Teacher - Intensive Learning Program Gr 3 Long-Term Sub SY24-25

This is a longterm substitute position anticipated to last from April 15 2025 through June 13 2025.

Forestdale School

The Forestdale Schools goal is to be a model of continuous growth. We want our students to show growth in the mandated state testing MCAS MCAS Alt ACCESS. We will continue to be able to grow support for our students their families socially emotionally and academically. We will continue to foster a caring nurturing learning community where all students and their families feel safe welcome and will participate in all school activities. Presently we are a PBIS school we are part of a three year cohort with MTSS where our teachers are being trained in the foundations of Social and Emotional Learning. We have implemented Caring School Communities across all grade levels as our social emotional curriculum. Our teachers are trained in the principles of Universal Design for learning which embeds inclusive practices into lesson plans. Our teachers plan their lessons to be inclusive and for all learning styles. Students and families are asked to embrace the Forestdale Schools acronym PRIDE that our student and staff will model Positivity Respect Indepence Determination and Excellence. The Forestdale School Community will embrace the student authored poem.

Forestdale School

PRIDE

We the students of the Forestdale School promise to have P.R.I.D.E.

We will have a positive attitude and will take responsibility for our work and actions.

We will respect our teachers our school ourselves and others

As a team and as individuals we are determined to achieve excellence; socially emotionally and academically.

Job Description:

This position involves teaching in a substantially separate classroom as well as creating opportunities for meaningful inclusion as appropriate. Candidate should have demonstrated experience teaching and supporting students with Autism Spectrum Disorders as well as skills in collaboration and working with students with challenging behaviors. Candidate must have excellent communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilites:

• Provide direct intensive languagebased instruction and direct teaching of social thinking language and skills to students.
• Manage and implement plans and data collection based on the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis.
• Create opportunities for meaningful inclusion in general education classrooms exploratory classes and the school community for all students.
• Ensure appropriate accommodations and modifications as needed to the general education curriculum for students based upon a variety of instructional techniques approaches and technologies in accordance with the students Individualized Education Program (IEP).
• Set high expectations for all students.
• Scaffold differentiate instruction and use instructional practices that challenge motivate and engage all learners.
• Facilitate a classroom environment that provides predictable routines and structure and is physically and emotionally safe and welcoming for all students.
• Manage a liaison caseload of students including completion of all required paperwork developing and implementing Individualized Educational Programs (IEPs) running annual review meetings IEP and goal/objective writing and completing progress reports quarterly. Adherence to state and federal special education laws regulations and mandates is imperative.
• Build a rapport with families encourage family involvement and communicate with families regularly through phone calls emails meetings and progress notes.
• Work collaboratively and communicate as an active team member with building principal special education program manager general education teachers BCBA RBT paraprofessionals school adjustment counselors and other staff.
• Attend professional development sessions as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Massachusetts Teacher of Students with Moderate and/or Severe Disabilities license required.
• SEI Teacher Endorsement required.

Reports to:Special Education Program Manager Building Principal

Salary:
$135/Day Retired Teacher w/ DESE Certification
$125/Day DESE Teaching Certification
$100/Day No Certification

If a substitute holds a Bachelors degree or a Teaching License and they serve in thesameassignment for a 30 consecutive work day probationary period they are eligible to have their pay rate increased to a per diem rate of $210/day for the remainder of their current assignment; pay returns to the daily rate at the conclusion of their assignment; however if they move to another longterm assignment within a month they do not have to restart the probationary period again and may continue receiving the per diem rate. Requests to move to the per diem rate at the end of probationary period must be made to and confirmation will be submitted to payroll.

To Apply: Submit letter of interest highlighting qualifications for the position viaTalentEd.

Equal Opportunity Employer

The Malden Public Schools is committed to cultivating an ethnically racially and linguistically diverse and inclusive environment where different backgrounds and perspectives are celebrated. We believe the differences within our environment will positively impact student outcomes and benefit our employees and community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin pregnancy gender identity sexual orientation marital/civil union status ancestry place of birth age citizenship status veteran status political affiliation genetic information or disability as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.