SYForest Park Middle School Special Education; Life Skills Teacher

Overview

SY25-26 Forest Park Middle School Special Education (Life Skills) Teacher – Full Time

Employer:

Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) – Springfield, MA

Start date:

Immediate

Grades: 6-8

Base Salary:
Up to $90,424 and commensurate with experience

• Enacting anti-racist instructional practices that ensure students own the learning
• Providing grade level rigor in the course content using highly-rated, research-based curriculum
• Providing embedded interventions for students needing additional support, time, or scaffolds
• Working closely with a co-taught team of two to three additional educators in the classroom
• Engaging with families as partners in the learning around successes, challenges, and problem-solving on behalf of our scholars
• Other duties as determined by the school Principal

• Experience teaching in middle school or high school preferred
• Appropriate content/program area and grade level educator license (Moderate Disabilities) from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education required (Educators who are not yet licensed by MA DESE in the appropriate content/program area and grade level may be eligible for a licensure waiver and are still encouraged to apply.)
• Experience as an active anti-racist, LGBTQ+ advocate, or organizer for equity preferred
• Bilingual in English and Spanish preferred
• Bachelor’s degree required

If you meet some of the qualifications above, we encourage you to apply. We strongly encourage applications from educators in historically marginalized groups or who identify as LGBTQ or are members of other marginalized communities.

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• Up to $90,424 base salary
• Substantial signing bonus in addition to base salary
• Relocation award for candidates from regions beyond western Massachusetts

The Springfield Empowerment Zone Partnership (SEZP) aims to improve outcomes for more than 5,000 students across 16 middle and high schools through district-union collaboration and school autonomy, with a focus on equity and anti-racism.

The Springfield Public Schools does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, sex characteristics, sex stereotypes and other sex-based conduct, genetic information, ancestry, age, disability or military service or marital status. Title IX inquiries: titleix See district policies for full nondiscrimination information.