Elementary Special Education Teacher – Long Term Sub

Position Type: 1700 Hours Minimum Required, serving in a 40 Hours/Week capacity
Despite a decades-old assumption that Minnesota is a national leader in education, young people in Minnesota are often up against many systemic barriers as they pursue graduation. These barriers disproportionately affect low-income students and students of color. Nearly 1 in 5 Minnesota high school students did not graduate on time in 2018. High School graduation is a milestone that ALL students deserve to achieve and is critical in setting young people up for successful futures.  ALL students have great potential, but some become academically or socially disengaged due to a system that does not fully support them. As these young people become increasingly disconnected from their schools and communities, their risk of dropping out increases.
AmeriCorps Promise Fellows serve as caring adults who support, mentor, and build positive relationships with young people in 6-12th grade on their path to high school graduation. Fellows provide one-on-one and small group support to a group of students in a school or non-profit organization.

AmeriCorps Promise Fellow Position Responsibilities:

Build and foster strong relationships with their selected students.
Coordinate and deliver in and out of school time academic enrichment activities with the goal that at least 30 youth in grades 6-12 will experience academic gains.
Meet regularly with Youth Success Team to review data and identify youth to serve; track student progress; and determine which interventions to connect to individual students or groups of students.
Develop and organize projects that engage youth participants in service and leadership activities.
Recruit and/or support community volunteers, including family members, to work with youth participants in areas such as mentoring, tutoring, civic engagement, and college/career exploration.
Provide attendance and behavior coaching for students targeted for needing assistance as determined through the multi-tiered system of support approach; promote positive behavior expectations.
Maintain data entry for program records, complete ongoing youth assessments and submit weekly and monthly reports using an online database system with support from site supervisor and site coordinator
Participate in all required Alliance, AmeriCorps, and Host Site meetings and assignments.
AmeriCorps Eligibility Requirements18 years or older
A high school graduate with a diploma or GED
A U.S. Citizen, U.S. National or a Lawful Permanent Resident Alien of the United States
Not have served more than the allowed number of AmeriCorps terms previous to this term. Eligibility based on AmeriCorps term limitations.
Able to pass a complete National Service Criminal Service History Background check (including National Sex Offender Registry, State of service and State of residence, and FBI checks) – eligibility requirements listed here
If serving in a full time (40 hour/week) capacity, members must be able to maintain a consistent schedule of 40 hours per week throughout their term of service (e.g. not a full-time student or working elsewhere full-time).
Reduced time and part time members cannot also hold a full time position, but can be in school full time.

Job Description:
A 7.5 hour/day position for 185 days at Faribault Middle School to provide primary support with the use of technology by the students and staff while school is in session, to improve the academic achievement of all students through interventions. Manages the daily use and activities of the media center; assists with selection of materials and the enforcement of a climate conducive to learning; checks materials in and out for students.  Assists testing coordinator and school administration in facilitating district assessments. This position commences with the 2023-24 school year on August 21, 2023.

Essential Functions:

Serve as a member of the Middle School Staff
Assist testing coordinator in facilitating student assessments
Work with students during school on an assigned “check and connect” caseload to monitor and communicate student progress, attendance, and weekly assignments, activities and assessments with teachers, and families.
Collaborate with staff
Stay current with best practices research and strategies
Other duties as assigned