2 jobs found in Amherst, MA

Job Description The Amherst Public Schools is seeking a Special Education Program Administrator to provide strong, on-site leadership for two of our district specialized programs, AIMS and Building Blocks and in tandem with building administration, provide support to special education services and staff across the wider school building community. AIMS and Building Blocks inclusion based programs support students with one or more of the following: autism (level 1 & 2), attention/focus, academic, social, emotional, and/or behavioral challenges and who require programmatic support throughout the school day. The program staff includes special education teachers, counselor/psychologist, related service providers and para educators. The following responsibilities, skills, training and experience include but are not limited to: Provide program leadership, development, design and monitoring Collaborate with building and central office administrators Facilitate of and chair...

Job Description DISTRICT OVERVIEW Holyoke Public Schools (HPS) serves 5,300 students in 11 schools and employs nearly 1000 people. This is an exciting time of change and transformation at HPS. Although there are many strengths within the District and many students graduate college and career ready, last year, HPS was placed in receivership by the State of Massachusetts, due to chronically struggling performance well below the state average. The State appointed Dr. Stephen Zrike, a seasoned Massachusetts educator, as Receiver, to lead this exciting turnaround effort, which includes significant autonomy and flexibility from the traditional school system. For more information about the HPS Turnaround Plan, please visit: http://www.hps.holyoke.ma.us/turnaroundplan.htm. Job Description: Candidate will assist instructor(s) in the shop and related theory classrooms. Knowledge of the competencies and skills required of students in specific vocational technical areas is...