Grades 7-8 Special Educator- ELA

Position Overview: The Central Falls School District seeks to hire a talented, knowledgeable, and highly innovative certified educator to fill the special educator position at Calcutt Middle School for the 2024-2025 school year. All CFSD educators are expected to carry out the District’s core values of EQUITY, EMPOWERMENT, and EXCELLENCE as they work towards building relationships with students/colleagues, delivering personalized, high-quality instruction, cultivating strong partnerships with our families and community, and meeting all position expectations and District policies. Certified staff is expected to abide by the Rhode Island Professional Teaching Standards and the CFSD/CFTU collective bargaining agreement policies and procedures. Guided by the District’s Strategic Plan, we strive to prepare all students for success! Position Responsibilities and Expectations: Provides direct ELA instruction to students in self-contained and inclusive classroom settings Creates and implements a compelling vision of the curriculum, teaching, and learning standards and practices that align with the ELA Common Core Standards and will result in college and career readiness for each student. Develop detailed behavior management plans to address individual student’s needs. Accommodating the needs of students in various educational environments as indicated per IEP. Collaborate with students, families, and educational team to develop Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) in accordance with Federal and State Regulations. Coordinate and implement service delivery with general educators, related services providers, support staff, other special educators and building administrators. Coordinate evaluations, progress reports, and timelines with general educators, related service providers, support staff, other special educators and building administrators. Establish two-way communication to engage parents/guardians as critical partners before, during and after the team process. Utilize instructional materials that coordinate with district curricula to implement instruction that addresses students’ goals and language needs while providing access to grade-level content. Maintain a positive learning environment that promotes the academic, social and personal well- being of all students. Maintain and use adaptive/assistive technology as needed. Develop and implement classroom and curricular accommodations and modifications for students, including language development adaptations for MLLs. Cooperatively plan and teach with other educators. Assess progress, maintain documentation, monitor student learning/progress and report as specified in the plan (MTSS, 504 Plans, IEP, etc.). Follow all RIDE regulations related to ELL Students with Disabilities, including determining if, MLLs with disabilities are eligible to continue as MLL or to exit from their MLL status, completing, and distributing all related paperwork. Bases all academic goals, plans, activities, and actions on what is best for the student. Consistently practice a growth mindset, demonstrating a strong class culture and using feedback to reflect and set goals. Cultivates a stewardship of collaborative learning and leadership in and out of the classroom integrating tools, strategies, and suggestions based of BPL with the ultimate goal of distributing knowledge and expertise in a skillful way that empowers and engages colleagues and students. Communicate with families regularly to discuss student performance, attendance, progress, etc. via phone calls, emails, written correspondence. Such duties deemed necessary by the building administrator or Director of Student Services.