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Foreign Language teacher – Chinese

Foreign Language teacher – Chinese

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Job Title: Chinese Language Teacher

Job Location: Moorhead, MN

Job Duties: Responsible for providing Chinese language instruction for middle school students in grades 6-8.
Specific duties include: (1) providing and delivering classroom instruction in Chinese language and culture through
established lesson plans and instructional units; (2) evaluating student performance; (3) providing regular
communication with parents or guardians regarding student progress; (4) planning and developing instruction and
assessment based on approved curriculum and district strategic priorities; (5) managing student behavior classroom,
school premises, and during school activities; (6) collaborating on student and instructional needs; (7) adopting new
instructional technologies and approaches to student problems, learning, and curriculum development; (8) providing
instructional leadership to classroom support staff; and (9) serving on building and district committees related to
curriculum development, student assessment and performance, or building decision-making.

Requirements: Bachelor’s degree in Education; fluency in Mandarin Chinese; and current Minnesota teaching
license.

Salary/Benefits:
2017-2019 Teacher Master Agreement
Benefit Summary

Application Procedure:
Apply online

Deadline:
April 5, 2019

Physical Therapist – Extended School Year (ESY)

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Edina Public Schools has an Extended School Year (ESY) Physical Therapist position available District-wide beginning July 2019 through August 2019.   Physical Therapist will model and train Extended School Year (ESY) teachers and paraprofessionals in safe handling and physical transfers of students with disabilities.  Exercises and Range of Motion activities may be included in the training.   The hours vary and are flexible with 10-20 hours this summer to train staff and monitor their safe application of these skills.

DAPE Teacher for Extended School Year (ESY)

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Edina Public Schools has an Extended School Year (ESY) DAPE teacher position beginning July 15, 2019 through August 8, 2019. Times are flexible, Monday through Thursday, as needed to meet the needs of students in our site-based setting located at Cornelia Elementary School.

Integration & Equity Liaison – Somali

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Posting dates:  3/4/19 thru 3/8/19 or until filled

Hours:  Monday thru Friday, 8.0 hours per day – 10 month

Primary Objective: Community/Cultural Liaisons serve as a bridge; student-to-student; student-to-school; school-to-family and family-to-community.  The focus is on engaging, supporting and empowering students of color, immigrant and refugee students, or students otherwise isolated, in order to increase and improve communication and cultural understanding, resolve concerns student-student, student to school, and school to family, and increase protective factors for students.  Build long-term, meaningful relationships with diverse families resulting in more parent involvement and student success.  This position will work closely with Somali families and students.
Qualifications:Minimum of four year College Degree or Equivalent Education.
Proven ability to work in collaboration with schools and community resources.
Proven ability to work respectfully and responsively with diverse populations of youth and families, community members, health and human service providers, city and county government and educators.
Possess a strength-based, child/youth-family centered philosophy.

Desired Qualifications:Strong child/youth advocacy and mediation skills.
Understanding of the concept of equity in education.
Understanding of school policy and best practices in Youth Development, Cultural Competency, and Special Education.
Excellent interpersonal skills, including strong verbal and written communication skills.
Experience facilitating and leading groups of educators, children and youth.
Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to successfully manage multiple assignments independently and with high and consistent follow through.
Proven ability to work in a diverse team environment
Knowledge of and/or willingness to learn about Suburban Ramsey community needs, initiatives and resources.
Ability to work independently and in a self-directed manner.

Job Responsibilities/Principal Duties:Enhance meaningful and authentic youth engagement, involvement and leadership in both school and community.
Utilize culturally and linguistically competent/relevant and respectful approaches at all levels of service and in all interventions.
Bridge communication and cultural understanding to resolve concerns in the following situations: student-student, student to school, and school to family.
Help families access to school resources.
Make phone calls (interpret when necessary) to families regarding recurring academic, concerns, attendance, health, lunch accounts, field trips or behavior issues or other requests by principals.
Act as a resource to school and community agency staff regarding working with students and families from other cultures.
Work to create increased school connectedness by supporting culturally inclusive clubs, character building activities, community building activities, service learning projects, cross cultural events, and student leadership activities.
Assisting with compiling annual reports.