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Special Education Teacher, Resource Room - Lyseth Elementary 25-26 SY

Portland Public Schools | Portland, ME, United States

Posted Date 5/08/2025
Full job description POSITION OVERVIEW: Special Education Teacher, Resource Room - Lyseth Elementary, 25-26 SY
Portland Public Schools is seeking a highly qualified Special Educator for our Resource Room at Lyseth Elementary School. The Special Education Teacher is responsible for overseeing the delivery of services in students’ Individual Education Plans and providing specialized instruction to ensure that each student progresses in meeting IEP goals. Applicant should have a strong working knowledge and experience in PBIS or similar frameworks that support students’ social/emotional growth. The ability to relate positively to students, parents, and staff is essential to this position.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
  • Provide evidence-based Specially Designed Instruction (SDI) to students with Individual Education Plans (IEP) to ensure that each student progresses in meeting the district’s learning benchmarks
  • Serve as case manager and oversee each student’s IEP, ensuring compliance with requirements in the Maine Unified Special Education Regulations-Chapter 101 including timelines related to the IEP process and IEP development
  • Consult with regular education teachers on a regular basis regarding educational needs, accommodations and modifications
  • Collaborate with related service providers (speech therapists, OT, PT, social workers, etc
  • Administer academic achievement assessments for initial referrals and triennial reviews
  • Attend meetings, professional development and in-service training

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

  • Demonstrated ability to develop working knowledge of PPS curriculum, techniques for integrating curriculum, PPS policies, and effective instructional practices
  • Ability to develop and deliver standards-based, specially designed instruction (SDI) across curricular disciplines and grade levels
  • Ability to lead therapeutic, instructional team via collaborative processes
  • Understanding of the teaching/learning process for students with disabilities, specifically students within the functional life skills classroom
  • Ability to provide instruction that reflects multiple perspectives and multicultural education
  • Ability to infuse technology into curricula
  • Ability to work effectively with administrators, colleagues, central office and school based staff, students, parents and community
  • Excellent oral and written communication and human relations skills
  • Willingness to reflect on personal implicit bias and a commitment to challenging personal perspectives and deepening self-awareness
  • Knowledge of positive behavioral interventions and supports (PBIS)

EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Bachelor's degree in applicable field of education from an accredited college or university
  • Additional combinations of applicable education, training, and experience are welcome
  • Portland Public Schools values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity

CREDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Maine State fingerprint (CHRC) authorization (more info)
  • Maine State Teacher Certificate with one of the following endorsements (more info):
    • 286 Teacher of Students with Severe Disabilities (PK-12)
    • 282 Teacher of Children with Disabilities (K-8)

EMPLOYMENT DETAILS:
  • School-year position
  • Permanent
  • Full time, 1.0 FTE
  • Not eligible for overtime

ABOUT LYSETH:
As a school community at Lyseth, we work collaboratively to ensure all students feel a sense of belonging and that all students are engaged in grade level learning every day. Each morning, classrooms begin in a circle, running a morning meeting focused on belonging and building social emotional skills. We are committed to teaching explicit and systematic foundational literacy skills in all K-2 classrooms, and additionally, use EL literacy curriculum in all K-5 classrooms. We use Illustrative Mathematics as our math curriculum and student inquiry and engagement is important to our philosophy of teaching and learning. We teach Wabanaki Studies across K-5 and we are working on infusing in Amplify Science Units. Data is core to teaching at our school and we deeply value the power of collective efficacy and professional learning communities. We also believe in coaching and supporting teachers and have a literacy and math coach that prioritize time in classrooms with teachers working on Tier 1 instruction.
As a school community, we are committed to implementing anti-racist systems and practices, including restorative practices for our discipline policy. We require and support our staff with continually examining their own identities and biases and engage regularly in necessary conversations about race and equity. As a school community, we uphold these values: Black Lives Matter and students and families who speak multiple languages are an asset to our school. These values guide our Lyseth community as we commit to social justice and consistently working towards becoming an anti-racist school.
Lyseth staff are part of the larger Portland community. Teaching in PPS is an incredible opportunity to work alongside talented, committed staff who are uniquely positioned to amplify the potential of our students by creating a school experience that affirms, values, and challenges them each day. Portland Public Schools is dedicated to providing a rich academic experience to support every student’s path to success. We strive to actively recruit, support, and retain BIPOC staff and to create a learning environment where everyone feels connected, supported, recognized, and empowered. We focus on embracing the diversity of our staff and students, and on creating opportunities for fellowship and relationship building within our schools and community. We offer career and leadership development opportunities including professional development and mentoring to help you fulfill your career goals and aspirations.
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