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Boston Public Schools

Description:

The Office of Special Education is seeking a Strand Specialist to provide support to three K0/K1 ABA-based classrooms, which will be part of a three-classroom satellite program housed in the Mattapan Early Elementary School. The curriculum used in the classroom will be ACE (Autism Curriculum Encyclopedia) and OWL (Opening the World of Learning), and the class size maximum is 9 students.

The Specialist will provide support to the students with disabilities enrolled in the ABA based satellite classrooms. The support services that the Specialist will provide will be determined by the needs of the students and the specifications developed collaboratively by the Office of Special Education (OSE).

REPORTS TO: Office of Special Education

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide specific support services, appropriate for the students enrolled in a particular strand and

other students placed at risk, defined collaboratively by the OSE

• Provide support services to individual students, small groups and class groups, as defined in

IEPs or Service Team Action Plans

• Collaborate in planning and service delivery with HSS Teachers, OSE Coordinators, SESS Program Directors, and other school staff and administrators
• Provide case management and liaison with other school, district, and community-based

providers

• Participate as members of Service Teams and Evaluation Teams
• Provide consultation and professional development to colleagues

CORE COMPETENCIES: Using the Rubric of Specialized Support Instructional Personnel (SSIP), the
Office of Human Capital has identified priority skills and abilities that all BPS SSIP should demonstrate.

1. Accountability for Student Achievement

(II-A-1 Quality of Effort and Work, II-D-2 High Expectations, I B-2 Adjustments to Practice)

• Sets ambitious learning goals for all students, uses instructional and clinical practices that reflect

high expectations for students and student work; engages all students in learning.

• Consistently defines high expectations for student learning goals and 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.

1. Communicating Professional Knowledge

(I-A-1 Professional Knowledge, I-A-2 Child Adolescent Development, I-A-3 Plan Development)

• 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.

1. Equitable & Effective Instruction

(II-A-3 Meeting Diverse Needs, II-A-2. Student Engagement, II-B-1. Safe Learning Environment, II-B-2
Collaborative Learning Environment, I-D-3 Access to Knowledge)

• 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.

1. Cultural Proficiency

(II-C-1. Respects Differences, II-C-2. Maintains Respectful Environment)

• Actively creates and maintains an environment in which students' diverse backgrounds,

identities, strengths, and challenges are respected.

1. Parent/Family Engagement

(III-A-1. Parent/Family Engagement, III-B-2. Collaboration)

• Engages with families and builds collaborative, respectful relationships with them in service of

student learning.

• Consistently provides parents with clear expectations for student learning behavior and/or

wellness and shares strategies to promote learning and development at school and home.

1. Professional Reflection & Collaboration

(IV-A-1. Reflective Practice, IV-C-1. Professional Collaboration, IV-C-2. Consultation)

• 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 and/or informal conversation

to analyze student performance and development, and to plan appropriate interventions at the
classroom or school level.

• Regularly provides advice and expertise to general education teachers and the school

community to support the creation of appropriate and effective academic, behavioral, and social/
emotional learning experiences for students.

QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED:

1. Board Certification as a Behavior Analyst (BCBA)
2. Holds a Moderate or Severe Disabilities License from the State of Massachusetts (depends on

position)

1. Experience delivering these support services to students with disabilities.
2. Ability to meet the BPS Standards of Effective Practice as outlined above.

QUALIFICATIONS - PREFERRED:

1. Master's Degree in special education or an appropriately related field
2. Experience in the Boston Public Schools
3. Experience working in urban public schools
4. BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring

added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity. BPS is particularly
interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS' official languages:Spanish, Creole (Cape
Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.

1. Holds a Moderate or Severe Disabilities License from the State of Massachusetts (depends on

school).

TERMS: BTU, Group I

Please refer to www.bostonpublicschools.org/ohc (under "Employee Benefits and Policies") for more
information on salary and compensation. Salaries are listed by Unions and Grade/Step.