4 Special Education Teacher Needham High School Temporary for Sy25-26
4 Special Education Teacher Needham High School Temporary for Sy25-26
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Needham Public Schools is an inclusive dynamic and multicultural community seeking an energetic skilled and warm .5 Special Educatorto join our team. To enhance our goals of supporting every child Needham Public Schools seeks candidates with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
About Needham Public Schools (NPS): NPS has a deep commitment to the success of our diverse students and families and to the professional accomplishments of its educators. Needham devotes itself to cultural proficiency equity and community collaboration to fulfill the vision of the Portrait of a Needham Graduate. This METCO district comprises 5 elementary schools 2 middle schools and 1 nationallyranked high school serving approximately 5500 students. NPS is committed to addressing equity in the district by focusing on improving academic performance for historically marginalized students and ensuring our schools are safe for every child and free of bias bullying and hurtful acts that demean and diminish. Read more about our equity work here.
- Promotes a classroom environment that is safe and conducive to individualized and smallgroup instruction and student learning.
- Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and translates lesson plans into learning experiences to best utilize the available time for instruction.
- Plans and chairs annual review meetings for students.
- Collects data on student goals and reports on student goals.
- Continues to acquire professional knowledge and learn of current developments in the educational field by attending seminars workshops or professional meetings or by conducting research.
- Organizes and maintains a system for accurate and complete recordkeeping grading and progress reporting for all student activities achievement and attendance as required by district procedures special education regulations and applicable laws
- Encourages parental involvement in students education and ensures effective communication with students and parents.
- Ensures that student conduct conforms with the schools standards and school district policies and establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior needed to achieve a functional learning atmosphere in the classroom.
- Administers formalized achievement testing for students as part of reevaluation or initial evaluations.
- Performs other related tasks as assigned by the Special Education Director principal or Designee.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree
- Holds a Massachusetts Teaching License in Moderate Special Needs Grades 9 to 12
- Holds an SEI endorsement dual certification in ESL or qualifies for such certification
Application and Selection Procedure:
- Timeline: Accepting completed applications until reaching out to candidates the week of April 7th conducting interviews the week of April 14th.
- All resumes will be screened and selected candidates will participate in a thorough interview process.
- All members of the hiring team are required to attend bias training
Compensation and Benefits:
Please review Unit Contract A and this page to learn more about employee compensation and benefits.
The Needham Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race color sex sexual orientation gender identity religion disability age active military/veteran status ancestry genetic information or national or ethnic origin in the administration of its educational policies employment policies and other administered programs and activities. In addition students who are homeless or of limited Englishspeaking ability are protected from discrimination in accessing the course of study and other opportunities available through the schools.
Needham Public Schools has a strong commitment to equity. Candidates who also have a strong commitment to this work are encouraged to apply. For more information on our equity work please visit our equity website.
All positions are subject to the approval of theNeedham Public School budget by the Town of Needham.
Employment Type
Full-Time
