High School Math Teacher - Special Education

Overview

We are seeking a High School Math & Science Special Education Teacher for our Therapeutic Day School, Orchard Street Academy!

• Do you see math and science in everything?
• Do you believe learning in STEM can change lives?
• Do you get excited by project-based learning?
• Do you want to work somewhere doing school differently?

Orchard Street Academy (OSA) is Assabet Valley Collaborative’s therapeutic middle and high school for students with a range of social-emotional and learning needs.

Assabet Valley Collaborative (AVC) is an educational service agency in Metrowest/Central Massachusetts. Our services include school programs, wraparound services, transportation services, professional development, cooperative purchasing, and consulting. We use a shared leadership model to engage stakeholders across the organization in learning, leading, designing, and decision making. To thrive within AVC’s innovative shared leadership model, team members must be self-reflective, embrace the value of partnering with others through complex challenges, and recognize the mutual responsibility of giving and receiving feedback.

AVC’s Commitments to Educational Equity are the vision for our future. To achieve our vision, we are committed to a continuous study of the principles of human-centered design, social innovation, cultural proficiency, and culturally responsive practices.

We are looking for a teacher who serves as a leader and as a learner; a team member who is flexible, resourceful, and thrives in a fast-paced, non-traditional, collaborative environment. We seek team members who demonstrate a learning mindset and ability to receive feedback, self-reflect, and adapt. We seek a teacher who effectively facilitates the learning of others by pushing their thinking, building their skills, and sparking their self-reflection and curiosity.

And, seeking a highly skilled educator with a passion to support many aspects of school-wide growth including cross-curricular project-based learning and co-teaching.

• I prep per day.
• Teach 4-5 varied year-long high school math and science classes aligned with the MA Curriculum Frameworks; content may change annually based on what courses our students need.
• Teach 1-2 varied semester-long high-interest electives that reflect personal passions, hobbies, expertise, or interests.
• Collaborate with colleagues to implement departmental and interdisciplinary learning projects and initiatives.
• Utilize instructional technology and assistive technology to strengthen student engagement and support differentiation.
• Design and implement curriculum to meet the personalized learning needs of students through individual, small, and whole group instruction.
• Foster the skills for students to become problem solvers and independent decision makers.
• Balance high academic and behavioral expectations with necessary accommodations and modifications.
• Partner with families/caretakers.
• Collaborate to develop IEP goals and to monitor and document progress on goals.
• Partner with para educators towards effective curriculum development and implementation of IEP accommodations.
• Utilize assessments and student learning data to measure progress and make adjustments to instruction.
• Adapt to the evolving needs of students and the school environment.
• Participate and engage in professional development, school-wide initiatives, and community events.

• Belief in the inherent brilliance of our students and their families.
• Strong instructional technology skills.
• Ability to thrive within a team while also being able to work independently.
• Strong foundation in social-emotional learning, trauma-informed, healing-centered, or restorative practice, and/or cultural responsiveness.
• Ability to engage with conflict or discomfort as opportunities for learning.
• Experience teaching neurodiverse adolescents in a variety of formats.
• Expertise/experience in special education.
• Bilingual or multilingual is a plus.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to drive a school van is a plus.

Massachusetts DESE licensure required in Moderate…