Special Education Teacher - Compass Program

Special Education Teacher - Compass Program

JobID: 6027 Position Type: Special Education/Special Educator Date Posted: 3/19/2026 Location: Acton Boxborough Regional Schools - Elementary Date Available: 08/26/2026 Closing Date: until filled

Additional Information: Show/Hide Salary: Per ABEA Contract $55,000-$105,000

Special Education Teacher - Elementary

Position Summary: We are seeking a special educator to work in our Compass program. The Compass program is part of a K-12 continuum of services. The Compass Program offers students a safe and structured continuum of therapeutic supports and specialized instruction to foster social and/or emotional development across all settings while accessing rigorous academic experiences. The Compass Program explicitly teaches positive self-management, self-awareness, social awareness, relationship skills, and responsible decision-making to promote independence and personal growth.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Plan effective specialized instruction and intervention for students on IEPs within and outside the general education classroom;
• Administer formal diagnostic assessments and tests for students initially referred and for three-year reevaluations of caseload students;
• Administer ongoing progress monitoring, strategic monitoring and benchmark systems;
• Schedule, prepare for, and chair Team meetings for caseload students;
• Write comprehensive progress reports and IEPs;
• Collaborate with general education and related service staff with respect to appropriate services, accommodations and modifications;
• Provide ongoing positive communication with parents;
• Collect and analyze student data against IEP goals;
• Supervise and plan for educational assistants to support students throughout the day.

Qualifications:

• Masters degree preferred;
• Must have a Massachusetts licensure in Moderate Special Needs through the Department of Elementary & Secondary Education;
• Experience with students with behavioral challenges, trauma informed teaching and ASD recommended;
• Must have demonstrated success with and be knowledgeable about current research-based interventions for children with disabilities;
• Must possess demonstrated ability to develop positive behavior intervention plans;
• Experience/training in language-based instruction/dyslexia including Wilson, O-G, Brain Frames, EmPOWER Writing highly desirable;
• Experience with the administration and interpretation of a wide range of formal and informal diagnostic assessment and evaluation tools;
• Excellent writing and communication skills required.

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We believe that our students deserve to learn from educators who reflect their backgrounds and life experiences, and we want our staff to reflect the wide range of student identities we seek to serve. To this end, our District is committed to increasing the diversity of our certified educators and leaders. We believe that by building a more representative workforce, our students will have better outcomes and be more prepared for an increasingly diverse world.

We encourage the following to apply: candidates of color, individuals with diverse life experiences and on-traditional backgrounds, and allies in our diversity, equity, and inclusion work.