Special Education Early Childhood Teacher - Meadowcrest

East Providence School Department Pre‑K Meadowcrest Elementary
- East Providence, Rhode Island

Job : 5962597

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Oct 16, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Class

Title:

Special Education Early Childhood Teacher

Department:
School

Classification:
Teacher - 183 Days

Immediate Supervisor:
Principal

The Early Childhood Teacher, under the direction of the Principal, must be well‑versed in Rhode Island's Early Learning and Development Standards. The Teacher provides guidance to families, other teachers, and administrators on what children should know and be able to do as they enter kindergarten.

• Be the educational leader in the classroom and demonstrate the necessary skills to create an atmosphere and environment favorable to learning and development.
• Be responsible for the improvement and enrichment of instruction in the classroom.
• At all times, be a guidance teacher.
• Encourage child-parent-teacher communication in order to better promote instruction.
• Endeavor to attain the highest professional development possible through a continuing program of teacher education.
• Conscientiously apply oneself to following the general guidelines adopted by the Department regarding methods of instruction.
• Cooperate with the principal, department head, and fellow teachers in all academic matters, endeavoring at all times to contribute to the solution of education problems.
• After identifying individual differences, strive to adjust educational practices to meet these individual differences and resultant needs, and call on a specialist through the principal or department head when help is desired.
• Have the following responsibilities in relation to the testing program.
• It shall be their responsibility to see that mental ability tests, achievement tests, and all other department‑authorized tests are administered in a prescribed and standardized manner.
• Work in a continuous effort to improve the testing program by making personal observations, constructive criticisms, and suggestions for the improvement of said program to their immediate superior.
• Exercise professional discretion regarding the results of said tests and use the results in a continued effort to improve classroom instruction of the pupils tested.
• Attend all meetings called by the principal and department head and make every effort to contribute to the discussions at these meetings.
• Be associated with professional organizations related to their specific areas of instruction or interest.
• Cooperate with the school in all programs that will contribute to good public relations within the community.
• Identify as early as possible unusual talents in the classroom and do all that can be done to encourage these talents.
• Keep abreast of all general educational practices in all grades (K-12) in the school system.
• Make every effort to cooperate with the school principal in completing inventories, making budgets, library orderings, and any and all other reports peculiar to the particular school.
• Cultivate and promote good health habits — physical, mental, and emotional — for oneself and students.
• Cooperate with all special teachers in their programs of physical education, art, and music.
• Encourage and participate, when necessary, in extracurricular activities designed to promote and broaden the experiences provided for the students.
• Have general supervision of the classroom and cooperate with the principal in providing supervision at any other place deemed necessary.
• Cooperate with the principal in keeping all prescribed school records.
• Fulfill all fire drill requirements issued by the…