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DISTRICT OVERVIEW
Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK12 public school district serving nearly 5100 students of whom 80 percent are Latino/Latina in 11 schools. We employ nearly 1300 people who together educate and support a richly diverse community of learners. We are committed to recruiting and retaining topquality educators who believe all children can and will learn and who strive daily to make school a joyful place of discovery support and belonging.
Our Equity Commitments are pledges we are making to address systemic equity challenges.
- We intentionally build a community that is antiracist inclusive and culturally responsive.
- We ensure that students families and staff get the support they need to be successful.
- We seek out and incorporate the voices of those impacted with a commitment to include those who have been excluded in the past.
- We promote access and inclusion for all students staff and families.
- We respect embrace and honor the diversity of our students families staff and community.
- We reflect on our own behavior to minimize harm to others.
- We create a culture of acceptance and empathy so that everyone feels valued and is able to contribute to our communitys success.
Please visit the Holyoke Public Schools website to learn more about us as well as some of our recent accomplishments.
Spanish:
Las Escuelas Pblicas de Holyoke son un distrito escolar pblico de preknder a 12. grado que acoge a casi 5100 estudiantes de los cuales el 80 por ciento son latinos/latinas. Empleamos a casi 1300 personas que juntas educan y apoyan a una comunidad de estudiantes muy diversa. Estamos comprometidos a contratar y retener educadores de alta calidad que tengan la certeza de que todos los nios pueden y podrn aprender y que tambin se esfuercen diariamente por hacer de la escuela un lugar alegre de descubrimiento apoyo y pertenencia.
Nuestros compromisos de equidad son promesas que hacemos para abordar los desafos de equidad sistmica.
- Construimos intencionadamente una comunidad antirracista inclusiva y culturalmente receptiva.
- Nos aseguramos de que los estudiantes las familias y el personal reciban el apoyo que necesitan para tener xito.
- Buscamos e incorporamos las voces de los afectados con el compromiso de incluir a los que han sido excluidos en el pasado.
- Promovemos el acceso y la inclusin de todos los estudiantes el personal y las familias.
- Respetamos acogemos y honramos la diversidad de nuestros alumnos familias personal y comunidad.
- Reflexionamos sobre nuestro propio comportamiento para minimizar el dao a los dems.
- Creamos una cultura de aceptacin y empata para que todos se sientan valorados y puedan contribuir al xito de nuestra comunidad.
Por favor visite el sitio web de las Escuelas Pblicas de Holyoke en para obtener ms informacin sobre nosotros y algunos de nuestros logros recientes.
POSITION OVERVIEW:
Holyoke Public Schools seeks a highly qualified fulltime Functional Academics Teacher to provide specialized instruction for students with mild to moderate intellectual disabilities specific learning disabilities or other neurodiverse disabilities in a selfcontained classroom. Our Functional Academics Program takes place at both the middle school and high school level. This highly structured learning environment utilizes high dosage specially designed instruction to teach life skills in the areas of: core academics social and leisure development inclusion readiness independent living and prevocational skills. Students participate in both general education and Functional Academic instructional blocks per IEP. This teacher will collaborate with a team of general education staff related service providers paraeducators and families to develop and implement individualized educational programs (IEPs) for increasing student achievement and preparedness for adult living. At the high school level the Functional Academic Program departmentalizes their instruction across teachers.
Responsibilities:
- Modify and implement districtapproved curriculum to promote skill acquisition generalization and maintenance.
- Develop and deliver individualized and group lesson plans based on student needs.
- Conduct skillsbased and academic assessments to determine goals and appropriate programming.
- Develop coordinate and facilitate Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) in compliance with IDEA and FAPE regulations.
- Maintain accurate records document student progress and ensure confidentiality of special education files.
- Implement behavior management strategies or formal behavior support plans (BSP) to support skill development and reduce challenging behaviors.
- Works closely with the general education team for inclusion scheduling and student preparedness
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary related service teams including OT PT Speech/Language Pathologists Counselors ELD Teachers and other specialists.
- Train supervise and provide guidance to classroombased support staff.
- Engage in ongoing professional development to enhance specialized instructional skills.
- Build positive relationships with students families and colleagues.
- Participate in staff meetings committees and other schoolbased initiatives as assigned.
- Perform additional duties as assigned by building and district administration and coaches.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree required.
- Minimum of two years working with students with mild to moderate intellectual and/or learning disabilities preferred.
- Minimum of three years of experience in a special education setting preferred
- At least one year of experience supervising classroom staff preferred.
- Proficiency in implementing modified curriculum that uses explicit instruction and specially designed strategies and inclusionary practices.
- Familiarity with completing assessments and modification of curriculum preferred.
- Strong skills in datadriven instruction and curriculum planning.
- Experience working with multidisciplinary teams diverse student populations and urban school settings preferred.
- Proficiency in integrating technology and media into instruction.
- Excellent written and verbal communication collaboration and problemsolving skills.
- Bilingual applicants (Spanish) strongly encouraged to apply.
Licensure Requirement: Massachusetts Educator Licensure inMOD DIS 512 SEVERE DIS 512
Employment Type
Full-Time
