About this role
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.