Special Education Teacher (One Year Appointment)

Position: Long Term SubstituteSpecial Education Teacher

Location: Nashoba Regional High School

Pay: In accordance with CBA scale

The Nashoba Regional School District inspires and challenges all learners to realize their unique potential and become active contributors to their community.

Nashobas core values remain constant provide the foundation for our work and influence how we conduct ourselves and engage with others. Our core values are academic achievement and personal growth; voice choice and agency; lifelong learning; a safe caring and inclusive community; collaborative partnerships; innovation; and a sense of belonging.

Long Term Substitute Special Education Teachers are employed without regard to age physical mental or psychiatric disability genetics race religion sex sexual orientation gender identity marital status national origin or military status.

NRSD welcomes employees with diverse racial cultural religious class and/or gender background and experiences.

Organizational Scope:

Reporting directly to the Building Principal and Director of Student Services through a lens of equity and as appropriate for the grade level of students Special Education Teachers integrate social emotional learning into the curriculum and engage in culturally responsive teaching.

Position Responsibilities:

1. Will co-teach and modifiy curriculum for students eligible for special education services; mild to moderate disability;
2. Engage in collaborative efforts to collect and analyze a variety of classroom-level quantitative and qualitative data in order to provide targeted instruction and monitor and support student progress toward instructional goals within a Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS);
3. Works to ensure the rights of students with disabilities to be full participants in the general curriculum;
4. Participates in the development of and oversees implementation of student IEPs;
5. Develops lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction to adapt the curriculum to each students needs;
6. Evaluates and maintains data on student academic and personal growth keeps appropriate records and prepares progress reports;
7. Communicates with parents through conferences and other means to discuss student progress and to interpret the school program;
8. Continues with personal professional development;
9. Maintains professional competence through in-service education activities provided by the district and self-selected professional growth activities;
10. Administers testing in accordance with the district testing program and to determine eligibility for special education services; and
11. Takes all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students equipment materials and facilities.
12. The omission of specific duties here does not exclude them from the positions responsibilities if the work is similar related or a logical assignment to the position.

Job Qualifications:

1. Massachusetts DESE licensure as teacher of Moderate Disabilities as appropriate to the assignment.
2. Excellent communication skills and ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.
3. Demonstrated interpersonal skills and the ability to relate well with students staff administration parents and the community.
4. Must be able to assist in the protection of students and school property and assist in fire and other emergencies or emergency drills as required by law and School Committee policy.
5. The ability to work onsite in district schools and buildings is an essential function of this job.

Physical Demands:

Physical demands vary in keeping with the assignment and age of the students but the position generally requires the ability to walk and stand on tile flooring to occasionally lift up to 25 pounds and to bend and twist regularly at the waist knees and neck.

Depending on assignment much of the work is performed in a typical classroom environment requiring minimal to light physical effort. This may include everyday discomforts and distractions typical of a school setting such as proximity to students and colleagues temperature variations frequent interruptions and moderate noise. This position may require the ability to operate a computer keyboard and standard office equipment

Terms of Employment Evaluation of Performance and Salary:

The Special Education Teacher is a Nashoba Regional School District Unit A position. Terms of employment including evaluation and salary are covered by the provisions of the Unit A collective bargaining agreement currently in effect. The salary range posted is the full range for a Bachelors level degree; please find the UNIT A contract for the full salary chart.

Required Experience:

IC