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Job Description
DISTRICT OVERVIEW
Holyoke Public Schools is a PreK-12 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 top-quality 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 anti-racist 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.
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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.
Job Description:
- Performs psychoeducational evaluations (cognitive academic social/emotional etc. assessments).
- Administers scores and interprets norm-referenced as well as criterion referenced assessment instruments.
- Attends specified TEAM meetings to go over evaluation reports with TEAM members provide input for IEP eligibility and/or services and make recommendations
- Synthesizes information and recommendations in conjunction with other TEAM members into an effective individually appropriate educational plan and assists in its writing as needed.
- Assists in the diagnosis of learning disabilities in students
- Maintains evaluation and assessment activities log
- Consults with teachers about classroom management techniques students behavior and academic performance.
- Makes regular classroom visits to observe student interaction in the classroom setting.
- Consults with parents regarding their childrens behavior and academic performance.
- Attends Student Support Team (SST) meetings as needed
- Attends monthly Psych Department and Special Education meetings
- Represents the Holyoke Public Schools at appropriate conferences and professional development.
- Reports to assigned building(s) principal(s) Department Head specified Special Education Coordinator and Special Education Director.
- Completes other duties as assigned by the aforementioned people above.
Qualifications:
- Masters degreerequired
- Massachusetts School Psychologist Certification
- Commitment to ensuring academic success for all students
- Experience working in an urban setting preferred
- Experience working with diverse student populations preferred
- Ability to read interpret and apply student performance data to instructional planning and execution
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; excellent teamwork skills
- Bilingual applicants (Spanish) strongly encouraged to apply
- SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGIST ALL LEVELS
Employment Type
Full-Time
