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Position TitleJob NumberJob DescriptionPay Scale
Elementary Special Education Teacher

The Mechanicville School District is accepting applications for a probationary special education teacher position at the elementary level. 

Job responsibilities and expectations include but are not limited to the following:

  • Collaborate with the general education teacher to plan instruction for all students in the classroom, paying particular attention to the specially designed instructional needs of students with disabilities.
  • Contribute to and plan lessons that align with the state standards and designated curriculum framework. 
  • Collaborate with colleagues to ensure students are being exposed to academic rigor. 
  • Collaborate with administrators, teachers, related service providers, parents, and community providers to understand and meet the needs of students.
  • Analyze multiple data sets to inform instruction and decisions regarding educational programming.
  • Progress monitor IEP goals by providing differentiated instruction, delivering interventions with fidelity, collecting and analyzing data, and monitoring students’ response to the interventions.
  • Follow all district policies and procedures, along with state and federal regulations pertaining to our school and students.
  • Manage student behavior through de-escalation strategies and positive behavioral supports.
Per MTA contract

The Mechanicville City School District provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, economic status, marital status, veterans' status, political affiliation, domestic victim status, use of a guide dog, hearing dog or service dog, disability, or other classifications protected under federal or state law, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The designated district compliance officer(s) will coordinate compliance with the nondiscrimination requirements of 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 Age Discrimination Act of 1975, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, the Boy Scouts of America Equal Access Act, and the New York State Human Rights Law. The Mechanicville City School District's Civil Rights Compliance Officer is:  Taryn Breen, Mechanicville City School District, 25 Kniskern Ave, Mechanicville, NY 12118; phone:  518-664-5727, email:  tbreen@mechanicville.org. Complaints may also be filed with the Office for Civil Rights, New York Office, U.S. Department of Education, 32 Old Slip, 26th Floor, New York, NY 10005- 2500, phone (646) 428-3800, fax (646) 428-3843, email: NewYork@ed.gov.