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Pioneer Valley Performing Arts lists this Educational Team Leader (ETL) opportunity in south hadley, Massachusetts. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
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Educational Team Leader (ETL)
South Hadley, MA, US
Salary Range: $66,836.00 To $68,000.00 Annually
Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School (PVPA) provides students with a supportive and challenging environment that is responsive to multiple learning styles, emphasizes learning through the arts, and integrates critical and creative thinking throughout the curriculum. PVPA prepares all of our students for higher education by employing a rigorous, standards-based curriculum in a nurturing and collaborative environment.
At PVPA, we want each of our students to be successful in school and to go on to a fulfilling college experience. Our guiding mission at PVPA is to help students become more independent. We work with students to assume responsibility, not avoid it. The Academic Support Department contributes to these goals by:
establishing a positive learning environment
identifying and implementing services that address each student’s individual learning style, strengths, and challenges
fostering feelings of empowerment that help students advocate on their own behalf and assume responsibility for their own learning.
PVPA has an opportunity for a Special Education Team Leader (ETL) for the school year. We are currently seeking highly qualified candidates for a full-time position managing the IEP process. Under the direction of the Director of Student Services, you will be responsible for:
Serving as chairperson of IEP Team meetings
Completing mandatory documentation paperwork from Team meetings
Development/writing/review of Individualized Educational Plans
Regular communication and collaboration with staff /administration involved in the Team process
Collaborate with the special education liaisons, guidance counselors, and families to develop consents for evaluations based on the individual case
Collaborate with personnel in the sending districts to help transition students with IEPs into PVPA
Engage and partner with families involved in the IEP Team process
Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with general education staff.
Routine collaboration with Special Education support staff
Maintain routine contact with the Student Services Office
Attend school-wide trainings and Special Education department meetings
Qualifications
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Special Education certification or similar certification
Knowledge and experience with transition planning
Experience with culturally diverse populations
Strong interpersonal, leadership, and facilitation skills
Prior experience working with secondary students is desirable
Excellent communication and organizational skills
Demonstrated experience working with and implementing the special education evaluation process, parents’ rights, and current special education law and regulations
Other Information/Instructions:
Salary Range: $66,836 - $68,000 annually with potential for a bonus at the end of the fiscal year.
school year consists of 180 school days plus 5 professional development/curriculum work days and a thirty-five-hour work week.
Contact information for three references
Transcripts indicating degrees awarded
Evidence of licensure or any endorsements if applicable
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Worksite address
south hadley, MA, 01075, US
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