Special Education Teacher - LAB Program - Anticipated

Acton-Boxborough Regional School District

Openings as of 3/12/2026

Special Education Teacher – LAB Program – Anticipated Opening

• Date Posted: 3/9/2026
• Location:
  
  Acton Boxborough Regional Schools – Elementary
• Date Available:
  
  08/26/2026

We are seeking a special educator to work in our LAB Program. The LAB Program is part of a K‑12 continuum of services. Students, grades 2‑6, receiving support through the language and beyond program are primarily identified with Specific Learning Disabilities and/or Communication disorders. Given direct specialized instruction and with strategies and/or modifications embedded throughout the day, students are working towards meeting grade level benchmarks.

• Plan effective specialized instruction and intervention for students on IEPs within and outside the general education classroom.
• Administer formal diagnostic assessments and tests for students initially referred and for three-year re-evaluations of caseload students.
• Administer ongoing progress monitoring, strategic monitoring and benchmark systems.
• Schedule, prepare for, and chair team meetings for caseload students.
• Write comprehensive progress reports and IEPs.
• Collaborate with general education and related service staff with respect to appropriate services, accommodations and modifications.
• Provide ongoing positive communication with parents.
• Collect and analyze student data against IEP goals.
• Supervise and plan for educational assistants to support students throughout the day.

• Master's degree preferred.
• Must have Massachusetts licensure in Moderate Special Needs through the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education.
• Experience with students with behavioral challenges, trauma-informed teaching and ASD recommended.
• Must have demonstrated success with and be knowledgeable about current research-based interventions for children with disabilities.
• Must possess demonstrated ability to develop positive behavior intervention plans.
• Experience/training in language-based instruction/dyslexia including Wilson, O‑G, Brain Frames, EmPOWER Writing highly desirable.
• Experience with the administration and interpretation of a wide range of formal and informal diagnostic assessment and evaluation tools.

Excellent writing and communication skills required.

We believe that our students deserve to learn from educators who reflect their backgrounds and life experiences, and we want our staff to reflect the wide range of student identities we seek to serve. To this end, our District is committed to increasing the diversity of our certified educators and leaders. We believe that by building a more representative workforce, our students will have better outcomes and be more prepared for an increasingly diverse world.

We encourage the following to apply: candidates of color, individuals with diverse life experiences and non-traditional backgrounds, and allies in our diversity, equity, and inclusion work.