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Framingham, Massachusetts. 01701
Full-time Exempt/Salary
$1,500 Sign-on Bonus
Housing Resources Available
Tuition Reimbursement
Benefits include: Health; Dental; Vision; Life and Disability Insurance; Employer-Matching 403B; Sick/Personal/Vacation Time; Flexible Spending and Dependent Care
ASL Fluency Required
TLC Diversity Statement:
The Learning Center for the Deaf is on a journey to create an inclusive and welcoming space for people of all backgrounds. Together, we continue to build an inclusive culture that encourages, supports, and celebrates our TLC community members' diverse narratives. We embrace and value multiple approaches, experiences, and perspectives. TLC believes that diversity fosters innovation. We are committed to cultivating a place where everyone can feel they belong.
About Marie Philip School:
MPS enrolls nearly 200 deaf and hard of hearing students on our Framingham, MA campus in an ASL/English bilingual, bicultural educational model.
About TLC:
The Learning Center for the Deaf is a nationally-recognized leader of services for deaf and hard of hearing children, adults and families. To learn more, click here.
For our Mission, click here.
DESCRIPTION:
The TLC School Principal provides leadership and supervision to promote the effective teaching and learning of students and staff.
FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Cultivates and deepens cultural competence of themselves and the adults and students they lead and the school community in every aspect of TLC.
Provides direct supervision of the performance of all Teachers and Assistants in the department through classroom observations and regularly scheduled meetings.
Engages and welcomes families as a critical contributor to their child’s education, and as members of the school community.
Oversees the development of each student’s IEP goals, objectives and progress reports.
Develops and maintains a budget for the department and secures appropriate and necessary materials for teaching/learning.
Carry out disciplinary action on employees in the department, as needed.
Conducts annual evaluations of department staff.
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties, or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.
Demonstrated understanding of culturally responsive instruction and equity in schools
Licensed by Massachusetts DESE as a Principal, Teacher of the Deaf or related licensure field (or certification from reciprocal state)
Master’s degree in Deaf Education, Education, or related field
Minimum of 5 years experience as a Teacher in an educational classroom (preferably in a school or program for deaf and hard of hearing students)
Previous training in school leadership or management preferred
Demonstrate excellent organizational skills and the ability to motivate, coach, empower and advocate for people
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of effective and equitable curriculum development and program evaluation, child growth and development, instructional strategies, classroom management, motivation and discipline strategies, relationship between standards, curriculum, and assessment, and current research related to learning