Extended - Special Education Teacher - Life Skills

Extended School Year – Special Education Teacher:
Life Skills

North Smithfield School Department, North Smithfield Public Schools – North Smithfield, Rhode Island

Starting Date: Jul 1, 2026

Reports To: Director of Pupil Personnel Services

Terms of Employment: Extended School Year (ESY)

Job Goal: Provide extended school year special education instruction as per the Rhode Island Regulations.

• Provides extended school year instruction to students on IEPs who qualify for ESY.
• Implements instructional objectives, interprets pupil program needs and accommodates individual learning styles as specified under ESY-pertinent areas of Individual Educational Plans.
• Prepares an ESY summary report for each student provided with ESY instruction and forwards that report to the student’s next year’s teacher and a copy to the PPSD office.
• Completes ESY IEP Progress Notes within Tie Net before the end of the ESY term.
• Demonstrates competencies in curriculum analysis, as well as selection and implementation of appropriate instructional methodologies to ensure concentrated emphasis, as intended to remediate diagnosed areas of deficits for students with disabilities.
• Maintains professional standards by remaining informed regarding current special education instructional approaches and technology.
• Maintains sensitivity to variations in student abilities and learning styles to facilitate mastery of curricula objectives.
• Organizes the learning environment to optimally accommodate the special needs of participating students.
• Maintains all compliance-related records as required.
• Maintains confidentiality regarding pupil status and student records unless disclosure serves professional purposes or is required by law.
• Demonstrates a functional knowledge of the Rhode Island Regulations of the Board of Regents for Elementary and Secondary Education Governing the Special Education of Children with Disabilities, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act; and the RIDE Individualized Education Program (IEP) Guidebooks.
• Demonstrates knowledge of behavior intervention techniques and is able to apply behavior modification programs to alleviate and control individual and group behavioral issues.
• Assumes all other responsibilities as might be assigned by the Director of Pupil Personnel Services or Building Administrator.

• R.I. certification as a Special Education Teacher (M/M).
• R.I. certification as a Special Educator (Elementary/Middle or Middle/Secondary) or Elementary.
• Background and academic training in specialized instructional practices and strategies.
• Familiarity with and expertise in various approaches to remediating reading, math, and written language deficits.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency, or work visa required.

Position Type:
Part‑time

Program:
Extended School Year Life Skills (4 hrs/day, 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Monday–Thursday, July 1–30, 2026). Program housed at North Smithfield High School.

Position

Final date to receive applications:
Posted until filled.

• David Daignault, ESY Coordinator
• 412 Greenville Road
• North Smithfield, Rhode Island 02896
• Phone:
• Email: ddaignault