Specialist (BTU), Inclusion Strand [Moderate License] (SY26-27)

Responsibilities

• Provide specific support services, appropriate for the students enrolled in this strand and other students placed at risk, defined collaboratively by the Principal/Head of School and OSS.
• Support students with disabilities and other students placed at risk through individual students, small groups, and class groups, as defined in IEPs or Service Team Action Plans.
• Collaborate in planning and service delivery with Principal(s)/Head of School(s), HSS Teachers, Special Education Coordinators, Special Education Program Directors, and other school staff and administrators.
• Participate as members of Service Teams and Evaluation Teams.
• Provide consultation and professional development to colleagues.

Qualifications

• Holds a Moderate or Severe Disabilities License from the State of Massachusetts (depending on school).
• Experience teaching and/or working with students with special needs, ideally in an inclusion setting.
• Experience delivering these support services to students with disabilities.
• Ability to meet the BPS Standards of Effective Practice as outlined above.

Qualification-Preferred

• Hold a Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) Endorsement and/or English as a Second Language (ESL) teaching license.
• Master’s Degree in special education or an appropriately related field.
• Experience in the Boston Public Schools.
• Experience working in urban public schools.