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LTS Special Education Teacher TANTASQUA REGIONAL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL School Year- 2025-2026 Anticipated Start Date: Immediate through end of school year Salary Range: $90.00 - $105.00 per day Reports to: Principal
Responsibilities: The Teacher plans, coordinates, and implements specially designed instruction. Additionally, the teacher provides classroom differentiation and works in cooperation with the classroom assistants, and therapists.
Essential Functions: ?Provide accommodations/ modifications according to individualized educational plans to ensure students are given access to general education curriculum and instruction. ?Monitor effectiveness of instructional techniques and adjust instruction to maximize student understanding of content and address student learning goals identified on the IEP. ?Collaborate with related service providers and coordinate services for assigned students. ?Follow coordinated systems with Paraprofessionals to ensure specially designed instruction, modifications and accommodations are implemented. ?Develop and implement student schedules in order to ensure that student goals are being addressed meaningfully. ?Employ special educational strategies and techniques during instruction to improve the development of sensory and perceptual motor skills, language, cognition and memory. ?Perform Liaison responsibilities which include, but limited to: collaborate the preparation of- progress reports, IEPs, and assessments, ?Provide Direct Instruction in areas identified on student specific educational plans including: academic skills, social skills, related adaptive ?Maintain accurate and complete student records and prepare reports on students and activities as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations. ?Follow developed plans for effective communication, monitoring, and follow-up of students in inclusive classroom settings. ?Assist in the collection of data for providing appropriate classroom interventions and the development of goals.
Qualifications: Bachelor Degree or higher, valid Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education License, Moderate Special Needs preferred At least one year of successful experience preferred Good communication and interpersonal skills Approved CORI and fingerprint-based state and national criminal background results
Greg Sturges, Principal Tantasqua Regional Jr. High School 320 Brookfield Rd. Fiskdale, MA 01518 sturgesg@tantasqua.org POSTED: 5-11-26APPLICATION DEADLINE: 5-25-26
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