The district is willing to work on an emergency certification for the right candidate.

Valid RI Certificate in Severe/Profound Special Education- required 

Valid RI Certificate in Mild/Moderate Special Elementary Education preferred

Valid RI Certification in ESL preferred

Bilingual preferred

Provides direct instruction of students in Severe Intellectual Disabilities within a Self-contained program. 

Creates and implements a compelling vision of the curriculum, teaching, and learning standards and practices that align with Common 

Core Standards (Essential Elements) and will result in college, career, and work readiness for each student. 

Develop detailed behavior management plans to address individual student’s needs.

Collaborate with service providers to assure medical, feeding and evacuation plans are developed and managed by all staff. 

Accommodating the needs of students in various educational environments as indicated per IEP. 

Collaborate with students, families, and educational team to develop Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) in accordance with Federal and State Regulations. 

Coordinate and implement service delivery with general educators, related services providers, support staff, other special educators and building administrators. 

Coordinate evaluations, progress reports, and timelines with general educators, related service providers, support staff, other special educators and building administrators. 

Establish two-way communication to engage parents/guardians as critical partners before, during and after the team process. 

Utilize instructional materials that coordinate with district curricula to implement instruction that addresses students’ goals and language needs while providing access to grade-level content. 

Maintain a positive learning environment that promotes the academic, social and personal well- being of all students. 

Maintain and use adaptive/assistive technology as needed. 

Develop and implement classroom and curricular accommodations and modifications for students, including language development adaptations for MLLs.

Cooperatively plan and teach with other educators. 

Assess progress, maintain documentation, monitor student learning/progress and report as specified in the plan (MTSS, 504 plans, IEPs, etc). 

Follow all RIDE regulations related to MLL Students with Disabilities, including determining if, MLLs with disabilities are eligible to continue as MLL or to exit from their MLL status, completing, and distributing all related paperwork. 

Bases all academic goals, plans, activities, and actions on what is best for the student. 

Consistently practice a growth mindset, demonstrating a strong class culture and using feedback to reflect and set goals. 

Cultivates a stewardship of collaborative learning and leadership in and out of the classroom integrating tools, strategies, and suggestions based of BPL with the ultimate goal of distributing knowledge and expertise in a skillful way that empowers and engages colleagues and students. 

Communicate with families regularly to discuss student performance, attendance, progress, etc. via phone calls, emails, written correspondence.

Such duties deemed necessary by the building administrator or Director of Student Services.