Special Education Teacher for ESY

Mission Statement: 

Middletown Public Schools cultivates the brilliance in each student.

Values and Belief Statements:

Empowerment: Middletown Public Schools empowers its students with the knowledge and skills to create lives brimming with purpose, passion and fulfillment.

Community: Middletown Public Schools harnesses the power of community by fostering an environment of mutual understanding and appreciation.

Growth: Middletown Public Schools encourages a culture of growth and exploration, inspiring lifelong learners.

Authenticity: Middletown Public Schools embraces each person’s authenticity and cultivates an inclusive culture that brings about a sense of belonging.

Broad Function:

• Summer 2026 Extended School Year (ESY) Special Education Teacher

• High needs elementary (anticipate 5-6 positions) 
• • July 6-July 31, 2026, Monday-Friday 8:45-12:15 

• High needs secondary (anticipate 2 positions)
• • July 6-July 31, 2026, Monday-Friday 8:45-12:15

• Elementary academic (anticipate 5-6 positions) and PreK (anticipate 2 positions)
• • July 6-July 30, 2026, Monday through Thursday 8:45-11:15 

• Transition (1 position)
• • July 6-July 30, 2026, Monday through Thursday 8:15-1:15

• Please note: Monday July 6 will have an early start time of 7:45AM. A 1 hour collaboration time is scheduled for review of IEPs/BIPs/support plans/medical plans/specific student needs with all ESY staff prior to student arrival.

Prep Time: June 29-July 2, 2026- up to 4 hours during this week- specific days/times buildings will be open TBD

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Provide direct individual, small group and/or large group instruction to address students’ IEP goals/objectives
• Differentiate instruction
• Establish a productive learning environment and classroom culture in which all students are respected
• Supervise safe arrival and dismissal of all students assigned to their classroom.
• Maintain timely student attendance and progress records
• Consult with related service providers to address student needs
• Provide students, families, site coordinators and program staff with relevant and timely data, including monitoring and reporting students progress
• Care for program materials and resources
• Engage as a partner in planning and problem solving
• Oversee paraprofessionals assigned to ESY classroom
• Performs other related duties as requested by the ESY Coordinator or Supervisor of Pupil Services and Special Education

Qualifications and Experience:

• Applicants must hold certification in Special Education.  
• Current experience working with students demonstrating a range of academic and social learning needs is preferred.  

Applicants must be committed to working the entire ESY session.

Salary and Compensation:

• $44.29/hour

Physical and Mental Demands/Work Environment

The physical demands and environmental characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Must be mobile with the ability to get from one location in the office or work site(s) to other locations in the office or work site(s)
• Ability to sit or stand for long periods of time
• Ability to lift or carry objects less than thirty (30) pounds
• Ability to perform manipulative skills such as writing and typing
• Ability to see and read objects closely, as wiring, labels on equipment, reading/proofreading a report, using a computer monitor, filing and/or retrieving information from a filing system and verifying the accuracy of financial information
• Ability to hear normal sounds with background noise, as in using a telephone or radio, distinguish verbal communication and communicate through speech, including using a radio
• Ability to learn and acquire an understanding of new information, methodologies and techniques and how they apply to school goals and operations
• Memory adequate to perform tasks/assignments given over long periods of time
• Ability to concentrate on a task for more than 60 minutes

Disclaimers:

• The supplemental job description lists typical examples of work and is not intended to include every job duty and responsibility specific to a position. An employee may be required to perform other related duties not listed on the supplemental job description provided that such duties are characteristic of that classification. This job description reflects management’s assignment of essential functions; it does not prescribe or restrict the tasks that may be assigned.

• Connecticut requires that any person (teachers, administrators, special service staff members, teachers’ aides, custodians, cafeteria employees, etc.) who is hired by a local or regional board of education submit to a state and national criminal history record check within the first 30 days of the date of employment. The process includes the checking of fingerprints by the State Police Bureau of Identification and the F.B.I. The results of the criminal history record checks (both state and federal) are reported to the employing school district. If the district receives notice of a conviction of a crime by a person holding a certificate, authorization or permit issued by the State Board of Education, the district shall notify the Bureau of Certification and Professional Development.

STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

The Middletown Board of Education is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and it does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin, ancestry, alienage, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or pregnancy in any of its education programs, activities, or employment policies. All educational programs and offerings, including vocational education and extracurricular activities, subscribe to this policy. Human Resources has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the district non-discrimination policies and may be reached at 311 Hunting Hill Avenue, Middletown, CT 06457; phone (860) 638-1446; email [email protected]