MS ELA​/Special Education​/Moderate Disabilities K-8th Greenleaf Academy

MS ELA/Special Education/Moderate Disabilities K-8th Greenleaf Academy

Job : 5797742

Final date to receive applications: Jul 05, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Jun 23, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Sep 1, 2026

Position Type: Full‑Time

Title of Position: MODERATE DISABILITIES ELA TEACHER

Location: Greenleaf Academy, Haverhill, Massachusetts 01830

Work Year: August‑June

Effective Date of Employment: 2026‑2027

Salary: In accordance with the Teachers’ Salary Scale ($56,473 to $112,526)

Organizational Relationship: Directly responsible to the Executive Director of Student Support Services and to the Principal.

• Provide direct services for children in integrated and pullout settings as determined by IEPs.
• Develop modifications to assist students in the regular classrooms.
• Participate as a member of the evaluation team when appropriate.
• Evaluate children referred, developing appropriate reports and IEPs as required.
• Train classroom Educational Support Personnel as necessary.
• Coordinate and arrange team meeting process if requested.
• Work cooperatively with other personnel and parents.
• Design units of instruction with measurable outcomes and challenging tasks that require higher‑order thinking skills.
• Design well‑structured lessons with measurable objectives and appropriate student engagement strategies, pacing, sequence, activities, materials, resources, technologies, and grouping.
• Design and administer a variety of informal and formal assessments, including common interim assessments, to measure each student’s learning, growth, and progress toward state/local standards.
• Analyze assessment results to determine progress toward intended outcomes and use findings to adjust practice and implement differentiated interventions.
• Share conclusions about student progress with colleagues and seek feedback to support improved student learning.
• Provide descriptive feedback and engage students and families in constructive conversation about performance improvement.
• Define high expectations for student work and effort, provide exemplars, rubrics, and guided practice.
• Use instructional practices that motivate and engage most students during the lesson.
• Use tiered instruction and scaffolds to accommodate differences in learning styles, needs and interests.
• Use rituals, routines, and appropriate responses to create and maintain a safe learning environment.
• Develop students’ interpersonal, group, and communication skills and provide opportunities for learning in diverse peer groups.
• Encourage students to identify strengths, interests, and needs; to ask for support and take academic risks.
• Use strategies to demonstrate respect for and affirm differences related to background, identity, language, strengths, and challenges.
• Respond appropriately to conflicts arising from differences in backgrounds and identities.
• Communicate and enforce specific standards for student work, effort, and behavior.
• Model and reinforce ways students can master challenging material through effective effort.
• Adapt instruction, materials, and assessments so that challenging material is accessible to all students.
• Employ a variety of strategies to support every family’s participation.
• Regularly update parents on curriculum and suggest strategies for home support.
• Provide parents with clear, user‑friendly expectations for learning and behavior.
• Maintain two‑way communication with families and respond promptly.
• Reflect on the effectiveness of lessons and use insights to improve practice.
• Propose challenging, measurable professional practice, team, and student learning goals based on data analysis.
• Seek and apply ideas for improving practice from supervisors, colleagues, and professional development.
• Collaborate with colleagues in developing standards‑based units, examining student work, and planning interventions.
• Contribute relevant ideas to planning and decision‑making at school, department, and grade level.
• Reinforce school wide behavior and learning expectations and share responsibility for meeting students’ needs.
• Carry out additional instruction and duties as directed by school leadership.

• Licensed as a Teacher of Students…