Posting number: S27209
Department: West Elementary School
Job classification: Speech and Language Pathologist
Posting type: Open & Internal
Categories: Education
-Provide speech and language development services for a wide range of disabilities.
-Consult and/or co-teach with classroom teachers and recommend communication systems/approaches, which will maximize student growth.
-Initiate and maintain parent contact.
-Provide diagnostic testing and reports for IEP evaluations of students referred and specific goals/objectives for their individual educational plans.
-Attend IEP evaluation meetings as required.
-Provide data driven as well as narrative progress reports on all students on caseload.
-Perform other duties relating to program as required.
-Master's degree in Communication Disorders
-Massachusetts (DESE) certification as teacher of children with speech and language disorders.
-Massachusetts state license
-ASHA Certificate of Clinical Competence
-Experience with children with moderate and severe communication disorders and with young children preferred.
Andover Public Schools (APS) seeks candidates who embody our ethos, which includes valuing the identities of all students, high expectations for all students, teaching excellence, collaboration, innovation, respect, and responsibility.
APS is committed to hiring and supporting a racially and ethnically diverse faculty and staff. Racially and ethnically diverse teachers produce a myriad of positive outcomes for all students, especially the most historically marginalized students
Welcome to Andover Public Schools (APS), a district dedicated to providing creative and quality instruction that educates the whole child so that they are prepared for success in college, career and life. We are a district known for academic rigor and excellence in arts and athletics.
APS is focused on world-class child-entered excellence in early childhood, elementary and secondary education. We have one Preschool, six K-5 Elementary Schools, three 6-8 Middle Schools, and a Senior High School.
We encourage all of our students to think creatively, to ask the tough questions, to delve deeply into research utilizing the latest technology, to communicate in a variety of media and to collaborate with peers and adults. We go well beyond the mandated curriculum to develop each student’s individual academic, artistic and athletic potential, while developing a moral compass that will guide him/her beyond high school.
Andover prides itself as one of the highest performing school districts in the state of Massachusetts, with a current total school enrollment is 6,075. We place a high value on maintaining appropriate class sizes and our students in K-12 enjoy one of the lowest class sizes in the area.
Our teachers and staff are among the best in the nation, leading the way with innovative instruction focused on preparing students for success. Andover test scores are a testament to this and are among the highest in the state, and are very competitive with top public and private schools in the nation.
