Alternative to Suspension Teacher

Alternative to Suspension Teacher

10-month position

2026-2027 School Year

Are you committed to empowering students to achieve academic success, foster healthy relationships, develop essential social skills, and confidently transition back into their school community?

Montgomery County Public Schools in Virginia is now accepting applications for an Alternative to Suspension Teacher position that is available for the 2026-2027 school year.

Primary Responsibilities:

The Alternative to Suspension (ATS) Teacher provides high-quality instruction and restorative support to students assigned to the division's alternative placement center in lieu of a 10-day suspension. This position ensures that students remain engaged in rigorous academic work aligned with their home school curriculum while also addressing the behaviors that led to their placement. The ATS Teacher plays a critical role in helping students maintain academic progress, rebuild relationships, learn pro-social skills, and successfully transition back to their school community.

Qualifications

• Hold or be eligible to hold a valid Virginia teaching license
• Demonstrated ability to deliver rigorous, differentiated instruction across multiple content areas
• Experience working with adolescents exhibiting behavioral challenges
• Strong interpersonal skills, patience, and the ability to build trusting relationships with students
• Knowledge of trauma-informed practices, de-escalation strategies, and restorative approaches

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in alternative education, special education, counseling, or behavioral support
• Training or certification in Restorative Practices, PBIS, SEL, or conflict-resolution programs
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams

Key Responsibilities:

Academic Instruction and Support

• Provide rigorous, standards-aligned instruction across core content areas using materials and assignments provided by the student's home school teachers
• Adapt assignments as needed to ensure accessibility while maintaining high expectations and academic integrity
• Monitor student progress, assess understanding, and provide individualized support, tutoring, and feedback
• Maintain communication with home school teachers to ensure continuity of learning and accurate submission of completed work
• Support students in meeting deadlines, developing study habits, and demonstrating accountability for academic tasks

Restorative Practices and Behavior Support

• Facilitate structured restorative conversations, reflection activities, and problem-solving sessions related to the student's behavior
• Guide students in identifying the impact of their actions, rebuilding relationships, and developing strategies to prevent repeated behavior
• Teach and model social-emotional skills such as self-regulation, conflict resolution, decision-making, and communication
• Collaborate with administrators, counselors, and behavior specialists to create and implement individualized behavior support plans
• Document restorative work and track student growth toward behavioral goals

Environment and Student Management

• Create a safe, structured, and supportive classroom environment that promotes respect, responsibility, and productivity
• Utilize trauma-informed and culturally responsive practices when working with students
• Implement division-approved behavior expectations, consequences, and supports consistently
• Maintain accurate attendance, behavior logs, and academic completion records

Collaboration and Communication

• Maintain regular communication with school administrators, counselors, and classroom teachers to ensure alignment of expectations and support
• Provide progress updates and reintegration recommendations to the student's home school
• Participate in team meetings, professional learning, and training related to restorative practices, behavior intervention, and instructional strategies

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary: $53,889.00 - $87,325.91 annually; with benefits; commensurate with experience

Closing Date: Open until filled

Benefits:

Anthem Medical Plans - Multiple options available for comprehensive medical and prescription coverage

Ameritas Vision Plan - Coverage includes eye exams, lenses, frames, and contact lenses

Delta Dental Plan - FREE Delta Dental coverage for employees, spouses, and families

Carilion EAP - FREE Confidential Employee Assistance Program providing support for mental health, legal, financial concerns, and crisis support available to employees and their families

Generous Employee Leave Benefits - MCPS offers leave benefits for PT and FT employees, including paid sick leave, personal leave, funeral leave, and annual leave. Employees can also join a sick leave bank for extended medical absences, and earn wellness leave.

Virginia Retirement System (VRS) - Full-time employees are eligible for the VRS and enrolled in Group Life Insurance at no cost. MCPS contributes a certain percentage to your individual retirement account.

Employee Sick Leave Bank - Employees earning sick leave may elect to join our Sick Leave Bank which allows employees to access days in the event of a catastrophic or long term illness when the employee has exhausted all other leave available.

Collective Bargaining - MCPS and MCEA have a collective bargaining agreement that establishes shared expectations and responsibilities, creates clear workday guidelines, protects professional time, and promotes fairness, teamwork, and respect. MCPS is currently the only school division in Southwest Virginia with a collective bargaining agreement.

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Please complete an online application and apply directly to the Alternative to Suspension Teacher posting.

EEO Statement: The Montgomery County School Board is an equal opportunity employer, committed to nondiscrimination in recruitment, selection, hiring, pay, promotion, retention, or other personnel action affecting employees or candidates for employment. Therefore, discrimination in employment against any person on the basis of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, political affiliation, status as a veteran, and genetic information (including family medical history) is prohibited. Personnel decisions shall be based on merit and the ability to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, when necessary. The Montgomery County School Board shall provide facilities, programs and activities that are accessible, usable and available to qualified disabled persons. Further, the Montgomery County School Board shall not discriminate against qualified disabled persons in the provision of health, welfare and other social services.

The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies:

Director of Human Resources and Assistant Director of Human Resources

750 Imperial Street, SE, Christiansburg, VA 24073

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