Integrated Preschool Teacher

The Westwood Public Schools seeks a dual certified teacher Preschool teacher to join a

collaborative group of professionals.
NATURE AND SCOPE
The teacher plans, delivers, and implements effective instruction and assesses student learning
in accordance with state curriculum frameworks and district goals. The teacher creates an
educational environment in which all students are safe and achieve. The teacher collaborates
with other professionals and students' families to help students succeed.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES
- Plan engaging lessons with clear and measurable objectives based on the MA Curriculum
Frameworks and student IEPs that are relevant to the appropriate curriculum and the students in
the class.
- Manage class operation by enforcing high academic and behavioral expectations, implementing
routines, anticipating potential problems and taking appropriate preventative measures, and
treating all students with respect.
- Create a positive class environment by building a relationship with each student, encouraging
students to build relationships with one another, treating all students fairly, promoting students'
self-discipline and responsibility for learning, and responding appropriately to dangerous or
destructive behaviors.
- Deliver instruction effectively by establishing high expectations for all students, presenting new
material explicitly and in a developmentally appropriate manner, connecting new learning to
students' prior knowledge, helping students understand the relevance of what they are learning,
differentiating based on students' needs, and using a variety of pedagogic approaches.
- Assess student understanding of learning objectives at the beginning, middle and end of the
instructional cycle with student self-assessments, frequent formative measures, periodic
summative and standardized measures.
- Collaborate with other professionals to analyze student work, draw conclusions, develop
interventions and extensions, and implement new teaching strategies based on assessment
data.
- Understand the Individual Education Programs and 504 Accommodation Plans of students in the
class, participate in team meetings, and collaborate with specials education and support staff
members.
- Communicate the students' academic, social, and behavioral progress to their parents or
guardians in a respectful and responsive manner.
- Fulfill professional responsibilities by collaborating with other professionals and students'
parents or guardians, using good judgment, participating in professional development, reflecting
on performance and making positive changes to improve student learning, being receptive to
feedback, and completing assigned duties.
- Assuming other responsibilities assigned by the building principal in accordance with collective
bargaining provisions.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS
SEI Endorsement
MADESE Certification in Early Childhood and Special Education
Master's degree preferred
Previous training in relevant curriculum and behavior support approaches

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KNOWLEDGE, ABILITY, AND SKILL
- Knowledge of the standards set forth in the MA curriculum frameworks and the Westwood
learning expectations.
- Knowledge of relevant School Committee Policies, district and building goals, needs of the
students in the class, and relevant state and federal laws.
- Ability to execute the performance standards set forth in the WPS teaching rubric.
- Strong oral and written communication skills.
- Strong organizational and planning skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues.
- Ability to forge effective working relationships with students and parents.
- Technological proficiency, both in the use of technology for communication and for instruction.
- Ability to work under time constraints and meet deadlines.
- Skill with assistive and adaptive technology, ability to work in a cloud based shared computing
environment and high attention to detail and professional presentation of all work product
- Current Crisis Prevention Intervention (full course) training and/or the willingness and physical
capacity to gain and maintain such certification throughout employment in the role
PERSONAL QUALITIES
- Demonstrates caring and concern for all students.
- Conveys a love of learning to students.
- Makes positive contributions to the larger school community.
- Communicates clearly.
- Uses good judgment and evidences the capacity for self-reflection and ongoing professional
growth
JOB ENVIRONMENT
Work takes place in classrooms and other building rooms/areas, including offices, auditorium,
gym, lunchroom and hallways, within a school building setting, primarily indoors. Job takes place
in a high-performing school district with high expectations.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Requires sufficient vision to read printed documents and to view detail on a computer screen
for extended periods.
- Requires frequent standing, walking, sitting, bending, and reaching, as well as carrying and
occasionally lifting up to 30 lbs.
- Ability to speak in an understandable voice with sufficient volume to be heard in normal
conversation, on the telephone, and in the classroom.
- Ability to hear sounds clearly up to twenty feet.
- Travel among buildings may be required.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
The Westwood Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender,
gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military
status.