The Westborough Public Schools of Westborough, MA, educate approximately 4,000 students from Pre-K through age 22. We are an innovative, supportive, and high-performing district whose stellar staff provides high quality services for our diverse students and their families. We are home to families that speak almost 30 different languages and our student population is approximately 49% Students of Color and 51% White students. With a graduation rate of 97% and 90% of our students attending post-secondary schools, we are proud of our commitment to excellence in educating students to be informed and successful citizens of a global world. We enthusiastically welcome educators to our district who seek and thrive in a diverse environment that focuses on the whole child in a strengths-based approach.

The Westborough Public Schools seek a dynamic

Grade 3 long-term substitute teacher to join

our caring staff at Hastings Elementary School

starting mid-April 2023 for the remainder of the school year

• Education: Bachelor’s and/or Master’s degree from an accredited college/university in a related field
• Professional Certification: MA DESE license in Elementary Education; SEI Endorsement
• Additional certification in special education and/or ESL highly desirable
• Hiring Requirement: Successful completion of Criminal Records Check (CORI), Sexual Offender Record Check (SORI) and fingerprints
  Specialized Knowledge: child development, curriculum frameworks, growth mindset, inclusive practices, cultural proficiency, anti-bias instruction, co-teaching, social-emotional learning, technology integration

• Preferred Experience:

• Experience teaching English Language Learners and in a diverse public school setting
• Experience with students with special needs, including students with emotional, behavioral, and/or learning challenges
• Strong background in literacy and math instruction, along with science and social studies instruction
• Highly desirable to have experience with:
• Co-Teaching
• Balanced Literacy
• Readers’ and Writers’ Workshop model
• Explicit phonics instruction
• Guided Math Workshop model
• Inquiry-based instruction
• Project-based learning
• Eureka Math
• FOSS Science
• Second Step
• Responsive Classroom
• Technology Integration

• Skills:

• Create a welcoming, supportive, and equitable learning environment
• Plan and implement differentiated lessons and ongoing formative assessment based on district objectives and the abilities, needs, and interests of students to whom assigned
• Apply current research and theory to instructional design with a demonstrated commitment to remain current in content knowledge
• Communicate clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, colleagues, and parents
• Have a passion for working with students, families and colleagues
• Be flexible, collaborative and demonstrate a growth mindset

• Creates a welcoming and supportive learning environment that embraces the diversity among individuals and ensures equitable opportunities for student learning
• Provides learning experiences across all subject areas as guided by the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks and district standards and requirements
• Monitors students' understanding of the curriculum effectively and adjusts instruction, materials or assessments when appropriate
• Evaluates, innovates, and refines instructional practice and assessment strategies to increase student learning, engagement, and confidence in learning
• Participates in professional development activities, internal and external, and meets the requirements for licensure recertification
• Participates in all faculty and committee meetings as required, and district-wide committees as needed
• Any other relative duties as assigned.

The Third Grade Teacher does not have supervisory responsibilities for other staff, except to direct any paraeducators who may be assigned to his/her/their classroom.

Salary, benefits, and responsibilities per contract between the Westborough School Committee and the Westborough Education Association.

The Westborough Public Schools do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, sex, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other class protected by law.

Date Updated: 4/14/2022