Special Education Teacher

The Provincetown World IB Schools seeks an exceptional SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER who is highly qualified and knowledgeable to join our community of teachers, learners and leaders.REPORTS TO: Director of Special Education Needs (SEN), PrincipalRESPONSIBILITIES:● Implement district learning goals and objectives, in alignment with state frameworks.● Provide specialized instruction to students pursuant to their IEPs.● Write and implement goals and objectives consistent with student Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) and provide timely and regular progress reports on student development.● Work closely with classroom teachers and staff in a push-in model to foster a truly inclusive classroom environment.1. Accountability for Student Achievement● Sets learning goals for all students, uses instructional practices that reflect high expectations for students and student work; engages all students in learning.● Consistently defines high expectations for student learning goals and student behavior.● Assesses student learning regularly using a variety of assessments to measure growth, and understanding.● Effectively analyzes data from assessments, draws conclusions, and shares them appropriately.2. Communicating Professional Knowledge● Exhibits strong knowledge of child development and how students learn and behave, and designs effective and rigorous plans for support with measurable outcomes.● Demonstrates knowledge of students' developmental levels by providing differentiated learning experiences and support that enable all students to progress toward intended outcomes.3. Equitable & Effective Instruction● Builds a productive learning environment where every student participates and is valued as part of the class community.● Uses instructional and clinical practices that are likely to challenge, motivate and engage all students and facilitate active participation.● Consistently adapts instruction, services, plans and assessments to make curriculum/ supports accessible to all students.4. Cultural Proficiency● Actively creates and maintains an environment in which students' diverse backgrounds, identities, strengths, and challenges are respected.5. Parent/Family Engagement● Engages with families and builds collaborative, respectful relationships● Consistently provides parents with clear expectations for student learning and shares strategies to promote learning and development at school and home.6. Professional Reflection & Collaboration● Regularly reflects on practice, seeks and responds to feedback, and demonstrates self-awareness and commitment to continuous learning and development.● Consistently collaborates with colleagues through shared planning to analyze student performance and development, and to plan appropriate interventions at the classroom or school level.● Regularly provides consultation to classroom teachers and the school community to support the creation of appropriate and effective academic, behavioral, and social/emotional learning experiences for students.● Create and contribute to written International Baccalaureate Units of Inquiry with suggestions for differentiation and access points for students in special education; provide evidence of student work aligned to these units.