Elementary Special Education Teacher (LTS) - Anticipated

Alden Elementary School is seeking a highly qualified, certified Special Education Teacher (LTS) - Anticipated. The exact length of the assignment is yet to be determined. 

Requirements:

- Current certification from Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education with SEI Endorsement: Teachers of Students with Severe Disabilities (All)

- Experience with IEP development and data collection

- Management skills that support students social emotional learning

- Classroom management skills that support students' access to the general education curriculum content by providing specially designed instruction 

- Provide direct instruction in the co-teach environment with modifications

- Provide direct instruction in the core content areas

- Familiarity with MA Curriculum Frameworks Access and Entry Points

- Complete MCAS Alternative Assessment Portfolios as necessary

- Familiarity with Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices

- Develop and implement student success plans as necessary

- Support skill development for Activities of Daily Living as necessary

- Citizenship, residency or work visa required 

All full-time employees are eligible to participate in the Town of Duxbury Benefit plans that include health insurance (25% employee contribution), dental insurance, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, vision insurance, pet insurance, accident insurance, cancer insurance, critical illness insurance, prescription drug program, 529 College Savings plan, and an employee assistance program.

Alden School is a grades 3, 4, 5 school comprised of 620 students and 115 dedicated staff members  Our school community believes in the values Responsibility, Empathy, Self-esteem, Courage, Patience, Effort and Teamwork. Staff model these RESPECT values in how we teach, communicate, and collaborate with our students and families.  The mission of Alden School is to provide each student with the opportunity to achieve personal and academic excellence. We welcome applicants with a diverse background and experiences that can align with our core values and can contribute to creating a positive learning environment for all students. 

Duxbury Public Schools believes that each student's unique identity must be affirmed in order to support a welcoming school-community that engages and empowers all learners. We are committed to the long term work of dismantling systems of inequity in our community to provide obstacle free access to education and to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital/civil union status, ancestry, place of birth, age, citizenship status, veteran status, political affiliation, genetic information or disability, as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally, we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.