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Social Behavior Services Coordinator

Social Behavior Services Coordinator

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Position Location: Serving Chisago Lakes School District and North Branch Area Public Schools

Position Purpose:
The Social Behavior Services Coordinator position assists SCRED member districts in implementing a continuum of social emotional learning (SEL) supports, specifically for students requiring intensive, highly individualized intervention. This position provides collaboration and consultation on specific student cases and overall programming, creates and facilitates high-quality professional learning opportunities for member district staff, and assists in the coordination of service delivery to ensure students are receiving effective SEL instruction designed to meet their needs in their least restrictive environment.

Essential Duties:

  • Collaboration & Consultation
    • Provide on-site coaching and support for the implementation of evidence-based instructional practices across the secondary and tertiary prevention levels within a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) framework
    • Guide staff in the creation of special education evaluation plans that equip teams to identify students with intensive emotional or behavioral needs
    • Support staff in the development of IEPs that are designed to meet the unique social emotional learning needs of students
    • Consult with special education staff regarding students who are not responding to academic, behavioral, or functional skill interventions
    • Promote collaboration between general education and special education staff regarding accommodations and modifications that may help students to reach their IEP goals and access the general curriculum
    • Provide expertise as part of IEP teams for students with significant and unique SEL-related needs
    • Ensure processes are being followed that support district placement decisions for students transitioning to and from Federal Setting III and IV programs in order to ensure that students remain in their least restrictive environment
    • Assist in developing/coordinating student reintegration plans, including Behavior Support Plans (BSPs), in order to increase the likelihood that transitioning students will function effectively in the mainstream school setting
    • Collaborate and provide consultation services regarding assistive technology, accessibility, and secondary transition
  • Professional Learning
    • Engage in professional learning aligned with SCRED goals and district-specific needs to inform SCRED professional learning opportunities related to SEL programming
    • Complete professional learning plans in collaboration with the SCRED Services Coordination Team to ensure alignment with SCRED goals and messaging across service areas
    • Facilitate professional learning using effective adult learning strategies on a variety of SEL-related topics, including assessment, instruction, inclusion, accessibility, assistive technology, secondary transition, and program evaluation
    • Oversee training and certification of staff in the use of restrictive procedures
    • Provide on-site coaching and support to enhance implementation of best practices in SEL
  • Coordination of Service Delivery
    • Facilitate the implementation of best practices in SEL-related assessment, instruction, inclusion, accessibility, and program evaluation
    • Assist in conducting needs assessments to support various resource allocation and/or programming decisions
    • Secure and disseminate resource materials and equipment for SEL-related needs that can be shared across districts
    • Facilitate the distribution of Collaborative Planning funds for SEL-related needs
    • Support the implementation of legal and ethical school discipline practices for students with disabilities, including the facilitation of manifestation determination meetings
    • Coordinate restrictive procedure quarterly review meetings and report data to the Minnesota Department of Education
    • Maintain and enforce a Placement Guideline for students transitioning to federal setting III and IV programs as well as those reintegrating into mainstream settings
    • Support teams in planning for transitions of students with SEL-related needs between buildings (i.e., from elementary to secondary)
    • Participate and/or facilitate SCRED internal meetings and workgroups as assigned
    • Participate in county collaborative committees to engage in interagency collaboration to support the SEL-related needs of students and families
    • Participate in the regional Community of Practice for Federal Setting IV programs
    • Provide work direction to the administrative assistant supporting the social emotional learning services area

Other Duties as Assigned

Physical Demands

  • Travel within and occasionally outside of the SCRED member districts
  • Frequent computer use including long periods without movement
  • Ability to lift 30 pounds to carry materials between districts on occasion
  • The use of physical restraint with students demonstrating behaviors that constitute an emergency

Elementary Personal Wellness Teacher 

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Elementary Personal Wellness Teacher
East Union Elementary

For more information or questions contact Jay Woller at [email protected]

Start Date:  August 30, 2021
Days/FTE:  .50 FTE
Banded/Graded:  C-5-2
Responsible To:  Building Principal
Qualifications: Valid State of Minnesota License in Physical Education and Health

Major Job Functions; Specific Tasks/Required Knowledge, Ability and Skills:  Physical Education teacher for elementary school students
Compensation and Yearly Duration of Employment:  Compensation will be determined by District 112 and the Chaska Education Association (CEA).

Background check will be conducted.

If you are changing positions or the number of hours you work, your benefits may change.  Please make sure to check the eligibility as listed in the above agreement.

If recommended for employment, applicant will provide proof of legal right to work in the United States if required.

Application Procedure:
Please apply online at: http://www.district112.org (only online applications will be accepted)

English Language Learners Teacher(s)

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Worthington Middle School is looking for two EL teachers to fill our out team of eight EL teachers serving grades 5-8. Candidates should be able to serve students through push-in, pull-out, and co-teaching methods.  They should also be familiar with SIOP, be able to work in a team environment, and be licensed to teach EL in the state of Minnesota (or able to attain such license). Applicants should also be familiar with the use of iPads in the classroom.

This position qualifies for the Federal Student Aid Stafford Loan Forgiveness Program for Teachers, (loan forgiveness up to $17,500). https://studentaid.ed.gov/sa/repay-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/teacher
Equal Employment Opportunity
It is the policy of the Worthington School District to provide equal employment opportunity for all, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, sexual orientation or age.

MS/HS Principal

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The Yellow Medicine East School District is taking applications for a MS/HS Principal, to begin August 1, 2021. Minnesota K-12 Principal License required.  Yellow Medicine East School District is located in Granite Falls, in southwest Minnesota.

The ideal candidate is a dynamic academic leader with strengths in the following areas:

  • Developing and recommending programs so that students benefit from flexible, high-quality learning that facilitates performance assessment
  • Responsibly hires, manages, and develops staff to ensure qualified, positive instruction and responsiveness to staff concerns
  • Managing general building administration to support collaborative staff relations that fosters excellent instruction and outcomes
  • Effectively collaborating with diverse student, parent, and community populations
  • Working with numerous community organizations regarding programs for students
  • Assisting with the curriculum and staff development to determine an appropriate and effective instructional process that meets or exceeds state standards
  • Providing programs that support college and career readiness goals for individual students
  • Participating and contributing in district level administration meetings that determine budget preparation, staffing, and district-wide goals
  • Ensuring positive relationships are developed to enhance public relations for the school district
  • Planning and maintaining budgets
  • Facilitating parent/student/staff advisory groups
  • Technology planning for building and district

To apply, send a cover letter, resume, completed application (found on our website), and three current letters of reference to:

Rich Schneider, Superintendent

Yellow Medicine East Schools

450 9th Avenue

Granite Falls, MN 56241

 

For additional information please call 320-564-4081 or email [email protected]

Position open until filled.

Visit our website:  www.isd2190.org.