instructional accommodations to maximize student achievement

Interested candidates should complete and submit an online application with a letter of interest, resume, letters of recommendation and credentials.

Anticipated opening, subject to School Board approval on December 8, 2025.

Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School District encourages all qualified applicants to apply.

Position Type:Full-time

Job Categories:

Special Education > General Special Education

• Cara Trudeau
• 215 North 11th Street
• Adel, Iowa 50003
• Phone: 515.993.4283
• Email:

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