State PK Teacher Position

Position Overview: The Central Falls School District seeks to hire a talented, knowledgeable, and highly innovative certified educator to fill the RI Pre-K Early Childhood position at Captain Hunt Early Childhood Center for the 25-26 School Year. All CFSD educators are expected to carry out the District’s core values of EQUITY, EMPOWERMENT, and EXCELLENCE as they work towards 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! Summary of Position: The Central Falls School District seeks to hire a passionate, innovative, respectful, non-judgmental and caring early childhood educator eager to join a team of Early Childhood educators recognized at the State Level for our inclusive early childhood education program. The Central Falls School District is committed to recruiting and supporting educators interested in being part of an exciting Urban Education experience through ongoing professional development. Candidates must have a teacher certification. General Duties Capacity to implement a comprehensive early childhood curriculum and assessment system in alignment with the Rhode Island Early Learning and Development Standards (RIELDs). Select and implement appropriate Instructional programs and methodologies, plan, and implement instruction that matches student goals (including IEP goals with Special Educator) and objectives while ensuring alignment with RIELDs. Provide appropriate instruction in order to help students meet their goals (including IEP goals with a special educator)/objectives while differentiating instruction as much as possible. Work with a Teaching Assistant to monitor and assess the learning progress of students across all learning domains. Capacity to adapt curriculum goals in order to meet the multiple challenges and needs of students while understanding specific conditions in consideration of particular learning styles, intelligences, strengths and weaknesses. Utilize appropriate behavior management techniques during individual or small group instruction. Maintain and use adaptive equipment and materials as needed with support of special educator and/or itinerant services Capacity to teach and plan in alignment with the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS) guidelines/expectations. Capacity to assess the progress of ALL STUDENTS using Teaching Strategies Gold &/or Cognitive Toybox and additionally maintain data collection as appropriate. Coordinate meaningful ongoing parent/guardian communication as appropriate and provide evidence of weekly individual 2 way communication with each family (related to RIELDs.) Complete progress reports for all students according to the schedule set by the district and RIDE. Communicate with families regularly to discuss student performance, attendance, progress, etc via phone calls, emails, written performance. Such other duties as requested by the Building Administrator or Director of Student Services.