The Mahopac Central School District seeks to fill the following anticipated probationary position for the 2025/2026 School Year: 

Special Education Teacher 12:1:2 (Grades 2-3) – Lakeview Elementary School

Qualifications:

• Holds a NY State teaching certificate in special education (Childhood 1-6)
• Has some experience working in a school setting providing data driven instruction for children with moderate to severe deficits including intellectual disability, language disabilities, and/or autism
• Demonstrates knowledge of; explicit special education instruction across all academic domains including language, adaptive skills, self management skills and behavior.
• Experience administering standardized assessments 
• Demonstrates the ability to use Evidenced based instructional strategies and/or curriculum differentiated to meet the unique students in the class
• Knowledge of non-violent crisis intervention techniques
• Demonstrates the ability to work cooperatively and actively communicate with administrators, teachers, support staff, and parents;
• Demonstrates superior written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that a variety of explicit instruction methods are used with all students 
• Attending CSE meetings and other relevant meetings with parents;
• Collaborate and communicate regularly and effectively with staff, administration and parents on behalf of the student’s success
• Knowledge of management strategies for students with special needs including, but not limited to, those with Autism Spectrum Disorder, learning disabilities, other health impairments and emotional disabilities.
• Assisting with development, implementation, and review of Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs) for all assigned students;
• Managing and organizing educational and teaching materials within the classroom environment;
• Managing and working with teaching assistants and aides to meet the academic needs of students.
• Effective communication with students and families.  

The Mahopac Central School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Mahopac Central School District seeks to fill the following anticipated probationary position for the 2025/2026 School Year: 

Orchestra Teacher – Mahopac Middle School

• The position includes performing ensembles and  group lesson instruction for grades 6-8. 
• Candidates should have strong proficiency on violin, viola, cello, and bass, with the ability to teach and demonstrate basic, fundamental and advanced string-instrument technique. 
• The ability to instruct alternative styles (e.g., fiddle, folk, mariachi) is a plus.
• Candidates must be excellent musicians, possess good communication skills, be positive, enthusiastic, well organized, willing to work collaboratively as part of a team, and NYS certified in K-12 music.
• The Mahopac Central School District has been recently named one of NAMM’s Best Communities for Music Education and the district is proud to offer students a 4-12 orchestra program. 

The Mahopac Central School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Mahopac Central School District seeks to fill the following anticipated probationary position for the 2025/2026 School Year: 

Special Education Teacher 8:1:2 – Lakeview Elementary School

Qualifications

• Holds a NY State teaching certificate in special education K-2 and Childhood 1-6; Registered Behavior Technician or Board Certified Behavior Analysis certification preferred, but not required.
• Has a minimum of three-year’s experience working in a school setting providing data driven instruction, including but not limited to Discrete Trial Teaching for children with moderate to severe deficits including intellectual disability, language disabilities, and/or autism
• Demonstrates extensive knowledge of explicit special education instruction across all academic domains including language, adaptive skills, self management skills and behavior.
• Demonstrates the ability to work with students who utilize an AAC device to promote universal design principles using an experiential approach to learning.
• Experience administering alternative assessments and progress monitoring student learning aligned to New York State alternate assessment standards.
• Demonstrates the ability to work effectively with students to facilitate increased independence by promoting the generalization of skills with decreased adult prompting.
• Demonstrates the ability to work cooperatively and actively communicate with administrators, teachers, support staff, and parents.
• Demonstrates the ability to plan, schedule, and prioritize multiple tasks simultaneously; including the tasks to be implemented by teaching assistants assigned to the class.
• Demonstrates the ability to design and develop IEPs, safety plans, and update behavior intervention plans in consultation with school clinician.
• Knowledge of non-violent crisis intervention techniques.
•  Knowledge of the prompting hierarchy.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensuring that a variety of explicit instruction methods with all students (e.g. discrete-trial teaching).
• Ensuring that student motivational and reinforcement systems are managed.
• Attending CSE meetings and other relevant meetings with parents.
• Collecting, summarizing, and evaluating data on skill acquisition programs and behavior intervention plans, including written reports and visual graphic displays of data.
• Assisting with development, implementation, and review of Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs) for all assigned students.
• Managing and organizing educational and teaching materials within the classroom environment.
•  Managing and working with teaching assistants and aides to meet the academic and daily living skills of students.

The Mahopac Central School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Mahopac Central School District seeks to fill the following anticipated probationary positions for the 2025/2026 School Year: 

Special Education Teachers – Mahopac Middle School

• NYS Special Education Grades 5-9 or K-12 certification required.
• Dual certification in 5-9 Math, Science, English or Social Studies preferred.
• Special Education Teacher with experience teaching in a special class setting. 
• The ideal candidate would have experience progress monitoring goals. 
• Experience with managing behavior or augmentative & alternative communication (AAC) a plus.

The Mahopac Central School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Mahopac Central School District seeks to fill the following anticipated probationary position for the 2025/2026 School Year: 

Elementary Teacher – Austin Road Elementary School

• Valid NYS certification in Pre-K-6, Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), and/or Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 2) is required.
• Experience with Teachers College Reading/Writing Project
• Proven ability to effectively collaborate with colleagues and partner with students & parents in the learning process.
• Experience designing student-centered lessons and engaging curricula that individually challenges students and inspires them to grow.
• Thoughtful, reflective practitioner that is culturally responsive in their pedagogical approach with a proven commitment to the principles of equity and inclusion.
• Highly skilled in differentiating instruction to personalize learning to meet the diverse needs of all students.
• Demonstrated understanding of authentic assessment, data-driven instruction, and methods for gathering and evaluating evidence of deeper learning.
• Experience integrating Science of Reading research into K-5 Literacy.

The Mahopac Central School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Science Teacher - Mahopac High School

The Mahopac Central School District seeks to fill the following anticipated probationary position for the 2025/2026 School Year: 

Science Teacher – Mahopac High School

• Valid NYS certification in Living Environment 7-12 is required
• Dual Certification in Science preferred

The Mahopac Central School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Mahopac Central School District seeks to fill the following anticipated probationary position for the 2025/2026 School Year: 

Science Teacher – Mahopac High School

• Valid NYS certification in Earth Science 7-12 is required

The Mahopac Central School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer

The Mahopac Central School District seeks to fill the following anticipated probationary position for the 2025/2026 School Year: 

Social Studies Teacher – Mahopac High School

• Valid NYS certification in Social Studies 7-12 is required

The Mahopac Central School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Mahopac Central School District seeks to fill the following anticipated probationary positions for the 2025/2026 School Year: 

Elementary Teachers – Fulmar Road Elementary School & Lakeview Elementary School

The successful candidate(s)will:

• Valid NYS certification in Pre-K-6, Childhood Education (Grades 1-6), and/or Early Childhood Education (Birth-Grade 2) is required.
• Experience with Teachers College Reading/Writing Project
• Proven ability to effectively collaborate with colleagues and partner with students & parents in the learning process.
• Experience designing student-centered lessons and engaging curricula that individually challenges students and inspires them to grow.
• Thoughtful, reflective practitioner that is culturally responsive in their pedagogical approach with a proven commitment to the principles of equity and inclusion.
• Highly skilled in differentiating instruction to personalize learning to meet the diverse needs of all students.
• Demonstrated understanding of authentic assessment, data-driven instruction, and methods for gathering and evaluating evidence of deeper learning.

The Mahopac Central School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

The Mahopac Central School District seeks to fill the following Extended School Year positions:

Special Education Teachers

• Anticipated effective dates: Wednesday, July 2, 2025 – Tuesday, August 12, 2025

• Appropriate NYS certification in Special Education K-12 or Students with Disabilities

The Mahopac Central School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer.