RISE Academy- Reaching Independence through Supportive Education•RISE Academy is New Bedford Public School’s elementary level Social/Emotional Program for students grade Pre-K to grade 5. RISE is a separate, highly specialized educational program within Pulaski Elementary School, New Bedford Public School’s performing arts magnet school. In addition to providing RISE students highly structured individualized special education services, our students participate in Pulaski Elementary School’s full range of specialists’ classes in art, gym, health, music, and dance.•The guiding principle at RISE Academy is our belief that behavior is communication and there is no such thing as a bad child. We understand that RISE students often present with unmet needs, lagging skills, and misdirected energy. We choose to see the good in ALL our students by focusing on relationship building and the power of connection.•At RISE our goal is for all our students to successfully return to their general education classroom within their neighborhood school.JOB GOAL: A RISE Special Education Teacher is responsible for day-to-day management of the classroom and provision of instruction, including development and implementation of the Individual Education Plan (IEP) goals, assessment, and curriculum design. A RISE teacher is responsible for the supervision of classroom staff, ongoing parent contact, and collaboration with behavior support staff and community collateral contacts. RISE Academy is a highly specialized special education program that provides individualized services to students with social/emotional disabilities. These students can exhibit severe behavioral dysregulation and may require the use of Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) supports to manage behaviors that place that student and/or others at risk. As a result, any teacher applying to the position must be willing to participate in ongoing CPI professional development.PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES: • Design and carry out developmentally appropriate motivating curriculum/programming as warranted by IEP goals / MA curriculum frameworks. • Guide classroom staff in implementing goals of children. • Provide direct individual and/or group instruction. • Provide trans-disciplinary programming through consultation with professional, behavioral support, and therapeutic staff. • Collect, analyze and maintain behavioral data on all students within the classroom. • Conduct thorough educational evaluations necessary for quarterly progress reports, annual assessment and reevaluations. • When scheduled prepare MCAS alternate assessment on students assigned. • Provide assistance in feeding, toileting, and dressing skills as developmentally necessary and required. • Initiate and support the use of assistive technology to provide access. • Daily maintenance of supplies, equipment, and departmental space. • Organize daily schedule to meet caseload requirements and uses indirect time appropriately. • Consult with staff in other discipline areas to improve programming. • Facilitate ongoing parent contact and encourage family involvement. • Develop appropriate individual IEP consistent with training in a timely way. • knowledge of reading interventions • Consistent employment of restorative best practices developed in collaboration with the RISE Academy Therapeutic Staff that meets the individual needs of exceptional learners with social-emotional and behavioral needs.