Community Day Charter Public School (CDCPS) seeks passionate educators with outstanding academic backgrounds to work with our school teams renowned for closing the achievement gap. CDCPS manages multiple campuses across Lawrence MA and serves 1200 prekindergarten to 8thgrade students. We believe in providing our students with a rigorous studentcentered academic program while investing in their social emotional and holistic wellbeing. CDCPS has dedicated teams to support our teachers ensuring our students success.
CDCPS Special Education Teachers are passionate about advocating developing monitoring and guiding our students with special needs to ensure their success inside and outside the classroom. Learning Specialists believe that all students will succeed with the proper scaffolds. Our Learning Specialists offer our students holistic support while maintaining high expectations. Lastly as part of the Student Support Team Special Education Teachers will provide consultation services for our staff to best support and foster student growth.
Responsibilities (included but not limited to):- Provide oneonone pullout and small group instruction along with providing support in inclusion classrooms while implementing strategies to differentiate instruction based on students Individual Education Plan (IEP)
- Maintain and adhere to the daily schedule of activities
- Modify accommodate and differentiate instruction as needed in collaboration with classroom teachers
- Observe and provide students feedback
- Conduct evaluation testing
- Gather academic data
- Write goals for IEP meetings and maintain logs and ongoing assessments to evaluate student progress
- Write progress reports and clerical notes for students either through their IEP 504 Plan or regular education plan
- Serve as case managers for students with IEPs that are part of their caseload
- Acquire incoming IEP students
- Collaborate with families teachers Student Support Team (SST) and the Special Education Team to develop 504 Plans and IEPs that offer appropriate accommodations and modifications
- Work in conjunction with the rest of the Special Education Team to create Individual Educational Plans for annual review and provide input for students who are involved with the threeyear reevaluations
- Attend parent conferences whenever possible
- Attend SST Meetings
- Lead IEP meetings
- Attend IEP 504 or regular education meetings that involve students on caseload or when requested
- All other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications:- Uphold a passionate belief in CDCPS mission values and educational model
- Bachelors Degree required Masters Degree preferred
- Hold a valid Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Moderate Disabilities Teaching License in PreK8 or 512
- Previous experience working with schoolaged children is strongly preferred
- Ability to demonstrate skills in collaborative planning and problemsolving
- Ability to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to demonstrate flexibility patience and a sense of humor
- Ability to demonstrate knowledge of and experience with implementing developmentally appropriate strategies
*Community Day Charter Public School participates in the EVerify program to determine the immigration and workeligibility status of prospective employees. Please refer to the Notice of EVerify Participation and the Right to Work documents for more information.Community Day Charter Public School is affiliated with The Community Group (TCG) a private nonprofit organization that has been creating opportunities through education since 1970. TCG manages various programs including a network of early childhood and outofschool time programs a K18 charter public school training programs and a child care resource and referral program Child Care Circuit.The Community Group is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting retaining developing and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race gender color religion sexual orientation national origin age physical or mental disability citizenship status veteran status or any other characteristic prohibited by federal state or local law. In addition we are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment and where employees are treated with respect and dignity.