Teacher: Special Education - Moderate Disabilities (Math Focus) - North High School 2026-2027

Worcester-Public-Schools; Bloomingdale (MA); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 75 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Federal loan forgiveness programs

Résumé du poste

Worcester Public Schools seeks a Special Education teacher focusing on Moderate Disabilities with a Math emphasis at North High School for the 2026-2027 school year. Immediate starting date in Worcester, MA.

The role includes delivering rigorous instruction, aligning with curriculum, and supporting students with diverse needs, including English learners and those with disabilities. Responsibilities include IEP writing, progress reporting, assessments, accommodations, collaboration with general

Qualifications

• Massachusetts DESE license in Moderate Disabilities 5-12 required.
• SEI Endorsement required.
• Bachelor’s degree required.

Responsabilités

• Write educational plans and progress reports on IEPs.
• Ensure compliance with SPED regulations and provide accommodations.
• Stay current with curriculum and adapt instruction for LD students.
• Deliver multi-sensory language curricula daily.
• Differentiate instruction for diverse learners in inclusion or LD classes.
• Collaborate with regular education teachers and staff.
• Understand standardized testing guidelines and provide accommodations.
• Assess student progress to develop measurable IEP goals.
• Create and coordinate services to meet IEP requirements.
• Provide individual, small group, and inclusion instruction.
• Guide paraprofessionals in instructional support.
• Implement assistive technologies to aid communication and learning.
• Promote equity and diversity in the learning environment.
• Attend monthly department and building meetings.
• Ensure equal educational opportunities for all.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned.

Connaissances

Excellent communication

Formation

Massachusetts DESE license in Moderate Disabilities 5-12

SEI Endorsement

BA degree

Description du poste

Teacher: Special Education - Moderate Disabilities (Math Focus) - North High School 2026-2027

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

SUBJECT: TEACHER: SPECIAL EDUCATION - MODERATE DISABILITIES (MATH FOCUS)

REPORTS TO: BUILDING PRINCIPAL

As a teacher in the Worcester Public Schools you will be expected to provide rigorous instruction to the diverse population of students in your classroom. You will be expected to align your teaching to the district and state curriculum; to regularly assess students for learning comprehension and to modify your teaching to ensure that students are learning; to provide a classroom that is conducive to the learning needs of all students, especially students who are learning English and students with disabilities.

The Worcester Public Schools is wonderfully diverse and our successful teachers capitalize on this diversity to provide rich learning environments. Being an educator in the Worcester Public Schools will require that you have patience, perseverance, creativity, excellent content knowledge, and a true desire to prepare all students for successful lives.

For applicants who are committed to the work of preparing Worcester students to excel in college and beyond, we offer a competitive salary package and participation in federal loan forgiveness programs (more information about these programs is available on our website in the Human Resources section).

ACCOUNTABILITY OBJECTIVE

This teaching position is accountable for providing services to students who have been identified with a disability through the team evaluation process. These students are identified as needing systematic instruction throughout their day to address weaknesses across the curriculum. Students are taught compensatory strategies using multi-sensory techniques to enable them to reach their potential and build self-esteem.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES: (to be included along with other responsibilities)

• 1. Responsible for serving as a member of the Special Education Team in writing educational plans and progress reports on SAGE-IEP, and completing assessments within the required timelines.
• 2. Responsible for following the student IEP and ensuring compliance with state and federal SPED regulations including the delivery of high quality services, the provision of accommodations/modifications for instruction and assessment.
• 3. Responsible for remaining up to date with curriculum content and for modifying the curriculum and instruction for students with learning disabilities as identified on their IEPs.
• 4. Responsible for providing multi-sensory language curricula on a daily basis and support student development of phonological awareness, decoding, fluency, word recognition and comprehension skills in reading acquisition.
• 5. Responsible for implementing high quality teaching and learning in inclusion and/or LD classes using appropriate differentiated instructional techniques.
• 6. Responsible for communicating and collaborating with regular education teachers and other personnel in the educational programming for students with learning disabilities.
• 7. Responsible for understanding the state required guidelines around standardized testing and for providing appropriate accommodations as identified on student IEPs during the administration of these tests.
• 8. Responsible for assessing student knowledge and academic progress using formal and informal means to develop measurable IEP goals and to support student learning.
• 9. Responsible for creating and coordinating a schedule of services for students to ensure all IEP requirements are met.
• 10. Responsible for providing individual, small group, and inclusion instruction aligned with the IEP.
• 11. Responsible for guiding and supervising paraprofessionals in the instruction/support of students.
• 12. Responsible for implementing appropriate assistive technologies to support and enhance the students’ communication and learning.
• 13. Responsible for the promotion of equity and appreciation of diversity to ensure equitable opportunities for student learning in the least restrictive environment.
• 14. Responsible for attending monthly department meetings and building based meetings/two per month.
• 15. Responsible for assuring equal educational opportunity to all individuals regardless of race, color, gender, age, marital status, religion, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, homelessness, or disability.
• 16. Performance of other job-related duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 1. Massachusetts DESE license in Moderate Disabilities 5-12
• 2. SEI Endorsement
• 3. BA degree
• 4. A minimum of three years’ successful teaching experience in Special Education
• 5. Evidence of mastery of a wide variety of teacher competencies, curricula and the understanding of a wide variety of effective instructional models, including multi-sensory, structured language techniques.
• 6. Excellent written and oral communication skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 1. Demonstrated experience supporting students with severe special needs.
• 2. Ability to speak Albanian, Arabic, Nepali, Portuguese, Spanish, Vietnamese, or an African Language
• 3. Experience teaching students who are English language learners
• 4. Demonstrated experience with second language acquisition.
• 5. Candidates who are licensed in another state will be considered if they qualify for the temporary license from DESE (must possess the equivalent license from another state and must have documented proof of working under that license for at least three complete school years). Candidates will need to apply for and pay for the DESE license as a condition of employment

WORK YEAR: 185 days

SALARY: Salary scale shown is based on the candidate holding a Bachelor's Degree with the potential to increase dependent on the highest level of education.

Teacher: Special Education - Moderate Disabilities (Math Focus) - North High School 2026-2027

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Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

SUBJECT: TEACHER: SPECIAL EDUCATION - MODERATE DISABILITIES (MATH FOCUS)

REPORTS TO: BUILDING PRINCIPAL

As a teacher in the Worcester Public Schools you will be expected to provide rigorous instruction to the diverse population of students in your classroom. You will be expected to align your teaching to the district and state curriculum; to regularly assess students for learning comprehension and to modify your teaching to ensure that students are learning; to provide a classroom that is conducive to the learning needs of all students, especially students who are learning English and students with disabilities.

The Worcester Public Schools is wonderfully diverse and our successful teachers capitalize on this diversity to provide rich learning environments. Being an educator in the Worcester Public Schools will require that you have patience, perseverance, creativity, excellent content knowledge, and a true desire to prepare all students for successful lives.

For applicants who are committed to the work of preparing Worcester students to excel in college and beyond, we offer a competitive salary package and participation in federal loan forgiveness programs (more information about these programs is available on our website in the Human Resources section).

ACCOUNTABILITY OBJECTIVE

This teaching position is accountable for providing services to students who have been identified with a disability through the team evaluation process. These students are identified as needing systematic instruction throughout their day to address weaknesses across the curriculum. Students are taught compensatory strategies using multi-sensory techniques to enable them to reach their potential and build self-esteem.

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES: (to be included along with other responsibilities)

• 1. Responsible for serving as a member of the Special Education Team in writing educational plans and progress reports on SAGE-IEP, and completing assessments within the required timelines.
• 2. Responsible for following the student IEP and ensuring compliance with state and federal SPED regulations including the delivery of high quality services, the provision of accommodations/modifications for instruction and assessment.
• 3. Responsible for remaining up to date with curriculum content and for modifying the curriculum and instruction for students with learning disabilities as identified on their IEPs.
• 4. Responsible for providing multi-sensory language curricula on a daily basis and support student development of phonological awareness, decoding, fluency, word recognition and comprehension skills in reading acquisition.
• 5. Responsible for implementing high quality teaching and learning in inclusion and/or LD classes using appropriate differentiated instructional techniques.
• 6. Responsible for communicating and collaborating with regular education teachers and other personnel in the educational programming for students with learning disabilities.
• 7. Responsible for understanding the state required guidelines around standardized testing and for providing appropriate accommodations as identified on student IEPs during the administration of these tests.
• 8. Responsible for assessing student knowledge and academic progress using formal and informal means to develop measurable IEP goals and to support student learning.
• 9. Responsible for creating and coordinating a schedule of services for students to ensure all IEP requirements are met.
• 10. Responsible for providing individual, small group, and inclusion instruction aligned with the IEP.
• 11. Responsible for guiding and supervising paraprofessionals in the instruction/support of