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You will be updated with latest job alerts via emailSpecial Education Teacher Language Based Learning Disabilities (LBLD/FLARE Program) Salem High School Salem MA SY
About Salem Public Schools where belonging leads to opportunity.
Salem is a small diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history. Salem Public Schools is an urban public school district enrolling nearly 4000 students in 11 schools. Our vision is to ensure that all students will be locally engaged globally connected and fully prepared to thrive in a diverse and changing world. We hold dear our core values of belonging equity and opportunity in everything we do. We seek individuals who are passionate about urban education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement for all students regardless of ability economic status gender/gender identity language race/ethnicity sexual orientation or other backgrounds. We invite you to learn more about our strategic plan and core priorities on our website at Youll Do:
Special Education Teachers are responsible for teaching students in the substantially separate Language Based Learning Disabilities program. The Language based Learning Disabilities classroom is for students with a specific learning disability that affects language (Reading/Writing/Speaking/Listening). The candidate will work in consultation with special and general education teams. The Special Education Teacher will effectively manage a continuous caseload including transitioning students in/out of programs participating in professional learning communities with grade level cohorts providing parent communication developing behavioral interventions and working with paraprofessional staff to ensure the consistent provision of a high quality program for students.
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What Youll Bring:
We are looking for candidates who have diverse backgrounds and experiences are inspired by our mission and are highly motivated to change childrens lives through education. Youll be right at home here if you are a reflective practitioner who values collaboration with colleagues and pushes yourself your work and the people around you to the next level. We expect our SPS employees to:
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Work Year: Teachers in Salem Public Schools work a 185 day school year (180 student contact days plus 5 professional development days. Please click here to view the 202526 district and/or school calendars.
Salary: Teacher salaries in the Salem Public Schools are determined by the Salem Teachers Union collective bargaining agreement (see new 202427 language with updated salary information here).
Benefits: The City of Salem offers Group Insurance Commission (GIC) benefits to all fulltime employees. Click here for more information about our health benefits.
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Salem Public School District is 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.
Full-Time