Special Education Teacher

Qualifications
Education and Licensure
Massachusetts teaching license in Moderate Disabilities, PreK-8 required
Master's degree preferred

Experience and Skills

• Experience teaching students with disabilities in inclusive educational settings
• Knowledge of child development, differentiated instruction, and evidence-based special education practices
• Experience implementing inclusion, behavior support, and de-escalation strategies
• Experience and/or certification in Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, Lindamood-Bell, and/or language-based instructional approaches preferred
• Strong collaboration, communication, and organizational skills
• Writing IEPs under the new Massachusetts guidelines

Position Summary
Westhampton Elementary School seeks a skilled, collaborative Special Education Teacher to provide specially designed instruction and case management services for elementary students with disabilities. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong knowledge of Massachusetts and federal special education requirements, evidence-based reading, writing, and math intervention, inclusive practices, progress monitoring, IEP development, and family communication. This position requires a teacher who can support students across settings, collaborate effectively with general educators and related service providers, contribute to evaluation and eligibility processes, and ensure that IEPs are individualized, data-based, legally compliant, and implemented with fidelity.
The successful candidate must be prepared to support district priorities related to early literacy, MTSS/DCAP alignment, Child Find, educational assessment documentation, MCAS participation decisions, MCAS-Alt eligibility review, progress monitoring, legally compliant IEP development, and accurate service delivery grids. The candidate must be able to balance inclusive practice with the delivery of intensive specialized instruction and must be committed to helping students access the general curriculum, make meaningful progress, and build independence in the least restrictive environment.

Essential Responsibilities
Instruction and Student Learning

• Design and implement rigorous, standards-based instruction with measurable learning outcomes across several grade levels
• Provide push-in and/or pull-out instruction
• Support inclusion while providing intensive, specialized instruction
• Develop and adapt curriculum, lessons, and interventions to meet diverse student learning needs
• Create a safe, inclusive, and engaging learning environment that encourages academic risk-taking and student ownership of learning
• Utilize a variety of formal and informal assessments to monitor student progress and guide instructional planning