Job Description
Job Description
The RISE special education teacher will serve as the liaison for students with a range of severe special needs, primarily focusing on students with an Autism diagnosis. Some students will receive a significant amount of instruction in small group settings, while others will spend most or all of their day in the general education setting.
Qualifications:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
The Public Schools of Brookline is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute through their teaching or practice to the diversity and excellence of the PSB community.
The Public Schools of Brookline is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Members of underrepresented groups and all persons committed to diversity and inclusive excellence are strongly encouraged to apply.
Welcome to ATX Learning
The Public Schools of Brookline provide education to PreK through Grade 12 students in eight elementary schools , one comprehensive high school, and three Early Childhood Education sites with vision that guides education in all our schools. Brookline provides an extraordinary education for every child. Each child's unique path to achievement is supported in academically exciting and programmatically rich environments. A dynamic, diverse community of teaching professionals works collaboratively, innovating and inspiring each other and their students. Staff gets to know students intellectually, developmentally and culturally. Students are encouraged to question and challenge ideas and participate as active citizens. Schools use a variety of assessments to get the fullest picture of student learning and growth over time. These data are shared regularly with the community, and they form the basis of how we understand and improve student, teacher and administrator performance. Parents are partners with the schools in supporting their children's education, and schools communicate effectively so that parents are confident of the response to their child's circumstances and needs. The community, well informed and involved in the schools, supports these efforts that continue a tradition of challenging ourselves to do better, efforts that ensure the enduring value of a Brookline education.
- Reaching for Independence Through Structured Education (RISE)
A team approach to service delivery is utilized for students participating in the RISE program. These students receive academic instruction, social skills training, behavioral intervention, and related services. Services are provided in a range of settings from substantially separate to full inclusion in a general education classroom. A primary focus for all RISE students is to increase independence with a variety of skills, including self-help, social skills, behavior management, academics, communication, and executive functioning.
The RISE special education teacher will serve as the liaison for students with a range of severe special needs, primarily focusing on students with an Autism diagnosis. Some students will receive a significant amount of instruction in small group settings, while others will spend most or all of their day in the general education setting.
Qualifications:
- Appropriate Massachusetts DESE certification and licensure required
- Sheltered English Immersion Endorsement required
- Elementary co-teaching experience preferred
- Knowledge and expertise using formal and informal assessments required
- Knowledge and experience with competency based and/or proficiency based learning preferred
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with colleague, parents/guardians, and others in the delivery of effective services
- Superior organizational, written and verbal communication skills
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Complete formal and informal assessments as part of the regulatory process
- Monitor student mastery of IEP goals and objectives using various assessments and data collection tools
- utilize data to inform the development of academic and social emotional goals
- Provide individualized and small group support and instruction across content areas to target IEP goals and objectives
- Collaborate with general education teacher to adapt curricular materials in order to meet the individual needs of students
- Meet all timelines in the IEP process, including but not limited to participating in IEP meetings, developing IEPs and progress reports, completing evaluations and reevaluations.
The Public Schools of Brookline is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute through their teaching or practice to the diversity and excellence of the PSB community.
The Public Schools of Brookline is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Members of underrepresented groups and all persons committed to diversity and inclusive excellence are strongly encouraged to apply.
Welcome to ATX Learning
The Public Schools of Brookline provide education to PreK through Grade 12 students in eight elementary schools , one comprehensive high school, and three Early Childhood Education sites with vision that guides education in all our schools. Brookline provides an extraordinary education for every child. Each child's unique path to achievement is supported in academically exciting and programmatically rich environments. A dynamic, diverse community of teaching professionals works collaboratively, innovating and inspiring each other and their students. Staff gets to know students intellectually, developmentally and culturally. Students are encouraged to question and challenge ideas and participate as active citizens. Schools use a variety of assessments to get the fullest picture of student learning and growth over time. These data are shared regularly with the community, and they form the basis of how we understand and improve student, teacher and administrator performance. Parents are partners with the schools in supporting their children's education, and schools communicate effectively so that parents are confident of the response to their child's circumstances and needs. The community, well informed and involved in the schools, supports these efforts that continue a tradition of challenging ourselves to do better, efforts that ensure the enduring value of a Brookline education.
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