MIDDLETOWN PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Mission Statement:

Middletown Public Schools cultivates the brilliance in each student.

Values and Belief Statements:
Empowerment: Middletown Public Schools empowers its students with the knowledge
and skills to create lives brimming with purpose, passion and fulfillment.
Community: Middletown Public Schools harnesses the power of community by
fostering an environment of mutual understanding and appreciation.
Growth: Middletown Public Schools encourages a culture of growth and exploration,
inspiring lifelong learners.
Authenticity: Middletown Public Schools embraces each person’s authenticity and
cultivates an inclusive culture that brings about a sense of belonging.

Expulsion Tutor

Job Description

Under general supervision, provide classroom instruction to students enrolled in an alternative education setting. Reinforce instruction to individual students and small groups in a variety of academic subjects and other learning activities.

Reports to:  Director of Pupil Services and Special Education

Position: This position is  4 hours per day (AM);  Monday -Friday; 8:30-12:30; during the school year

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides supervision of students in the district's alternative educational setting.
• Provides small group instruction to students enrolled in an alternative school setting.
• Assists in the development and implementation of an individual education service plan for students.
• Support students on the Edgenuity instructional activities.
• Works collaboratively with school and agency counselors, teachers, administrators, parents and related service providers in the overall educational plan for students to include lessons that address the student’s needs.
• Maintains student records and files in a confidential manner.
• Keeps accurate documentation regarding student progress, needs, strengths, etc. (i.e. grades, observations, anecdotal records, other related data).
• Keeps daily student attendance.
• Communicates with parents, teachers, administrators, and related service providers on an as needed basis.
• Submits all reports, forms, records and data as requested by the Director of Special Education and/or Superintendent.
• Maintains proper certification by attending college, workshop and professional development courses.
• Demonstrates a high degree of professionalism and ethics, working cooperatively with the Board, the Superintendent, administrators, certificated and non-certificated personnel, parents, and students.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
• Performs other related work as required including the improvements to program as related to suspension alternatives.

Minimum Training and Experience

Bachelor’s degree, with teaching license preferred. Five years of successful education experience is preferred.

Essential Job Functions

• Must be able to use a variety of equipment and classroom tools such as computers, copiers, calculators, pencils, scissors, equipment for children, etc.
• Must be able to exert a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects.
• Requires the ability to compare and/or judge the readily observable, functional, structural, or composite characteristics of data, people or things.
• Requires the ability to speak and/or signal people to convey or exchange information. Includes receiving instructions, assignments and/or directions from superiors.
• Requires the ability to read a variety of correspondence, reports, handbooks, forms, lists, etc.
• Requires the ability to prepare correspondence, simple reports, forms, instructional materials, etc. using prescribed format.
• Requires the ability to apply principles of logical or scientific thinking to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagrammatic form; and to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Requires the ability to record and deliver information, to explain procedures, to follow oral and written instructions.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and efficiently in a variety of technical or professional languages including medical, legal and counseling terminology.
• Requires the ability to deal with people beyond giving and receiving instructions. Must be adaptable to performing under stress and when confronted with emergency situations.
• Requires the ability to talk and hear.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Ability to manage instructional time.

Ability to manage student behavior.

Ability to consult with parents, teachers and the community to enhance the learning of students.

Ability to monitor student performance.

Ability to interact within the educational environment.

Ability to perform non-instructional duties as assigned.

Knowledge of child guidance principles and practices, intervention techniques and behavior management.

Ability to be an active listener, problem solver, and effective communicator.

*Only qualified applicants will be contacted.



STATEMENT OF NON-DISCRIMINATION The Middletown Board of Education is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer, and it does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, age, marital status, military or veteran status, national origin, ancestry, alienage, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or pregnancy in any of its education programs, activities, or employment policies. All educational programs and offerings, including vocational education and extracurricular activities, subscribe to this policy.