Early Childhood Coordinator part-time

Hollistons Placentino Elementary is seeking a parttime .5 FTE) Early Childhood Coordinator for the new school year. TheEarly Childhood Coordinator works in collaboration with the PreK2 Administrators (Principal Assistant Principal and Students Services Administrator) as well as the Director of Student Services in providing coordination in program development screening and assessing early childhood students. This role will schedule participate in and facilitate meetings as well as disseminate recommendation/reports of preschool and kindergarten screening teams.

Qualifications:

• Early Childhood background with special education certification preferred.
• Early childhood teaching experience and experience in early childhood screening and assessment techniques also preferred.

Performance Responsibilities:

• To coordinate the Turning Three Early Intervention process
• To complete the educator portion of the assessments so that preschool teachers are not pulled from the classroom 12 hours per evaluation)
• To coordinate our Placentino itinerant services (speech/language OT PT) for PreK age children
• To provide professional development and coaching that addresses the unique needs of the PreK learning environment and staff
• To coordinate and facilitate community outreach
• To coordinate current programming for our PreK programs and to implement programmatic changes
• To facilitate Kindergarten Screening
• To write/gain/monitor our Early Childhood Grants
• To assist with the implementation of the corrective action plan from the coordinated program review where we were found to have partially implemented preschool assessments that were appropriately selected and interpreted for students referred for evaluation

This position is a member of the Holliston Educational Administrators Union and is benefits eligible.

If you are interested inthis opportunity please submit a cover letter resume and three 3 letters of reference.

Public School employees of Massachusetts are required to submit their fingerprints to a National Criminal Database check. The check will require you to pay a fee of $55 if you hold an Educators License or $35 if you are an unlicensed employee. In addition to the national background check a satifsfactory Massachusetts Criminal Record Check (CORI) is required.

Placentino Elementary:We are a preschool to grade 2 elementary school with a strong belief in the unlimited potential of every child. We are committed to the development of responsible respectful and compassionate students who strive to achieve their personal best and develop a passion for lifelong learning and growth.

Placentino is unique in that it offers three programs of study beginning in kindergarten: Traditional Montessori and French Immersion. We also offer 2 halfday preschool programs: Montessori and Integrated Preschool .

At Placentino we CARE! Students are encouraged to follow the 4 character traits of Cooperation Acceptance Responsibility and Effort. Our CARE program promotes a positive school climate and a trusting and respectful studentteacher relationship.

The quality of Hollistons distinctive programs are reflected in the ongoing commitment of our teachers and staff towards continuous growth and development. Placentino is a proud and enthusiastic learning community!

Required Experience:

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