Long Term Substitute Montowese Elementary Special Education Teacher

North Haven Public Schools

North Haven, Connecticut 06473

Position Title: Special Education Teacher

School/Department: Montowese Elementary School

Reports to: Building Principal and Director of Student Services

Union Affiliation: Teacher Contract

Dates: 10/02/2026 - 02/26/2027

Summary

Will provide specialized instruction to students who are identified with a disability of Autism and

multiple disabilities in the special education classroom and general education classroom.

Education/Qualifications

Valid 065 Connecticut Certification

A minimum of field work experience at the college level

Responsibilities/Expectations

Autism Certification, degree or extensive formal coursework in autism and/or students with significant cognitive and/or behavioral challenges

Implement, model, monitor, and adjust a variety of instructional and social/emotional strategies

across all settings – restrictive settings, regular classroom settings, and non-instructional settings, in cooperation with general education classroom staff

Experience conducting Functional Behavioral Analysis and writing behavioral support plans, analyzing behavioral data

Ability to initiate productive communication to address student concerns with administration, team members, and parents.

Develop a daily/weekly schedule of instructional and non-instructional activities for each paraeducator that supports students on your caseload always with the intent to build students’ independence.

Comprehensive knowledge of the Planning and Placement Team process and legal and related compliance

Conduct appropriate evaluations and assist other teams in understanding the special education eligibility process for students with or suspected of having a disability, including the use of state guidelines.

Demonstrate teacher-leadership qualities to bring initiative and innovation to the special education department in the above areas.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this position, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit and talk or hear.

The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to ten (10) pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and distance vision.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an

employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in this environment is quiet to loud depending upon the activity in the

particular part of the day.