Anticipated Teacher - Special Education: Elementary SAIL

job description

subject: teacher special education - sail

reports to: building principal

as a teacher in the worcester public schools you will be expected to provide rigorous instruction to the diverse population of students in your classroom. You will be expected to align your teaching to the district and state curriculum; to regularly assess students for learning comprehension and to modify your teaching to ensure that students are learning; to provide a classroom that is conducive to the learning needs of all students, especially students who are learning english and students with disabilities.

the worcester public schools is wonderfully diverse and our successful teachers capitalize on this diversity to provide rich learning environments. Being an educator in the worcester public schools will require that you have patience, perseverance, creativity, excellent content knowledge, and a true desire to prepare all students for successful lives.

for applicants who are committed to the work of preparing worcester students to excel in college and beyond, we offer a competitive salary package and participation in federal loan forgiveness programs (more information about these programs is available on our website in the human resources section).

this teaching position is accountable for providing services to students who have been identified with a disability through the team evaluation process. These students are identified as needing systematic instruction throughout their day to address weaknesses across the curriculum. Students are taught compensatory strategies using multi-sensory techniques to enable them to reach their potential and build self‑esteem.

students in these specialized classrooms present with significant social, communication and behavioral deficits as a result of the characteristics of autism and/or related disabilities. Applicants must have experience or willingness to learn the principles of applied behavior analysis, and to facilitate a learning environment based on these principles. The teacher will work in close collaboration with a board certified behavior analyst (bcba) among other related service providers to tailor programming to the individual needs of each student.

• 1. Responsible for serving as a member of the special education team in writing educational plans and progress reports on sage-iep, and completing assessments within the required timelines.
• 2. Responsible for following the student iep and ensuring compliance with state and federal sped regulations including the delivery of high quality services, the provision of accommodations/modifications for instruction and assessment.
• 3. Responsible for remaining up to date with curriculum content and for modifying the curriculum (across all domains) and instruction for students as identified on their ieps.
• 4. Responsible for providing multi‑sensory curricula on a daily basis and support student development of academics, social skills, communication skills, and behavior modification.
• 5. Responsible for implementing high quality teaching and learning using appropriate differentiated instructional techniques.
• 6. Responsible for communicating and collaborating with regular education teachers and other personnel in the educational programming for students in their classroom.
• 7. Responsible for understanding the state required guidelines around standardized testing and for providing appropriate accommodations as identified on student ieps during the administration of these tests.
• 8. Responsible for assessing student knowledge and academic progress using formal and informal means to develop measurable iep goals and to support student learning.
• 9. Responsible for creating and coordinating a schedule of services for students to ensure all iep requirements are met.
• 11. Responsible for providing individual, small group, and inclusion instruction aligned with the iep.
• 12. Responsible for guiding and supervising paraprofessionals in the instruction/support of students.
• 13. Responsible for implementing appropriate assistive technologies to support and enhance the students’ communication and…