Anticipated Special Education Teachers, Therapeutic Program; Grades 8-12), Salem Prep Scho

Anticipated Special Education Teachers, Therapeutic Program (Grades 8-12), Salem Prep High School, Salem Public Schools, Salem, MA [SY ] (1) Special Education History Teacher (1) Special Education Science Teacher About

Salem is a small, diverse city with a proud maritime and immigrant history. Salem Public Schools is an urban public school district enrolling nearly 4,000 students in 11 schools. Our vision is to ensure that all students will be locally engaged, globally connected, and fully prepared to thrive in a diverse and changing world. We hold dear our core values of belonging, equity, and opportunity in everything we do.

We seek individuals who are passionate about urban education and understand the urgency of improving student achievement for all students, regardless of ability, economic status, gender/gender identity, language, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, or other backgrounds. We invite you to learn more about our strategic plan and core priorities on our website at https://salemk
12.org/.

As a collaborative member of the Special Education team, this person will be responsible for teaching, evaluating and implementing programming for students with disabilities utilizing the therapeutic model Salem Prep High School. Working knowledge of effective behavior techniques and interventions; performance of continuous caseload management, i.e., parent communication, behavioral interventions, paraprofessional guidance; professional obligations as determined by district and site.

We are looking for candidates who have diverse backgrounds and experiences, are inspired by our mission, and are highly motivated to change children’s lives through education. You’ll be right at home here if you are a reflective practitioner who values collaboration with colleagues and pushes yourself, your work, and the people around you to the next level. We expect our SPS employees to:

• Hold a deep commitment to students and families and value diversity - The SPS community is vibrant, diverse in background, ethnicity, language, and perspective. You embrace and affirm the backgrounds of all members of the SPS community and view our diversity as a powerful resource that supports us each in learning and doing our best work.
• Hold high expectations for yourself, students, and colleagues – You see potential in all, especially our SPS students, and maintain high expectations for achievement, while providing the support necessary to meet that bar. You hold yourself to high expectations, modeling SPS values, and seeking opportunities to continuously improve.
• Build authentic, caring relationships with colleagues, students, and families – You build strong relationships across students, families, and colleagues that are collaborative in nature and contribute to the individual and collective success of SPS. You partner with families and colleagues to make decisions in the best interest of students and learning.
• Interest in connecting students’ worlds to hands‑on classroom learning – You are constantly researching and investigating real world experiences to guide student learning. You bring the capacity and desire to partner with external organizations to build integrated, real‑world learning for students. A passion for building connections between learning and student lives will be essential.
• Embrace feedback – You view yourself as a coach of students - providing ongoing feedback and support as students explore open‑ended problems and probing their learning. You are a reflective practitioner who learns from failure, using mistakes and challenges as opportunities for growth. You model persistence and growth mindset and thrive in a culture of feedback.

• Provide specialized instruction that will allow all students to successfully engage in instruction based upon the Common Core standards
• Analyze data to drive instruction and improve student performance
• Work collaboratively across school settings, including community based and vocational skills development
• Maintain consistent communication and positive student management skills
• Collaborate with school personnel, parents and…