Resource Teacher

Function: The Woonsocket Learning Community provides all learners with a safe and rigorous learning experience that embraces diversity culture and individuality to create productive members of our global community. An individual who supports interdependent student-centered classrooms that promote discourse and collaboration. A Resource Teacher will provide remedial and/or supportive educational activities for diagnosed handicapped students enrolled in the secondary level as indicated by their Individual Educational Plan. This teacher will also provide services to handicapped students who require supportive services in their vocational education programs. Essential Duties and Responsibilities:Assists in the screening evaluation and placement of students in special education an individualized and sequential program for students diagnosed as handicapped who require special individualized and/or small group instruction according to needs specified in the individualized educational educational classroom and vocational assessments as requested by the multidisciplinary in multidisciplinary team meetings when necessary as determined by the the student family and teachers in making a realistic assessment of students cooperatively with classroom teachers interpreting the abilities and disabilities of students referred from regular classes and assists the student with regular class other professional staff members in resolving the unique psychological or behavioral problems of such accurate records on all students evaluated and when necessary prescriptive programs for regular class and vocational teachers allowing them to implement modifications that enhance students ability to benefit from classroom and requisitions books instructional aides instructional supplies and other responsibilities as may be assigned.Required Qualifications:RIDE Certification K-8 requiredEvidence of educational preparation or practical experience in providing educational and vocational instructional activities to secondary-level Certification is preferred

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