Special Education Teacher

Special Education Teacher

School: New Fairfield High School

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide specialized instruction to students with disabilities in accordance with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
• Deliver evidence-based Structured Literacy instruction to students with identified reading and language-based learning needs.
• Assess student performance using formal and informal measures and utilize data to guide instruction and interventions.
• Develop, implement, and monitor IEP goals related to reading, writing, executive functioning, and academic achievement.
• Collaborate with general education teachers to support student access to grade-level curriculum and accommodations.
• Participate in PPT meetings, case management activities, and compliance-related documentation.
• Utilize multisensory instructional strategies to address deficits in phonological awareness, decoding, encoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
• Provide direct and consultative services in inclusion, resource, and specialized instructional settings.
• Maintain accurate records of student progress and communicate regularly with parents, guardians, and staff.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Connecticut certification in Special Education (165 Comprehensive Special Education, Grades K12).
• Training and experience in Structured Literacy methodologies such as Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, Fundations, or similar evidence-based reading interventions.
• Knowledge of dyslexia, language-based learning disabilities, and adolescent literacy development.
• Experience interpreting educational evaluations and using assessment data to inform instruction.

Qualifications:

• CT Certification in Special Education (165, 265, or 065)
• Excellent teaming, collaboration and communication skills.
• The ability to differentiate instruction.
• Prefer teaching experience in structured literacy

Please Submit:

• Online Application
• Letter of Intent
• Transcripts
• Certification Letters
• Letters of Reference (2)

The New Fairfield Board of Education is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to the recruitment, appointment, training, evaluation, and promotion of personnel on the basis of merit and qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, or any other protected status under applicable federal or Connecticut law, except in the case of a bona fide occupational qualification. The District complies with all applicable federal and state nondiscrimination laws, including Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and applicable Connecticut General Statutes.