Job Opportunities
Carlisle Public Schools - Job Opportunities
Carlisle Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, age, religion or religious creed, disability or handicap, sex or gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local law.
All employees are required to submit to a national fingerprint-based criminal background check in addition to a state CORI check.
Superintendent
POSITION OVERVIEW
The Carlisle School Committee seeks an exceptional Superintendent to serve as the district’s chief executive, instructional leader, and steward of its educational vision. The Superintendent leads with purpose, ensuring that the district’s vision for teaching, learning, and student experience is clearly defined, strategically advanced, and embedded in the daily life of the school.
Carlisle is a small, high-performing PreK–8 school district serving approximately 600 students on a single campus. This structure creates an intimate, collaborative learning community where the Superintendent plays a uniquely visible and hands-on role in shaping the district’s educational direction.
EDUCATIONAL VISION & INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP
· Define, articulate, and champion a clear educational vision.
· Ensure the vision informs strategic planning, curriculum decisions, instructional practice, and professional learning.
· Lead high-quality instructional programs that support academic, social, and emotional growth.
· Promote inclusive practices and support diverse learners.
· Develop and monitor annual and multi-year district goals.
COMMUNITY, CULTURE & BELONGING
· Foster a welcoming, inclusive, and innovative student-centered culture.
· Build strong relationships with both staff and families through transparent communication.
· Maintain a visible presence across the school community.
· Collaborate with local organizations and town partners.
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP & DISTRICT MANAGEMENT
· Oversee all district operations including budgeting, staffing, facilities, and compliance.
· Serve as hiring and supervising authority for all district employees.
· Develop and manage the annual budget in collaboration
· Lead planning for academics, staffing, facilities, technology, and fiscal sustainability.
· Represent Carlisle Public School in regional and state settings.
· Collaborate with Concord-Carlisle Regional School District to support alignment and student transitions.
GOVERNANCE & COMMUNICATION WITH THE SCHOOL COMMITTEE
· Serve as chief advisor to the School Committee.
· Provide data-informed recommendations, reports, and updates.
· Shape meeting agendas and ensure policy implementation.
· Communicate proactively about district progress.
QUALIFICATIONS
· Demonstrated success as an instructional and organizational leader.
· Ability to craft and steward a compelling educational vision.
· Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
· Commitment to equity, inclusion, belonging, and whole-child development.
· Master’s Degree in relevant field required
· Massachusetts DESE Superintendent licensure or eligibility.
Reports to: Carlisle School Committee
Start Date: July 1, 2026
Application Deadline: March 6, 2026
If interested, please apply through School Spring - Superintendent
Cafeteria Worker - Part Time
Carlisle Public School is seeking a cafeteria worker for the remainder of the 2025-2026 school year. The position is Monday through Friday on days when school is in session, 4 hours per day. Salary range is $19-21 per hour based on experience. Responsibilities in the Carlisle School Cafeteria/Kitchen include:
1. Food Preparation
2. Serving lunch to students
3. Clean up
Start date would be immediately.
If interested, please apply through School Spring - Cafeteria Worker
Substitute School Nurses
Carlisle Public School is seeking substitute school nurses to provide coverage of school health office when
permanent nursing staff are unavailable. The substitute school nurse is responsible for implementing the school
health program in the absence of the permanent school nurse, and/or will be responsible for providing health
services to students who are participating in school sponsored field trips. The substitute nurse will provide first aid
to students Pre-K through grade 8, and staff, including, administering medications, performing ordered treatments,
caring for illness and documentation in accordance with the Commonwealth of Massachusetts laws and the policies
and procedures of the Carlisle School District.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assess students daily visits, evaluate health status and provides care according to Carlisle Public Schools
Standing orders and/or follow student individualized healthcare plans.
- Administers first-aid and emergency care.
- Demonstrates effective communication with students, staff members, and parents and able to maintain
confidentiality.
- Dispenses daily & afternoon medications according to standard nursing practice to students at school with proper
documentation.
- Collaborate with teachers, and/or parents regarding students identified for exclusion due to medical
reasons.
- Communicate with school personnel in identifying and meeting social, emotional, and physical needs of
school children in English. Documents health care in electronic student data management system.
- Assist in maintaining a healthy, safe, learning environment by promoting Universal Precautions.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Possession of a valid Commonwealth of Massachusetts license to practice as a Registered Nurses (RN).
- Experience in a school based or pediatric setting is preferred.
- Ability to multitask, problem solve and make clinical judgements independently.
If interested, please apply through School Spring - Substitute School Nurses
Middle School Paraprofessional
Carlisle Public Schools cultivate balanced learners who can stand confidently with one foot in the field and the other in the future. We create a nurturing and individualized experience for our students and highly value personal relationships. We prioritize social-emotional and physical health. Students engage in the classroom and in the community, with educators, local experts, and Carlisle’s natural resources to understand how their studies can be applied to civic life to help solve local and global problems. We break down barriers between traditional subjects and create opportunities for students to develop their understanding of the world and extend their perspective and thinking beyond our town borders.
Carlisle Public Schools is seeking paraprofessionals to work collaboratively with classroom faculty to support students in middle school grades who have IEP’s and are integrated within our general education classrooms.
QUALIFICATIONS:
•High school diploma required
•Associates degree or a Bachelor's degree preferred
•Prior experience working with students with disabilities is preferred
•Training or coursework in special education is preferred
•Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Director of Student Support Services may find appropriate and acceptable
REPORTS TO: Director of Student Support Services
JOB GOAL: To work closely with students with disabilities in an effort to provide them with instructional and/or social emotional support as needed for effective progress, while assisting the special and general education staff in implementing IEP goals.
PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:
(Under the direction and supervision of licensed educators who design instruction.)
•Provide academic support and direct instruction to students to meet IEP goals/objectives.
•Assist teachers with the implementation of appropriate curriculum, lessons, alternate assessments, accommodations and modifications for children with special needs.
•Provide supervision of the classrooms during times in which the special educator is required to be elsewhere in the building.
•Implement positive behavior management techniques and/or individual behavior support plans during individual and small group instruction and/or within the general education setting.
•Attend planning meetings, in-service workshops/trainings, team meetings, and parent-teacher conferences when requested by the Program Administrator.
•Consult with teachers, special educators, and therapists around designated students, on a regular basis, to discuss student progress and to support and carry over classroom and therapy goals and strategies.
•Maintain knowledge and understanding of current IEPs of assigned student/s and collect data as requested.
•Supervise students with disabilities outside of regular class times, including but not limited to the transition to and from transportation, lunch, recess, field trips, assemblies, emergency drills, and hallway passing.
•Provide students necessary support while fostering and facilitating independence and positive self-concept.
•Maintain a high level of confidentiality and professionalism in all interactions and responsibilities as a member of the teaching staff.
•Perform other related duties as assigned by the Director of Student Support Services.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
•This position may require lifting, positioning, and transitioning students, as needed, according to caseload/classroom assignment. Demands for lifting may be up to 50 pounds.
If interested, please apply through School Spring - Middle School Paraprofessional
Daily Substitute Teachers
Carlisle Public Schools seeks daily substitute teachers for elementary and middle school. If interested, please contact Elementary Principal Dennet Sidell at dsidell@carlisle.k12.ma.us.