Job Description:

Location: Davis Academy

Davis Academy for Arts & Design Innovation is a magnet school located in New Haven, specializing in providing our students with an education that is enhanced with opportunities to learn through visual and performing arts, as well as engineering and design. We strive to provide students with an engaging educational experience by empowering them to think critically and creatively.
The ideal candidate will have a passion for working with adolescents who have diverse and unique learning needs. 
Excellent communication skills are essential to work with parents, special education paraeducators, teachers, and other members of the community in order to meet the specific needs of each student. The responsibilities of this position include:
Create and implement Individualized Education Plans
Attend PPTs
Provide push-in classroom support
Provide resource services for students in grades 7 & 8
Delegate appropriate responsibilities to SPED paraeducators

Certification Requirements:
Must possess and maintain a Special Education certification as required and established by Connecticut State Statutes.
Special Education: Comprehensive Grades K-12 Certification (165).
For information on how to obtain a Connecticut State Certification, please follow this link: How to obtain a Connecticut Educator Certificate.

New Haven Public Schools Vision:
We believe that all kids can learn, achieve, and rise to a bright future. Our purpose is to provide an outstanding education that extends beyond graduation and prepares our students to be the next generation of leaders, innovators and problem-solvers.
 
Engagement is the foundation of learning and growth, for students, adults, and the school district as a whole. We will be successful when all students actively engage in their own learning, when adults engage in their professional community, and when the school district is consistently learning and growing to respond to the needs of children and schools. We must all engage and take collective responsibility for ensuring student success and well-being so that every child has a chance to rise.
 
To create this engagement, our vision is to build a portfolio of great schools that empower students to achieve success in college, career and life through purposeful, supportive and meaningful learning experiences. In crafting those learning experiences, we must strive to engage the whole child – academic learning, the social-emotional growth, and health that enable students and schools to rise.
 
As we work, we hold tight to the values of collaboration, growth and innovation, and equity.

Compensation/Benefits/Opportunities:
Salary contingent on degree and years of experience:
$49,283 - $102,797
Local 933, New Haven Federation of Teachers
New Haven teachers are offered a variety of leadership development opportunities including but not limited to curriculum facilitator, teacher facilitator and the Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. Additional benefits include community support, special federal/state loan forgiveness, and homebuyer programs.