Secondary Resource Specialist

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Position Summary:

The Resource Specialist will provide training, consultation and support to teachers, instructional staff, administrators and school-based leadership teams to facilitate the implementation of System of Supports at the school level. This role will work collaboratively with the Teaching and Learning. This role is to support staff and involves direct student contact and coordinating with families. Responsibilities include directly supporting all learners, with an emphasis of those learners identified as needing direct and indirect support as a result of learning loss caused by the Covid19 pandemic.

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Early Childhood Special Education Teacher

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Essential Duties:

Develop and implement research-based instructional practices in ECSE classrooms; assist ECSE team in using data to drive and refine instructional practices; assist in identifying exemplary supplemental and intervention early learning materials
Monitors and evaluates the system for referral, assessment and service options for the child referral process
Interprets and monitors the criteria for early childhood special education eligibility
Conducts assessments, testing and diagnostic examinations of students for the purpose of identifying learning issues, and recommending courses of action or corrective procedures to overcome issues and maximize learning
Assists students and teaching staff in implementing students’ IEP’s and behavior management plans

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Qualifications:

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Qualifications

Valid Minnesota teaching license in K-12 Visual Arts preferred
Interested applicants with a 4-year degree in the Arts or related field can apply and may qualify for an alternative teaching licensure or a short-call sub license
Flexible schedule available. Approximately 5 hours per week for 2-3 days per week
Possess excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills
Desire to work with creative high school students
Student-focused
Ability to be flexible
Previous experience preferred

Actively encourage and embrace each member of the school community
Create a sense of support that fosters individual growth and pursuit of learning
Continually work to understand your own assumptions and biases and how they impact the learning environment
Make a commitment to value and manage cultural uniquenesses and adapt education to meet the needs of each student
Prepare students to meet “the next challenge” through fostering confidence that comes from adventurous exploration and rigorous academics
Develop a culture of trust where students, families, and staff are all reflected in decisions that shape the learning environment
Foster student agency in a way that allows and encourages students to make choices that personalize their learning journey
Build a day-to-day experience that leads students to their passion and purpose

Identify, mobilize and coordinate family, school and community resources to enable each child to receive maximum benefit from his/her educational program.
Actively encourage and embrace each member of the school community
Create a sense of support that fosters individual growth and pursuit of learning
Continually work to understand your own assumptions and biases and how they impact the learning environment
Make a commitment to value and manage cultural uniquenesses and adapt education to meet the needs of each student
Prepare students to meet “the next challenge” through fostering confidence that comes from adventurous exploration and rigorous academics
Develop a culture of trust where students, families, and staff are all reflected in decisions that shape the learning environment
Foster student agency in a way that allows and encourages students to make choices that personalize their learning journey
Build a day-to-day experience that leads students to their passion and purpose