Special Education Teacher, English, Grades 7-12

Clearway School (a small, private special education school for learning-disabled middle and high school students) has an opening for a full-time, special education teacher to teach English starting August 31, 2026. This is a wonderful opportunity to work in a collaborative, supportive, special education school that celebrates the many paths to student success. Please visit the Clearway School webpage to learn more about our unique program: http://www.clearwayschool.org

Responsibilities:

• Teaching 4 academic science classes and planning daily lessons to address the MA state frameworks with accommodations and modifications based on individual student needs.
• Serving as the case manager for 3 students. Case managers, which we call educational counselors, meet weekly for a full period one-on-one with the student, help them work towards their IEP goals, and serve as the main contact for the family (typically a weekly phone call).
• Teaching 2-3 elective classes a week in areas of your interest that are also high interest areas for students.

Required Qualifications:

• Current MA Teaching License in Moderate Disabilities 5-12
• Bachelor’s degree
• Strong content knowledge
• Strong knowledge of reading comprehension and writing process strategies for students with language based learning disabilities
• Strong skills in collaboration to work with Orton-Gillingham reading instructors to support students with dyslexia in ELA class
• Certification as an Orton-Gillingham Instructor preferred
• Knowledge of the MA state frameworks for middle school grades 7 and 8 as well as high school.
• Ability to use technology including the Google for Education suite of applications, Smartboards.
• Ability to implement accommodations and modifications based on student IEPs
• Ability to write measurable IEP goals
• Ability to collect data and use the data to report student progress towards IEP goals
• Ability to connect with families and clearly communicate student progress
• Ability to work collaboratively with other teachers and support staff, including the school clinician and the speech-language pathologist and an interest in using a Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) method to support student growth both academically and socially-emotionally. Training in Collaborative Problem Solving will be provided in the first year of employment.

Why consider joining Clearway’s incredible staff? You will get:

• Salary competitive with public districts
• To join committed staff- 85% of our staff have been here 5 years or more.
• To work in a small school environment with 35-38 students and 20 staff which values community building.
• To join a staff approaches challenging behavior with the belief that “kids do well if they can” and is trained in Collaborative Problem Solving (CPS) at the tier 2 level. You will have the opportunity to attend CPS training in your first year at Clearway.
• To join a staff that uses restorative justice approaches with students throughout the community and within the classroom. You will have the opportunity to participate in restorative justice training with the rest of the staff before the school begins.
• Weekly consultation meetings with your supervisor and the speech and language pathologist and bi-weekly meetings with the school clinician to support you in your work with students.
• Frequent in-service professional development opportunities, as well as a $1,000 yearly stipend and appropriate related time off for professional development.
• To teach in our new space with Smartboards in every classroom.

Please send resume and cover letter to Becky Holloway (Director of Curriculum and Supervision) at bholloway@clearwayschool.org.

Salary range $62,369.53 - $103,355.22

English-Proficient