Special Education Teacher for LFL Program (Middle) Colebrook School, Acton

Join us! Going strong since 1974, CASE is an educational collaborative agency made up of 11 regional and municipal districts affording member and non-member school districts the opportunity to augment local services by planning, developing and implementing programs for students with special needs. CASE welcomes newly-licensed teachers and offers a strong mentoring program and professional development reimbursement. PENSION JOB! ELIGIBLE EMPLOYER FOR LOAN FORGIVENESS! HEALTH INSURANCE ON DAY ONE! The Learning for Life (LFL) Program is a specialized program that addresses the many different cognitive, physical, medical, communication, and social needs of students. Students in LFL have multiple disabilities including complex learning and medical needs. The curriculum helps build independence and includes functional academics and daily living skills. Performance Responsibilities: - Participate in Team reevaluation and annual review meetings for students on caseload and write Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). - Complete and coordinate data informed progress reports from service providers for all students, according to the schedule set by host school, Collaborative, and special education regulations. - Develop and implement schedules for students’ services in accordance with their IEPs’ service delivery; coordinate schedules with specialists; work with general education teachers to schedule students’ general education classes and activities. - Select appropriate instructional programs and methodologies, plan, and implement instruction that matches students’ IEP goals and objectives. - Develop and implement curriculum aligned with Frameworks and Common Core Standards. - Provide differential instruction and interventions in the classroom. - Implement appropriate behavior management techniques and/or behavior support plans. - Develop and implement classroom and curricular accommodations and modifications. - Assess and maintain data on progress of all students on caseload and differentiate student goals and instruction accordingly. - Assisting with complex feeding procedures, toileting / diapering and physical transfers - With training utilize adaptive equipment, such as standers, gait trainers, walkers and communication devices and other individualized equipment. - Develop portfolio/s for MCAS alternate assessment, as outlined in student/s’ IEP s. - Determine student educational needs based on appropriate assessments, write reports and present at annual and reevaluation Team reevaluation meetings. - Develop teaching assistants’ schedules in accordance with students’ IEP service delivery grids and needs. - Provide supervision of assigned special education teaching assistants. - Provide evaluative feedback and input regarding teaching assistants, including completion of biannual evaluation forms, to Program Administrator. - Collaborate with students’ special education Team to address transition-related issues and skills and to implement transition services according to the Transition Planning Form (TPF). - When appropriate, integrate MA Career/Vocational Technical Education Frameworks into content across the curriculum. - Consult with parents/guardians, general education teachers, therapists, school nurses, consultants, and teaching assistants regarding planning and students’ program needs. - Participate in host school Open House for parents/guardians, staff meetings, and professional development opportunities, as appropriate. - Given training by a Registered Nurse and/or training videos, the teacher will use an EpiPen and/or Vagal Nerve Stimulator with the student for whom they were prescribed. - Attend Collaborative-wide and specific program staff meetings, as scheduled by the Program Administrator and/or Executive Director. - Perform other related tasks or duties at the discretion of the Program Administrator and/or Executive Director. Competitive benefits Include (based on contract and position) - Unit A Contract with salary chart can be found on CASE web site here: UnitA - Compensation competitive with public school employee sector - Participation in MA state pension system (MTRS or MSERS) - Voluntary benefits: health insurance on day one, dental insurance, long-term disability, life insurance - CASE covers 65% health insurance premiums and 50% cost of life insurance - 11-15 holidays, 15 sick, 3 personal, 2 religious holiday, 5 professional leave and 5 bereavement days - Mileage reimbursement for travel between schools, in-house PDP programs, tuition and workshop reimbursement, mentoring stipends - Longevity pay, Early Retirement Incentive, Sick Leave Bank - Participation in 457 and 403(b) Retirement Plans - Eligible employer for Public Service Loan Forgiveness - Medical and life insurance available to PT staff