Special Education Teacher - RISE

New Bedford Public School District Casimir Pulaski Elementary School - New Bedford, Massachusetts Open in Google Maps

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Job : 5854080

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Jul 27, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Aug 24, 2026

Special Education Teacher - RISE

We are deeply committed to an inclusive curriculum and school community that reflects the diversity of our student population. We strive to have the highest quality educators and encourage applications from candidates representing a broad range of skills and diverse backgrounds. We seek candidates who are dedicated to inclusion and have a clear interest in being part of the richness of diversity that the New Bedford Public Schools community has to offer.

Position:

• Special Education Teacher

Summary:

RISE Academy
- Reaching Independence through Supportive Education

• RISE Academy is New Bedford Public School’s elementary level Social/Emotional Program for students grade Pre-K to grade
  5. RISE is a separate, highly specialized educational program within Pulaski Elementary School, New Bedford Public School’s performing arts magnet school. In addition to providing RISE students highly structured individualized special education services, our students participate in Pulaski Elementary School’s full range of specialists’ classes in art, gym, health, music, and dance.
• The guiding principle at RISE Academy is our belief that behavior is communication and there is no such thing as a bad child. We understand that RISE students often present with unmet needs, lagging skills, and misdirected energy. We choose to see the good in ALL our students by focusing on relationship building and the power of connection.
• At RISE our goal is for all our students to successfully return to their general education classroom within their neighborhood school
• A RISE Special Education Teacher is responsible for day-to-day management of the classroom and provision of instruction, including development and implementation of the Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals, assessment, and curriculum design.
• A RISE teacher is responsible for the supervision of classroom staff, ongoing parent contact, and collaboration with behavior support staff and community collateral contacts. RISE Academy is a highly specialized special education program that provides individualized services to students with social/emotional disabilities. These students can exhibit severe behavioral dysregulation and may require the use of Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) supports to manage behaviors that place that student and/or others  a result, any teacher applying to the position must be willing to participate in ongoing CPI professional development.
• The Special Education Teacher is responsible for day to day management of the classroom and provision of instruction, including development and implementation of the Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals, assessment, and curriculum design. The teacher is also responsible for the supervision of classroom staff and ongoing parent contact. The teacher is expected to collaborate with general education/special education teachers to ensure student needs are met.

Responsibilities:

• Design and carryout developmentally appropriate motivating curriculum/programming as warranted by IEP goals/MA curriculum framework
• Develop data collection systems using curriculum based and school wide progress monitoring tools to monitor progress towards goals and standards
• Implement behavior and incentive plans and maintain data to support children’s behavior and social emotional needs.
• Guide classroom support staff in implementing activities that support children’s goals and other areas of need and in collecting data.
  4. Provide direct individual and/or group instruction through inclusion and/or resource models
• Provide trans-disciplinary programming through consultation with professional and therapeutic staff
• Conduct thorough educational evaluations, developmental assessments, and/or progress monitoring necessary for quarterly progress reports, annual assessment…