Special Education Teacher resume template

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✓Special education teachers in resource, inclusion, or self-contained settings
✓General education teachers adding a special education license
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Aaron Merchant

Special Education Teacher

aaron.merchant@example.com·(555) 582-4419·Madison, WI·linkedin.com/in/aaronmerchant

Summary

Special education teacher with nine years in cross-categorical resource and inclusion settings across grades K-8. Case-manages 18 IEPs with three straight years of 100% on-time annual reviews, and moves intervention groups more than a grade level a year in reading.

Experience

Special Education Teacher

Cedar Hollow Middle School · 2023 – Present

Case-manage 18 IEPs across grades 6-8, holding 100% on-time annual reviews for three consecutive years
Co-teach daily math and ELA inclusion blocks alongside four general-education teachers in classes of 28
Raised reading fluency an average of 1.4 grade levels a year for a 12-student intervention group

Special Education Teacher

Maple Grove Elementary · 2020 – 2023

Ran a K-5 resource room serving 22 students across daily reading and math intervention rotations
Wrote and tracked 60+ measurable IEP goals a year; 85% were met or exceeded at annual review
Chaired 25 annual review meetings a year with families, therapists, and administrators, all fully documented

Special Education Teacher

Birchwood Elementary School · 2017 – 2020

Taught a self-contained class of eight students, each with an individualized behavior intervention plan
Trained six paraprofessionals on de-escalation routines; physical interventions fell to zero within a year

Education

B.S.E. Special Education — University of Wisconsin-Madison2017

Skills

IEP writing & case managementCo-teaching modelsReading intervention (Orton-Gillingham)DifferentiationAssistive technology

Progress monitoringIDEA documentationBehavior intervention plansFamily communicationTransition planning

Certifications

Wisconsin Special Education Teaching License (Cross-Categorical)

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How do I show IEP compliance on a resume?

State the caseload and the record plainly: '18 IEPs, 100% on-time annual reviews for three years.' Compliance numbers are rare on resumes and hiring teams notice.

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