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Position Overview: The Central Falls School District seeks to hire a talented, knowledgeable, and highly innovative certified educator to fill the self-contained special educator position, Grades K-5, at Veterans Elementary School for the 2026-2027 school year. All CFSD educators are expected to uphold the District’s core values of EQUITY, EMPOWERMENT, and EXCELLENCE as they work toward building relationships with students/colleagues, delivering personalized, high-quality instruction, cultivating strong partnerships with our families and community, and meeting all position expectations and District policies. Certified staff is expected to abide by the Rhode Island Professional Teaching Standards and the CFSD/CFTU collective bargaining agreement policies and procedures. Guided by the District’s Strategic Plan, we strive to prepare all students for success! Position Duties and Responsibilities: Full classroom responsibilities for direct instruction to students in a self-contained program. Will implement, develop, and manage students and all of their provided services, including assigned Individualized Education Programs (IEP) in accordance with all State and Federal Regulations. Prepares and participates as case manager in IEP team meetings. Uses the TEACCH model to improve students’ behavior, communication, activities of daily living, and academic outcomes. Collaborates as part of a teaching team, to include the TEACCH consultants, as indicated by student needs and/or IEPs. Cooperatively plan, teach, and engage as part of a team with other educators by providing services in or outside the classroom to meet IEP needs. Incorporates students’ backgrounds and experiences to improve performance and enhance instruction by using a variety of techniques to ensure content concepts are comprehensible and advance students’ literacy. Uses various assessment information to plan instruction and set all academic goals, plans, activities, and actions in the best interest of each student. Cultivates a stewardship of collaborative learning and leadership in and out of the classroom, distributing knowledge and expertise in a skillful way that empowers and supports others. Ability to understand, analyze, and evaluate information and make connections among multiple factors, data points, ideas, learning styles, personalities, and potential solutions to make the best decision possible. Incorporate a student's background into the lesson plan and understand how to make linguistic connections to prior native language development. Consistently demonstrates a belief that the individual is capable of learning and growth; learns from reflection and feedback, and actively assesses own knowledge, skills, and talent deficits and makes a concerted effort to close gaps. Maintains a positive and engaging learning environment that promotes the academic, social, and personal well-being of all students. Ensures that practices enable students, staff, and parents to interact effectively in a culturally diverse environment where ALL backgrounds, identities, customs, and traits are respected and integrated into the learning process. Demonstrates ethical behavior, expectations, and a genuine concern for others under all circumstances; models what is expected of others. Maintains and uses adaptive/assistive technology, including AAC devices as needed. Effectively communicates with families regularly to discuss student performance, attendance, progress, etc., via phone calls, emails, and written correspondence. Such other duties as deemed necessary by the building administrator or Director of Special Education ____________________________ Position Compensation: Step and classification for this position will be based on the salary scale in compliance with the Central Falls Teacher Union’s collective bargaining agreement. Position Requirements/Qualifications: Valid RI Certificate in Early Childhood SPED, Elementary Moderate SPED, and/or Severe Preference will be given to applicants who meet the Awareness of Proficiency requirement per the RI Right to Read Act / (FAQ RI Right to Read Act). Will attend TEACCH/related district professional development specific to this position. Experience successfully teaching students who are differently abled and/or multilingual learners is highly preferred. Strong commitment to the District’s core values of Equity, Empowerment, and Excellence Commitment to abiding by all professional teaching standards and policies as outlined by the Rhode Island Department of Education and the District’s policies, procedures, and the CFTU collective bargaining agreement. Under Rhode Island General Law 16-2-18.1, all NEWLY hired employees will be required to obtain a State and National background check (BCI) from the Rhode Island Attorney General's Office prior to the employment start date.
