leadership in high schools

There is a posted opening for a 1:6:1 Special Education teacher at the Hewes Center, Erie 2 CC BOCES, Ashville, New York this school year  Preferable qualifications for potential candidates are Special Education Teachers with content area certification in reading, math, science, ELA, Social Studies.  School opens next week so the pressure in on to get the best candidate for our students.  Please get on the web site of Erie 2 BOCES and download our professional application.  Look forward to meeting you in the interviews. 

Planning for the school year 2007-08 in Alternative Education is exciting at Erie @ CC BOCES.  Thanks to the advocacy of local school district principals and guidance counselors at the Spring Alternative Education Regional Meeting held this year at the Hewes Center, eight grade students will be rotated through the High School program both in an an integrated model with 9th graders eg English and US History and in individual 8th  grade units for selective subjects,  example math and science.  Student support for this class will be provided by a guidance counselor, teacher assistants and 6-12 certified teachers.  This population of 8th graders is distinct from the Intensive Alt. Ed. student who requires more therepeutic interventions and collaborations guided by social workers and counselors.  These professional collaborations involve teachers, parents, mental health professionals, probation officers and community wide resources aimed at forging healthy relationships for and with kids.  In Chautauqua County, the Intensive Alternative program became a last step for students awaiting special education classification and more restrictive placement.  By shutting this door, more appropriate student referrals will be sought for the program.