**THIS IS A SUMMER POSITION. EMPLOYMENT IS SEASONAL AND TEMPORARY**
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: Extended School Year (ESY) is a Special Education program for students with disabilities whose IEP team has determined that, in order to minimize substantial regression and reduce substantial recoupment time, a student is required to attend ESY. These services will be based upon the individual needs of the students per their IEP goals/objectives.
REPORTS TO: Position reports to the Director of Extended School Year and Expanded Learning in the Office of Special Education. For questions about this position, please email esy-hiring@bostonpublicschools.org.
PROGRAM SCHEDULE:
Listed below are the proposed schedule variations. Final decisions will be made by the Superintendent prior to the start of the program. We ask that you consider all possible schedule variations prior to applying for the position.
The instructional hours for students are 5 hours per day, 5 days per week, for 5 weeks from July 10 to August 11, 2023.
The SCHOOL YEAR SITE COORDINATOR(SMALL SITE)is expected to:
- Be on site and supervise the program for a 7-hour day, 5 days per week for the weeks of the summer program.
- Arrive a minimum of 45 minutes before the start time of the instructional day each morning.
- Complete all hiring and set-up activities prior to the start of the program, and closing activities at the end of the program (see list of responsibilities below) in accordance with ESY timeline.
- Attend designated ESY team meetings in spring and attend designated ESY Professional Development (PD) dates in late June.
- Be available to participate in planning activities immediately upon hiring.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Oversee ESY planning and programming for a program that is specific to one school or population (example: Carter School, McKinley School, Horace Mann) and report to and assist the ESY Site Coordinator in the building (if any). Alternatively, support an ESY Site Coordinator at a large ESY site and report to and assist the ESY Site Coordinator with all leadership duties.
- Oversee delivery of instruction to prevent significant regression and reduce significant recoupment time.
- Oversee the development of student socio-emotional skills and increase in student efficacy by building skills and competencies.
- Oversee the promotion of student health and wellness
- Supervise teachers and paraprofessionals.
- Oversee operational management for programming.
Note: This role is very similar to the ESY Site Coordinator(Large Site), but different in that it has a narrower scope of work and accountability, as well as fewer hours of anticipated work prior to the launch of the program.
Specific duties may include, but are not limited to:
- Participate in the interviewing and hiring of teachers, paraprofessionals and support staff.
- Manage site enrollment data and assign students to classrooms via appropriate groupings and prepare building schedules for activity blocks and common spaces.
- Support efforts to engage students in the ESY program.
- Supervise instruction, services and the monitoring of student regression and progress.
- Supervise completion of ESY progress reports per approved ESY data systems.
- Support high-quality instruction by facilitating professional development, modeling instructional practices, and observing instruction and providing feedback.
- Engage and collaborate with families as partners in planning and problem solving and take a proactive approach to family engagement.
- Establish a safe and welcoming learning environment for students, families and staff.
- Manage student and staff information using approved ESY data systems (e.g. attendance, daily schedules, payroll and timesheets, etc.).
- Coordinate with related service providers to ensure appropriate student and staff schedules.
- Follow the ESY protocols for loading and unloading buses and for ensuring student and staff safety throughout the program, including daily preparation of bus labels and lists.
- Adhere to ESY handbook policy and ensure compliance with policy across the site.
- Adhere to Superintendent Circulars, particularly with respect to student safety, and emphasize the importance of these policies to all staff.
- Demonstrate understanding of the Special Education Handbook, including standard protocols and procedures for students with disabilities.
- Maintain confidentiality and privacy of all student specific information.
- Complete all assignments in a timely fashion.
- Monitor email, gChat, and phones closely (starting at the point of hire and concluding the week after ESY) for communication from Central Office, ESY staff, and from families.
- Demonstrate completion of other critical tasks and duties as requested by any ABA Program Director, Assistant Director of Special Education, the Director of Operations & Service Implementation, and/or Assistant Superintendent of Special Education.
TERMS:
- Hourly rate of $55.16. Anticipated total of up to 200 (or 235) hours, including 175 (or 210) hours on-site during the summer program, and up to 25 hours including hiring and set up activities, professional development and additional duties, as well as closing responsibilities, for a total amount of up to 12,158.90.
- Payroll will be processed on a biweekly basis after receipt of completed timesheets in accordance with BPS summer payroll schedule.
QUALIFICATIONS - REQUIRED:
- Massachusetts Educator License in Moderate Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Early Childhood, Special Education, and/or Special Education Administrator and/or Certification or Licensure as a Behavior Analyst, Licensed Mental Health Counselor or Social Worker, Psychologist, Speech Therapist, or Occupational Therapist.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, manage and collaborate
- Ability to utilize Google Docs, Google Sheets and Google Forms and/or commitment to learning the Google systems rapidly
- Current Safety-care certification by the start of the program
- Demonstrated ability to serve as an instructional leader__supervising other educators, providing constructive feedback, and fostering collaboration.
- Current authorization to work in the United States. Candidates must have such authorization by their first day of employment.
QUALIFICATIONS - PREFERRED:
- Current teacher or administrator in the Boston Public Schools.
- Stay on-site until all students have left the building for the day (due to late/missed buses, etc).
- Prior experience working or supervising a BPS ESY program.
- BPS values linguistic diversity and believes that candidates who speak another language bring added value to the classroom, school, and district culture and diversity. BPS is particularly interested in candidates who are fluent in one of BPS' official languages:Spanish, Creole (Cape Verdean), Creole (Haitian), Chinese, Vietnamese, Portuguese, & Somali.
NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY
The Boston Public Schools, in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies, does not discriminate in its programs, facilities, or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race, color, age, criminal record (inquiries only), disability, homelessness, sex/gender, gender identity, religion, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, genetics or military status, and does not tolerate any form of retaliation, or bias-based intimidation, threat or harassment that demeans individuals’ dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work.