Upper School Special Education/Resource Teacher

Job Description

Paul Cuffee School, a K-12 public charter school of choice, educates a diverse community of students from the City of Providence, Rhode Island. We respect each individual and the world we share. This quality of our community is central to our mission. In the spirit of Paul Cuffee's life, we teach students to value and practice personal initiative, perseverance, and social responsibility. Our School accomplishes these goals through a rigorous academic program which, enriched with maritime experiences, fosters discovery and critical thinking. We prepare students for higher education, lifelong learning, and active citizenship. To learn more about our school, please visit us at www.paulcuffee.org.

Reports to: Upper School Principal, Director of Special Education, and Head of School

Hours: 1.0 FTE, Exempt

Responsibilities/duties include, but are not limited to:

• Provide specially-designed instruction to students in special education
  
• Plan and teach core content classes to small groups of students in accordance with each student's IEP goals
  
• Plan, collaborate, and co-teach with regular education teachers
  
• Modify and/or make accommodations to lessons, projects, groupings, and tests to meet students' learning needs
  
• Employ a variety of teaching strategies and techniques to ensure student understanding
  
• Develop and implement behavioral plans and employ consistent and effective behavioral management techniques
  
• Write, implement, and monitor progress on standards based on IEP's for students with various disabilities
  
• Stay up-to-date with knowledge about the disabilities of the students on caseload such as ADHD, LD, dyslexia, ED, mild MR, OCR, Asperger's Syndrome, tourettes, bipolar, and depression
  
• Participate in special education meetings
  
• Provide organizational support, skill development, and assistance with project completion in small group and pull out settings
  
• Coordinate and facilitate meetings with colleagues, parents, and/or team members to discuss progress or concerns of students with IEPs
  
• Administer, score, and write reports after assessing students with the Woodcock-Johnson as either new referrals or who need a formal 3-year re-evaluation
  
• Participate in ETM meetings to evaluate students, review and analyze testing results, determine eligibility for services, create service plans, and review progress
  
• Demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills to develop rapport with all members of the school community including students, parents, teachers, and administrators
  
• Create, manage, and review IEP's for students on caseload
  
• Strengthen skills and knowledge through reflection, feedback, workshops, seminars, and collegial sharing and participates openly and actively in professional development, mentoring, and coaching in a continual cycle of growth and reflection.
  
• Keep accurate records and complete all tasks in a timely manner.
  
• Honors confidentiality.
  
• Other duties and tasks as assigned.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university, required
  
• Valid Rhode Island Department of Education Certification required
  • Middle/Secondary Special Education Teacher, Grades 7-12
• National background check (after offer)
  
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

Welcome to ATX Learning

Established in 2001, Paul Cuffee School is a K-12 public charter school of choice that educates a diverse community of more than 800 students from the City of Providence, Rhode Island. We respect each individual and the world we share. This quality of our community is central to our mission, which is as follows: In the spirit of Paul Cuffee's life, we teach students to value and practice personal initiative, perseverance, and social responsibility. Our School accomplishes these goals through a rigorous academic program which, enriched with maritime experiences, fosters discovery and critical thinking. We prepare students for higher education, lifelong learning, and active citizenship.

Students are admitted by a state mandated, randomized public lottery. Siblings and children of employees who live in Providence are given a waiting list preference. More than 90% of our predominantly low-income urban population identifies as BIPOC, and 13% have diagnosed special needs. Social and civic responsibility, life-long learning, and academic achievement distinguish our community as does our inclusive school culture, small class sizes and differentiated instruction. In 2022, Paul Cuffee High School was ranked by US News and World Report among the top ten public high schools in Rhode Island. While we are proud of this recognition, we are committed to improving student outcomes every year and work together to ensure that every student is receiving high quality instruction, standards-aligned curriculum, and the educational resources and learning experiences they need to develop their full potential.