Classroom Teacher / Special Education Special Education Teacher Certificate: Comprehensive Special Education, Grades K-12 (165)

Job Description:

SCHOOL: New Fairfield High School

Key Responsibilities

• Provide specialized instruction to students with disabilities in accordance with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
• Deliver evidence-based Structured Literacy instruction to students with identified reading and language-based learning needs.
• Assess student performance using formal and informal measures and utilize data to guide instruction and interventions.
• Develop, implement, and monitor IEP goals related to reading, writing, executive functioning, and academic achievement.
• Collaborate with general education teachers to support student access to grade-level curriculum and accommodations.
• Participate in PPT meetings, case management activities, and compliance-related documentation.
• Utilize multisensory instructional strategies to address deficits in phonological awareness, decoding, encoding, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.
• Provide direct and consultative services in inclusion, resource, and specialized instructional settings.
• Maintain accurate records of student progress and communicate regularly with parents, guardians, and staff.

Preferred Qualifications

• Connecticut certification in Special Education (165 Comprehensive Special Education, Grades K-12).
• Training and experience in Structured Literacy methodologies such as Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, Fundations, or similar evidence-based reading interventions.
• Knowledge of dyslexia, language-based learning disabilities, and adolescent literacy development.
• Experience interpreting educational evaluations and using assessment data to inform instruction.

QUALIFICATIONS: CT Certification in Special Education (165, 265, or 065)

• Excellent teaming, collaboration and communication skills.
• The ability to differentiate instruction.
• Prefer teaching experience in structured literacy

SALARY: Per NFEA Contract

POSITION TO START: August 2026