Provide first aide as appropriate according to district policy and procedures. Notify parents of student health concerns or injuries in a timely manner as appropriate.
Administer medication according to physician order and parent authorization following District192 policies and procedures.
Collect, update and maintain student health information.
Reinforce and support good health practices among students and staff.
Assist with collection, maintenance and reporting of student immunization records in compliance with Minnesota Immunization Law and district policy.
Complete daily electronic entry of student concerns and interventions for all cared for in the Health Office.
School Nurse
Principal – Elementary
Knowledge/Skills/Abilities Needed:
Thorough knowledge of the practices, methods, and techniques used in administering and supervising programs in a school; excellent written and oral communication; ability to motivate and inspire others; ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with school officials, parents, students, teachers, support staff, and community members.
Exemplifies the following Five Character Traits: compassion, respect, responsibility, self discipline and honesty.
Specific Tasks:
Provide leadership to create a comprehensive and innovative educational environment tailored to the unique needs of each student, as well as overseeing the building’s operations. Key tasks involve developing and maintaining an effective educational program that adheres to state and federal guidelines, serving as a mentor, coach, and leader for both staff and students, and ensuring the enforcement of student management and discipline policies. Additionally, the role focuses on promoting health, safety, and the overall welfare of students to foster a positive learning culture. See the job description for additional information.
Hours Per Day:
220 days per year
As per agreement
Benefit eligible position: health, dental, and optical insurance, supplemental insurance available, long-term disability coverage, district-paid life insurance policy, retirement plan, sick days, vacation days, holidays, and more!
Assistant Superintendent – Division of Leadership, Teaching, and Learning (DLTL)
Position Type:
Administration-Licensed/Assistant Superintendent
Location:
Educational Service Center
Closing Date:
03/08/2026
General Purpose of Job: The Assistant Superintendent—Leadership, Teaching, and Learning—supports the district’s mission to inspire and prepare all students with the confidence, courage, and competence to achieve their dreams, contribute to their community, and engage in a lifetime of learning by serving as a key member of the executive leadership team that plans, directs, and coordinates strategic actions aligned with district goals. The position provides system-level leadership for all E-12 schools and program sites, with specific oversight of initiatives and services as assigned by the Superintendent of Schools. The Assistant Superintendent represents the district at the local, state, and national levels and leads efforts to enhance academic achievement, operational effectiveness, and equity across the system.
Osseo Area Schools is where students discover opportunities, build confidence, and prepare for bright futures. From early childhood to high school, we offer experiences inside and outside the classroom that help students grow into curious, capable and connected learners. As Minnesota’s fifth-largest school district, we proudly serve eight communities—including Brooklyn Park, Brooklyn Center, Maple Grove, Osseo, Plymouth, Corcoran, Dayton and Rogers—and offer specialized magnet programs in the Arts, STEM, STEAM, Health Science, and International Baccalaureate. With a student body representing over 100 languages and cultures, our schools reflect the global community, creating an inclusive, enriching environment that prepares students for today’s world and tomorrow’s opportunities. Our 21,000+ students learn across seventeen elementary schools (PreK-5), four middle schools (6-8), three senior highs (9-12), an area learning center (9-12), a fully-online school (6-12), two early childhood centers, and an adult education center.
Learn more about Osseo Area Schools here!
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Achieves strategic objectives by leading and representing the district at the executive level.
Supporting the superintendent, as a member of the Executive Leadership Team, in coordinating action to achieve the mission.
Serving as the acting superintendent in the absence of the superintendent.
Representing the perspectives, needs and interests for Leadership, Teaching and Learning.
Working collaboratively with leaders in Human Resources and Business Services, Community Engagement, Instructional & Information Technology, Communications and with the General Counsel to achieve the mission of the school system.
Representing the school system at the national, state, and local level.
Participating in all School Board meetings and work sessions.
Ensures a collaborative culture by fostering trust, professionalism, and effective teamwork across the district.
Adhering to the organization’s core values.
Practicing the language distinctions and promise keeping associated with leadership.
Demonstrating trustworthiness (care, competence, sincerity, reliability).
Designing and facilitating effective meetings.
Establishing effective relationships with colleagues, students, families, staff, and community members in order to influence action.
Setting standards for professional interactions and holding others accountable to the standards.
Providing support and direction to direct reports.
Ensuring that collaborative teams are setting standards for their area of work, examining data regarding effectiveness, and taking action to meet the standards.
Working collaboratively with system administrators to achieve the system’s mission.
Responding to concerns and inquiries from parents/guardians, staff and community members.
Demonstrating a professional demeanor.
Serving on committees as needed and/or assigned.
Ensures improved student achievement by driving equitable, evidence-based practices and systems of continuous improvement.
Demonstrating leadership for racial equity.
Overseeing the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of curriculum to meet the Minnesota Academic Standards and the needs of students.
Ensuring effective instruction.
Evaluating programs and practices using data.
Ensuring that collaborative teams are setting standards, examining data, and designing interventions for students who have already met and who have not yet met the standards.
Providing student support services to meet the needs of students.
Supervising and evaluating site and system leaders.
Providing professional development for leaders that is both job embedded (finances, budgeting, personnel, staffing, student discipline, staff evaluation) and organization embedded (systems thinking/action, instructional leadership, collaborative problem solving, learning organization).
Providing professional development for teaching and support staff.
Visiting schools regularly.
Leading new initiatives to improve student achievement.
Reducing suspensions from school and eliminating the racial disparity within the suspensions.
Overseeing the program of extracurricular activities.
Serving as the catalyst for site continuous improvement.
Ensures effective organizational management by providing strategic operational leadership and oversight.
Collaborating with staff and local law enforcement officials to maintain a safe and healthy learning environment.
Providing direct instruction in student management practices to ensure alignment with board policies and to maintain consistency in practices across sites.
Allocating human and financial resources to accomplish our mission.
Promoting a positive image of schools and the school system.
Maintaining current understanding of laws, policies, and employment contracts which impact schools.
Setting standards for effective operational practice as necessary.
Effectively communicating operational management procedures and practices.
Coordinating the work of principals, directors, assistant principals, coordinators and other management personnel to ensure organizational effectiveness.
Evaluates and supervises building principals and other staff, including hiring, coaching, managing performance, and—in consultation with human resources—administering disciplinary action.
Completes other duties as assigned by the Superintendent.
Qualifications for the position:
Master’s degree in Educational Administration with an emphasis in instructional programming (E-12). A doctorate degree is preferred.
Seven (7) to ten (10) years of experience in educational administration, including leadership as a principal and/or central office administrator.
Must possess a valid Minnesota Superintendent license.
Salary: Pay Grade 127, $206,677 to $237,679 annually
FTE: Full-time, 260/261 workdays per year
Desired start date: July 1, 2026
Applications are due by Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 11:59 PM. Key dates for this search process include:
Thursday, April 2, OR Friday, April 3, 2026
Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Wednesday, April 15, 2026
Physical Demands:
Sedentary Work: Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or otherwise move objects. Work involves frequent sitting, talking, hearing, and the use of hands to operate a computer and standard office equipment. The employee may occasionally stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, or stoop. Visual acuity is required for reading and preparing documents, viewing a computer screen, and performing administrative tasks with precision. The position also requires the energy and stamina necessary to fulfill the demands of educational leadership in a dynamic school district environment.
Working Conditions:
Work is performed in a standard office setting located within school buildings or district administrative facilities. The position involves minimal exposure to environmental hazards or physical risks. Tasks are typically conducted in climate-controlled spaces equipped with appropriate technology and resources. The work is highly deadline-driven, often requiring management of multiple priorities and frequent interaction with school leaders, staff, students, families, and community stakeholders.
Osseo Area Schools offers:
Meaningful and impactful work
Opportunities to grow professionally
A variety of benefits
…and more!
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
Osseo Area School District ISD 279 is an Equal Opportunity, and veteran-friendly employer. Osseo Area School District ISD 279 ensures equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, creed, sex, gender identity, color, marital status, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, status with regard to public assistance, or disability. Osseo Area School District is committed to a workforce that reflects the diversity of the district and strongly encourages persons to apply who can strengthen our diversity. For more information, view the District’s Equal Opportunity and Prohibition Against Discrimination, Harassment and Violence Policy.
Veteran’s Preference: If you are an eligible veteran, please submit a legible copy of your DD214 with your application.
Accommodation: If you have a disability that requires an accommodation during the selection process, please email Human Resources at [email protected] or call 763-391-7007.
Background Check Process Upon Conditional Offer:
Background checks are conducted upon receiving a conditional offer. Employees must complete a background check and are responsible for the background fee. A passing background is required. Criminal convictions are reviewed on a case-by-case basis.
School Psychologist
School Psychologist
**$5,000 signing bonus provided**
Position Location: Chisago Lakes Middle School
Position Purpose
School psychologists provide direct and/or indirect support and interventions to students, consult with teachers, families, and other school-employed mental health professionals (i.e., school counselors, school social workers) to improve support strategies, work with school administrators to improve school-wide practices and policies, and collaborate with community providers to coordinate needed services. Through their work, school psychologists help SCRED member districts and buildings successfully implement a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) framework in order to: improve academic achievement, promote positive behavior and mental health, support diverse learners, create safe, positive school climates, strengthen family-school partnerships, improve school-wide assessment and accountability, and monitor individual student progress in academics and behavior.
- Essential Duties
- MTSS Implementation
- Promote and assist in effective and efficient school-wide implementation of an MTSS framework for both academics and social emotional learning, in partnership with building administrators and teams
- Facilitate the problem solving team (PST) in each building, ensuring that each PST is:
- using standard data for decision making
- defining problems in observable and measurable terms
- collecting sufficient information for intervention planning
- developing detailed intervention plans
- evaluating integrity of implementation
- supporting classroom teachers or interventionists in data collection activities
- graphing intervention effectiveness
- Participate in various data team meetings within each building
- Provide consultation to parents and/or teachers regarding social emotional learning and/or academic difficulties, utilizing the SCRED 5-step problem-solving model: Problem Identification, Problem Analysis, Plan Development, Plan Implementation, and Plan Evaluation
- Assist in conducting needs assessments to support various resource allocation and/or programming decisions
- MTSS Implementation
- Special Education Leadership
- Facilitate Student Support Team (SST) meetings
- Attend special education department meetings
- Serve as a liaison between SCRED and its member districts, in promotion of a positive, collaborative culture
- Provide consultation on special education due process to staff and parents
- Assist in the improvement of special education services (e.g., program evaluation, evaluation/service process, resource allocation, transitions), under the direction of SCRED Administration and the principal
- Facilitate the child find process by assisting in responding to referrals for initial special education evaluations for students suspected of having disabilities
- Assist in coordinating the reevaluation process for students receiving special education and related services
- Administer and interpret intellectual ability tests, social behavior assessments, and adaptive assessments as part of comprehensive evaluations for current and potential special education students when necessary
- Assist in the planning process for the provision of Extended School Year (ESY) services in building(s)/district of assignment
- Assist with facilitating transition planning, including attending IEP meetings (as needed) for children moving from ECSE programs to kindergarten, elementary to secondary, or between buildings and programs
- Support special education staff in reviewing progress monitoring data on IEP goals and designing appropriate interventions
- Assist with state compliance review activities, including the implementation of any resulting corrective action plans
- Serve as an active member of the SCRED Implementation Team (I-Team)
- Plan and implement professional learning opportunities at SCRED and building(s)/district of assignment
- Academic Assessment and Services
- Support building-wide academic screening processes
- Complete diagnostic assessments in reading, math and written expression, as deemed appropriate by the Problem Solving Team or Student Support Team
- Develop, implement and monitor the fidelity of academic interventions, as requested
- Assist in ensuring compliance with child find requirements related to the implementation of Scientific Research-Based Interventions
- Social Emotional Learning (SEL) Assessment and Services
- Provide direct SEL services to individuals, small groups, classrooms or school-wide, as requested
- Provide direct counseling services to individuals or groups, as requested
- Complete mental health screenings and assist students, families, and school staff in determining appropriate mental health supports, both internally and through outside agencies
- Complete function-based behavior assessments (FBAs), when deemed appropriate by the Problem Solving Team or Student Support Team
- Assist in the development of Behavior Support Plans (BSPs), in collaboration with special education staff to write Behavior Support Plans, and track BSPs data with integrity checks
- Gather and organize data to assist teams in making manifestation determination, when needed
- Provide behavior consultation services to general education and special education staff
- Crisis Response Services
- Facilitate crisis response procedures and participate in the school’s crisis team at the discretion of the building principal
- Provide consultation in crisis prevention and response
- Complete student risk assessments when necessary
- Assist in completing student threat assessment activities when necessary
- Provide an immediate response to students, families, and school staff in crisis situations and determine when a referral to an outside agency is needed
- Other Duties
- Perform other duties as assigned
Student Systems Leadership Specialist (Long-term Substitute)
Position Summary of Job Responsibilities:
The successful candidate for the Student Systems Leadership Specialist position will provide leadership to support students, parents, staff and the district in increasing appropriate social emotional and instructional capacity that allows all students to meet or exceed expected growth each year, and eliminate predictability in achievement through practices of educational equity. The ideal candidate would be one who is advancing their career in leadership. We are seeking candidates who desire to advance their experience and influence in educational leadership.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Works with the principal/administrative team to plan, organize, guide, and direct the implementation of student support systems, student management, instruction, and communication.
- Support the functionality of the buildings in which they work as a key member of the building leadership team. Executes building’s student management plan including procedures for restorative practices, conflict management, restitution, suspension, dismissal, and re-entry.
- Ensures practices that align with culturally proficient school systems aimed at reducing the student achievement gap. Advances building efforts to create empowering learning spaces that emphasize inclusion and culturally responsive pedagogy.
- Maintains records of any student disciplinary actions taken in accordance with applicable laws and regulations, and District policies.
- Works with the principal in leading, coordinating and facilitating crisis management procedures.
- Performs other duties of a comparable level or type, as required. Communicates the district’s vision, mission, core values and beliefs and provides professional expertise and assistance to individuals, other district staff, and the community concerning areas of expertise/knowledge. Attends training sessions, conferences, seminars, district, and departmental meetings. Keeps abreast of changing developments, trends, and technologies.
- Complies with local, state, and federal laws.
Superintendent
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY/SCHOOL DISTRICT:
The Hopkins Public School’s main office is located in Hopkins, Minnesota. The school district has an approximate enrollment of 6,950 pre-kindergarten through grade twelve students.
School District Website: https://www.hopkinsschools.org/
City Website: https://www.hopkinsmn.com/
LEADERSHIP PROFILE: The Hopkins School Board seeks an equity-minded, principled, and collaborative education professional to serve as the next Superintendent of Hopkins Public Schools. Our next leader will help envision the future of our district and advance our mission through building trust, strengthening partnerships, and guiding the district with integrity and accountability. Key attributes desired include:
- Integrity: Acts consistently with ethical principles and district policies; maintains confidentiality and demonstrates moral courage in decision-making
- Trust and Collaboration: Builds and sustains trust across diverse groups and communities by actively listening, showing empathy, valuing different perspectives, and creating inclusive opportunities for collaboration
- Equity Advocacy: Identifies opportunities for systemic improvement, and champions equitable access to resources, promoting practices aimed at closing achievement gaps
- Accountability: Delegates authority with clear expectations; monitors progress and outcomes; executes in a manner that holds self and others responsible for results
- Effective Communication: Listens actively; responds thoughtfully; and communicates with clarity and confidence, tailoring their style to suit the audience and situation to ensure transparency and mutual understanding
- Strategic Partnership: Engages with the school board to develop policies and set goals, provides options, and recommends data-driven solutions to advance district goals
SALARY/CONTRACT: A competitive compensation and benefits package, with a starting salary range of $250,000 – 280,000 will be negotiated commensurate with experience and qualifications. Contract length is negotiable as provided in Minnesota statute. An excellent benefits package is also available.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: March 29, 2026
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: MSBA’s Executive Search Service uses an online application process. Applicants may begin their application at mnmsba.myrevelus.com. To be considered for this position, a completed application file must be received by MSBA prior to 11:59 p.m. on March 29, 2026.
Contact Barb Dorn at 507-508-5501 ([email protected]) with questions. Applicants are requested to not contact school board members.
Hopkins Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer. The MSBA Executive Search Service is an equal opportunity search agency.