REQUIRED CRITERIA:

1. Valid New Jersey Instructional Certificate in P-3, and/or TOSD, Speech, Social Worker, or Psychologist required.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of subject specialty and effective teaching methods.
3. Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
4. PIRS members should have a strong background and knowledge in early childhood education, child development, familiar with the High Scope curriculum, and the four levels of the Positive Behavior Support (PBS) pyramid.
5. PIRS may include any combination of the following: teachers, behavior specialists, psychologists, learning disabilities teacher-consultants, school social workers, speech and language pathologists, or other specialists.