Evening Academy: Special Education Teacher

POSITION SUMMARY

To provide direct instruction to students in a special education program attending the FHS Evening Academy in order to deliver Framingham Public Schools’ high expectations for achievement, equal access to high levels of instruction, the achievement of academic proficiency for all students, and the closing of the opportunity gap among subgroups within the schools.

OUR MISSION :

Framingham Public Schools is committed to excellence for all students. Our mission statement guides our work : Through a comprehensive education, we aim to create and empower free thinking, responsible citizens who can participate equally in our rich and diverse community.

• FPS and the community stand united in our core values : Providing a safe, inclusive, culturally responsive teaching and learning environment;
• Engaging antiracist and responsible civic advocates; Respecting diversity of thought, learners, cultures, and community;

Fostering learning and healthy growth of all students and staff; Ensuring every school will be an active, participatory, equitable community.

Diversity among teachers undoubtedly advances the academic achievement of students.

Compliance obligations establish a baseline which we seek to exceed. As a district, Framingham Public Schools is committed to achieving, developing, and maintaining a workforce reflective of the rich racial, linguistic, and cultural diversity of our students.

Framingham Public Schools aims to teach our children, and ourselves, to be culturally proficient and inclusive in order to live, learn, and work together in a vibrant and diverse world.

Indeed, Framingham Public Schools is committed to inspiring our school community to be

accepting and willing to learn from individuals with differing backgrounds. Our goal is to reflect the diverse community we serve and create a great place to work for everyone by embracing the individual skills, perspectives, and experiences our people bring to the workplace and harnessing these for high performance and improved service delivery.

We want our employees to feel included, valued, and respected and have access to equal opportunity, which supports full participation at work.

Framingham Public Schools seeks to retain the diverse talent in our workforce and support our people to maintain a long and productive working career.

Framingham Public Schools is dedicated to the goal of building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment and strongly encourages applications from persons with disabilities and who identify as members of historically underrepresented groups.

CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS :

A valid Massachusetts Teaching license in Moderate Disabilities 8-12 is required.

TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE :

Bachelor’s Degree is preferred. Experience working with EL Learners and with students within inclusion, small groups, and individual settings. Candidates who are

bilingual in Spanish and / or Portuguese are strongly preferred.

Framingham Public Schools seeks candidates whose background, teaching, or service has

prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of

education. Also, we are interested in candidates who will bring to their professional practice the perspective that comes from a nontraditional educational background or an understanding of the experiences of those underrepresented in the educational field.

SKILLS AND ABILITY :

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory in the educational field to development of programs for students;
• to communicate clearly and concisely both in oral and written form with teachers, administrators and students; to write reports, to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions;
• to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, parents, staff and the community; to work independently, prioritize tasks and manage several projects simultaneously;
• to perform duties with awareness of all district requirements, state and federal laws, and Framingham Public Schools policies;
• to work with students of diverse backgrounds with diverse needs in an equitable and inclusive manner that bears to witness to cultural proficiency;

to operate and / or acquire skills to operate a computer and related software including but not limited to Google; and ability / willingness to plan, coordinate, conduct and participate in ongoing professional and staff development as required and requested by District leaders.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

The essential functions or duties listed below are intended only as an illustration of the various types of work that may be performed.

The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

This job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee, and is subject to change by the employer, as the needs of the employer and the requirements of the job change.

• Participates in a program of study that, as much as possible, meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of students.
• Creates a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students.
• Guides the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals and in harmony with the goals establishes clear objectives for all lessons, units, projects, and the like to communicate these objectives to students.
• Employs instructional methods and materials that are most appropriate for meeting stated objectives.
• Provides opportunities for sheltered instruction of the content to support language development for English learners.
• Teaches course content in alignment with Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks.
• Assesses student learning in alignment with language objectives and mastery of state standards. Provides progress reports as needed or required.
• Develop a success plan for students that meets the student's holistic needs.
• Modify and adapt existing Scope and Sequence and submit to Coordinator in advance of course.

PHYSICAL WORKING CONDITIONS :

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to move about and may be required to traverse occasionally throughout the school building.

The employee must also often remain in a stationary position for considerable periods of time. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee is expected to lift at least 20 lbs (i.e. books, school supplies, etc.). The employee must frequently use hands to finger, handle, or feel;

and use hand strength to grasp tools. Occasionally s / he operates a computer and other office productivity machinery (i.

e., a calculator, copy machine, and computer printer). The employee must be able to input information into a computer and as well as read material from a computer monitor as well as handwritten or printed matter with or without visual aids.

The employee must be able to communicate effectively with students, parents, and other staff members in person and on the telephone.

In the classroom, the employee must be able to see and hear on a continuous basis in order to ensure the safety of students as well as speak frequently to provide instruction.

On rare occasions, it may be necessary to move quickly across even or uneven surfaces. The employee will be working in a normal school environment with an acceptable level of noise.

The employee interacts with students, parents, and other staff members. The employee is directly responsible for the safety, well-being, and work output of students.

REPORTS TO :

Coordinator of the FHS Evening Academy.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES :

None.

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT (FLSA) CLASSIFICATION :

This position is classified as Exempt (Professional).