Community Day Charter Public School (CDCPS) Special Education Teachers (also known as Learning Specialists) are passionate about advocating, developing, monitoring, and guiding our students with special needs to ensure their success inside and outside the classroom. Learning Specialists believe that all students will succeed with the proper scaffolds. Our Learning Specialists offer our students holistic support while maintaining high expectations. Lastly, as part of the Student Support Team, Learning Specialists will provide consultation services for our staff to best support and foster student growth.
CDCPS seeks passionate educators with outstanding academic backgrounds to work with our school teams, renowned for closing the achievement gap. CDCPS manages multiple campuses across Lawrence, MA, and serves 1,200 pre-kindergarten to 8th-grade students. We believe in providing our students with a rigorous student-centered academic program while investing in their social, emotional, and holistic well-being. CDCPS has dedicated teams to support our teachers, ensuring our students' success.
Responsibilities (included but not limited to):
Provide one-on-one, pull-out, and small group instruction, along with providing support in inclusion classrooms, while implementing strategies to differentiate instruction based on student's Individual Education Plan (IEP)
Maintain and adhere to the daily schedule of activities
Modify, accommodate, and differentiate instruction as needed in collaboration with classroom teachers
Observe and provide students feedback
Conduct evaluation testing
Gather academic data
Write goals for IEP meetings and maintain logs and ongoing assessments to evaluate student progress
Write progress reports and clerical notes for students either through their IEP, 504 Plan, or regular education plan
Serve as case managers for students with IEPs that are part of their caseload
Acquire incoming IEP students
Collaborate with families, teachers, Student Support Team (SST), and the Special Education Team to develop 504 Plans and IEPs that offer appropriate accommodations and modifications
Work in conjunction with the rest of the Special Education Team to create Individual Educational Plans for annual review and provide input for students who are involved with the three-year re-evaluations
Attend parent conferences whenever possible
Attend SST Meetings
Lead IEP meetings
Attend IEP, 504, or regular education meetings that involve students on caseload or when requested
All other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Compensation:
We offer a competitive compensation package and comprehensive health benefits. There are also opportunities for teachers to earn stipends for work in after-school programs and during school vacations.