At the Florida Ruffin Ridley School, we are constantly striving to deliver the highest quality instruction for our students and maintain a community that values and honors each individual that makes up the vibrant tapestry of our school. That means teaching and leading from a place of collaboration, celebration, love, and an unrelenting drive for developing and fostering strong relationships with each student and family.

Our priorities of increasing literacy achievement for all students, developing clear behavioral expectations and responses aligned to social/emotional curriculum, creating and maintaining a positive collaborative and supportive environment, and fostering citizenship that promotes equity and social justice through increasing levels of cultural proficiency help guide us in our day to day and long term decision making as a school community.  These priorities ground our professional development work and how we organize systems, routines, and procedures that support the vibrant buzzing community of families, students, and staff.

Educators at Florida Ruffin Ridley School are engaged in constant school-wide conversations around engaging with research based instructional practices that support our vision of educational equity for each student, the importance of social emotional learning that supports a life-long love of learning, and how to nurture classroom and school cultures in which each student and family feels connected, respected, and valued. We are looking for a team member who can contribute to our school in these ways.

Job Description: 

The special education teacher will serve as the liaison for students with a range of mild to moderate special needs.  Some students will receive a significant amount of instruction in small group settings, while others will spend most or all of their day in the general education setting

Duties include but are not limited to:

• Planning and providing small group, specialized instruction in a range of areas, including reading, writing, and math.  Please note that reading services will include systematic instruction in decoding.
• Working with general education teachers to ensure appropriate accommodations and modifications are provided in the general education setting.   
• Working directly with students in the general education setting.
• Fostering strong home/school communication.
• Conducting academic testing for initial evaluations and reevaluations.   
• Writing IEPs (for annual reviews, initial evaluations and reevaluations).
• Presenting evaluation reports and findings in IEP meetings.
• Writing and presenting progress reports.

Requirements Qualifications:

• Licensure in mild/moderate special needs required.
• SEI Endorsement

Preferred Qualifications:

• Certification in a systematic phonemic approach to reading instruction

***All employees must be vaccinated and maintain full vaccination as a condition 

of employment or work as an on-site vendor/contractor, unless they receive approval for a documented medical or religious exemption in accordance with relevant state and/or federal law. For a full copy of the Covid-19 vaccination policy please click here.

The Public Schools of Brookline is especially interested in qualified candidates who can contribute through their teaching or practice to the diversity and excellence of the PSB community. 

The Public Schools of Brookline is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Members of underrepresented groups and all persons committed to diversity and inclusive excellence are strongly encouraged to apply.