Middle School Special Education Teacher Severe Special Needs Licensure

Middle School Special Education Teacher

Severe Special Needs Licensure

North Andover Middle School serves more than 1,100 students and their families in grades 6-8. Our entire faculty and staff work with students to achieve high academic and social standards as well as personal and community responsibility. Personal and academic growth as well as building skills in self advocacy during the middle school years prepares students for high school and beyond. Our learning approach is to offer a balanced instructional program in a team setting that emphasizes academic integrity while making an emotional connection with the students as they continue to develop social skills.

North Andover Middle School is looking for a dedicated, talented, and certified special education teacher for our RISE program, read below for more information. Candidates should have a commitment to meeting the needs of a diverse population, experience working in middle school, proven ability to work as a member of a team, strong leadership capabilities, and a commitment to their own learning.

RISE: Middle School Autism Program

At the middle school level, there are several services for children identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). These programs range from full inclusion in the general education classroom to substantially separate programs. All children are recommended for specific programming based on Team evaluation. Services include speech/language, occupational therapy, physical therapy, behavioral interventions, social skill development, academics, and home services based on individual need. The RISE Program is designed to provide opportunities for the children assigned to experience a curriculum rich in a variety of developmentally appropriate activities allowing for each child to meet their maximum potential within the least restrictive setting.

The Special Education Team will assign children to this program based on diagnosis and/or the attached Entry/Exit criteria of the school district. Throughout the course of programming, children will receive services as outlined in their Individual Educational Program (IEP) that includes a variety of teaching methodologies to ensure a dynamic learning environment.  Teaching methodologies may include: applied behavioral analysis (ABA), discrete trial training (DTT), social skills, social stories, sensory integration, 1:1 and small group instruction, opportunities for generalization, and inclusion in the regular curriculum/general education classroom. Opportunities for inclusion are developed based on Team recommendations and individual child need.

Descriptive Qualifiers:

Impairments in reciprocal social interaction
Impairments in language and communication
Restricted, stereotyped, repetitive interests, behavior, activities and lack of flexibility