Special Education Teacher
South Hadley Public Schools
Full-time
On-site
South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
Special Education Teacher for Therapeutic Transitional Classroom
Program Summary: The Therapeutic program is for students whose primary needs are social, emotional, and/or behavioral. It is designed for students whose needs require a smaller, structured therapeutic setting for all or part of the day. A high staff to student ratio is maintained with individualized programming to meet student need. Services and support are provided to assist students in developing effective coping and problem-solving strategies toward becoming more fully integrated with the regular education classroom when appropriate.
Teacher duties and responsibilities: Develop and maintain compliant individual education plans (IEPs) and other compliance documents. Develop, implement, and adjust appropriate programming to provide access to a student's least restrictive environment (LRE). Provide interventions and systematic purposeful instruction at students' instructional levels, linking district initiatives and grade level expectations to IEPs. Coordinate with general education teachers to address students' instructional needs in order to support further involvement in core instruction. Design and implement intervention based on student assessment and evaluation. Collect and utilize data and frequent ongoing progress monitoring systems to inform instructional decisions or revisions. Design and implement appropriate accommodations and modifications.Train and supervise paraeducators. Provide individualized inclusion opportunities.
Preferred qualifications: Training or experience in serving students with disabilities of an emotional/behavioral nature. Training and/or experience teaching students who have been impacted by trauma.
The South Hadley Public Schools are committed to equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex religion, national origin, gender identity, disability or sexual orientation.
Program Summary: The Therapeutic program is for students whose primary needs are social, emotional, and/or behavioral. It is designed for students whose needs require a smaller, structured therapeutic setting for all or part of the day. A high staff to student ratio is maintained with individualized programming to meet student need. Services and support are provided to assist students in developing effective coping and problem-solving strategies toward becoming more fully integrated with the regular education classroom when appropriate.
Teacher duties and responsibilities: Develop and maintain compliant individual education plans (IEPs) and other compliance documents. Develop, implement, and adjust appropriate programming to provide access to a student's least restrictive environment (LRE). Provide interventions and systematic purposeful instruction at students' instructional levels, linking district initiatives and grade level expectations to IEPs. Coordinate with general education teachers to address students' instructional needs in order to support further involvement in core instruction. Design and implement intervention based on student assessment and evaluation. Collect and utilize data and frequent ongoing progress monitoring systems to inform instructional decisions or revisions. Design and implement appropriate accommodations and modifications.Train and supervise paraeducators. Provide individualized inclusion opportunities.
Preferred qualifications: Training or experience in serving students with disabilities of an emotional/behavioral nature. Training and/or experience teaching students who have been impacted by trauma.
The South Hadley Public Schools are committed to equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex religion, national origin, gender identity, disability or sexual orientation.