Special Education Teachers

Community Day Charter Public School (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. 

CDCPS 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.   

 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
  
   

  *Community Day Charter Public School is affiliated with The Community Group (TCG), a private, nonprofit organization that has been creating opportunities through education since 1970. TCG manages various programs, including a network of early childhood and out-of-school time programs, a K1-8 charter public school, training programs, and a child care resource and referral program, Child Care Circuit.

   

   

• Uphold a passionate belief in CDCPS' mission, values, and educational model

•  Bachelor's Degree required, Master's Degree preferred

• Hold a valid Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Moderate Disabilities Teaching License in PreK-8 or 5-12 

• Previous experience working with school-aged children is strongly preferred

• Ability to demonstrate skills in collaborative planning and problem-solving

• Ability to demonstrate excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Ability to demonstrate flexibility, patience, and a sense of humor

• Ability to demonstrate knowledge of and experience with implementing developmentally appropriate strategies
  
  *The Community Group is fully committed to Equal Employment Opportunity and to attracting, retaining, developing, and promoting the most qualified employees without regard to their race, gender, color, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, age, physical or mental disability, citizenship status, veteran status, or any other characteristic prohibited by federal, state or local law. In addition, we are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination and harassment and where employees are treated with respect and dignity.