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Senior Manager of Special Education

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Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Considerable knowledge of educational philosophy, culturally responsive teaching methods and approaches, and currently researched best practices and strategies for a diverse student population

Knowledge of:

  • Theory and research in education
  • Application of methods used in improving academic achievement
  • Educational assessment practices and techniques
  • Effective intervention, academic and behavior techniques
  • Academic curriculum and pedagogical techniques that is effective across diverse populations
  • Minnesota State Academic Standards
  • School safety procedures
  • Effective supervision and discipline
  • State and Federal laws relating to minors, the Teacher Code-of-Ethics, and local policies and procedures
  • Instructional technology
  • Current educational theories and practices
  • Evidence-based research and best practices in educational interventions
  • Effective supervision, talent management, and progressive discipline
  • State and federal laws relating to students, special education, and District policies and procedures

Skills in:

  • Crisis management, handling emergencies, and de-escalation techniques
  • Effective problem solving
  • Leadership and exceptional interpersonal skills
  • Strong oral and written communications for grammatically-correct business correspondence
  • Expertise in Due Process and responding to MDE Complaints

Ability to:

  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community
  • Collaborate and communicate effectively with key stakeholders through a variety of methods
  • Provide leadership of behavior management and supervision
  • Remain calm in stressful situations, including interactions with demanding and/or upset customers and staff
  • Hold difficult conversations and deal with conflict or performance issues effectively and in a timely manner
  • Facilitate the resolution of conflict
  • Plan, organize, and manage time and resources
  • Exercise excellent judgment and decision making
  • Model District expectations for ethics, confidentiality, and professionalism
  • Accept constructive feedback and engage in continuous improvement
  • Work with individuals from diverse backgrounds
  • Lead and supervise staff and students
  • Remain flexible and develop alternative strategies to achieve established goals
  • Multi-task complex issues
  • Apply leadership skills within a shared decision-making model

Essential Functions
The following identifies the primary and essential functions of the position and is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all duties.

Organizational Management

  • Provide support to the Director of Special Education for program budgets
  • Assist the Director of Special Education in equitable and responsible distribution of resources
  • Assist the Director of Special Education with program and enrollment planning including Extended School Year (ESY)

Curriculum Planning and Professional Development

  • Provide leadership for the implementation of professional development
  • Provide leadership to implement best practice curriculum and instruction for students with disabilities
  • Assist with the development of programs to ensure equitable opportunities to accelerate growth for students with disabilities
  • Collaborate with coaches, Instructional Leadership Team (ILT), and others on ensuring effective instructional practices and the consistent use of curriculum
  • Conduct program evaluation and data analysis to improve outcomes for students

Department Climate/Culture

  • Support Division of Special Education and Itinerant Services with developing and monitoring improvement planning and implementation
  • Participate in team meetings
  • Facilitate team meetings and update staff with pertinent information

Communication

  • Provide critical coaching and leadership to staff that helps ensure educational equity and effective interventions
  • Communicate with member district reps in regards to student programming and services
  • Mediate Staff to Staff, Staff to Student, and Student to Student conflicts

Policies and Procedures 

  • Provide leadership for special education in District 287
  • Provide professional development in curriculum, instruction, service delivery, and due process
  • Provide due process support and direction to staff
  • Provide guidance, support, and direction with respect to fidelity of program implementation for students

Performance Management

  • Collaborate with Director, Assistant Directors, Senior Managers, and others to hire, supervise, and evaluate staff
  • Collaborate and carry out aspects of investigative activities as appropriate and necessary, in collaboration with an Assistant Superintendent, Executive Director, Director, or Assistant Director
  • Provide feedback, support and assistance to licensed instructional staff regarding Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), Positive Behavioral Support Plans (PBSP), Three-Year Reevaluations, Child Study documentation, and other related areas
  • Provide ongoing formative feedback including walkthroughs on employee instructional practice/performance
  • Utilize problem solving and conflict resolution skills to resolve disputes and ensure students receive a free, appropriate, public education
  • Provide guidance/decision making during IEP meetings

Senior Manager of Equity and Inclusion

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Essential Functions

  • Assists the Executive Director of Equity, Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment with development, implementation, and monitoring of strategic plan goals;
  • Coordinates community partnership development related to supporting students;
  • Facilitates the district-wide family engagement team and other meetings;
  • Manages contracts with relevant community providers;
  • Supervises Equity and Inclusion Department Coordinators and other positions within the District;
  • Develops, organizes, schedules and presents training sessions to staff throughout the school year;
  • Participates in various administrative meetings associated with project development and funding issues.
  • Attends community team meetings as required;
  • Partner with district and site leadership to embed equity across instructional, operational, and student support systems.
  • Use qualitative and quantitative data to identify disparities, monitor progress, and drive continuous improvement.
  • Direct and align the following programs to ensure strategic coherence and measurable outcomes:
  • American Indian Education
  • Family and Community Engagement
  • Diploma On
  • Full Service Community Schools
  • Equity Teams
  • Establish program goals, monitor implementation, and lead continuous improvement cycles.
  • Manage and monitor grant funding and program budgets aligned to equity initiatives.
  • Secure new funding opportunities to expand and sustain programming.
  • Ensure compliance with all fiscal and programmatic requirements
  • Integrate programs with district priorities, including academic achievement, engagement, and student well-being.
  • Supervises special projects and other duties as needed.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Considerable knowledge of community resources and programs, family and community engagement best practices;

Knowledge of:

  • Systemic inequities, anti-racist frameworks, and culturally responsive practices
  • Trauma-informed practices, mental health systems, and family systems approaches
  • Indigenous education practices and tribal partnerships
  • Family engagement frameworks and community-based service models
  • K–12 instructional systems, assessment practices, and student supports

Skills in:

  • Strategic planning and systems thinking
  • Staff supervision, coaching, and performance management
  • Facilitation of professional learning and large-group engagement
  • Data analysis and continuous improvement
  • Project and resource management across multiple programs
  • Strong written and verbal communication across diverse audiences

Ability to:

  • Lead organizational change and navigate complex systems
  • Build trust across diverse communities and key audiences
  • Address conflict and facilitate restorative processes
  • Align multiple initiatives into a coherent strategy
  • Work effectively with culturally and linguistically diverse populations

Student Accounts Specialist

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Minnehaha Academy is a Christian school and a ministry of the Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church. 

Our mission is to provide a high quality education integrating the Christian faith and learning.

Position Summary

The Student Accounts Specialist is responsible for all student billing and accounts receivable functions for Minnehaha Academy. This position partners closely with the Director of Accounting to ensure accurate financial reporting and consistent application of tuition policies.

This position is .70 FTE.  The hours would be Monday – Friday 8:00 – 2:30 with a 30 minute lunch break.  There would be the flexibility for this role to be a hybrid of working from home and working in the office.

The pay range for this position is $25.00 – $28.00 per hour.

Key Responsibilities

Student Accounts Administration

  • Administer billing and accounts receivable through the school’s tuition management system (FACTS).
  • Accurately process payments, charges, adjustments, and payroll deductions in a timely manner.
  • Monitor past-due accounts and communicate with families in accordance with school collection policies.
  • Coordinate payment arrangements within approved guidelines and refer delinquent accounts to the Director of Accounting when escalation is required.
  • Prepare documentation and recommendations regarding engagement of professional collection services for internal review.
  • Review account status and apply established policy criteria related to transcript and diploma release.

Reporting & Reconciliation

  • Prepare monthly journal entries related to student accounts receivable activity.
  • Generate monthly and annual accounts receivable reports for review by the Director of Accounting.
  • Perform monthly reconciliations between the general ledger and subledgers, including FACTS and Camp Brain (Extended Day and Summer Programs registration platform).
  • Identify discrepancies, research variances, and resolve issues in collaboration with accounting leadership.

Enrollment & Withdrawal Support

  • Track and reconcile re-enrollment deposits between the enrollment software and student information system (Skyward).
  • Process student withdrawals and complete required account adjustments in accordance with policy.
  • Ensure completion of withdrawal procedures, including the collection of school property and assessment of related fees.

Program Administration

  • Administer the Non-Public Transportation Reimbursement Program, including fall and spring district reporting, tracking payments from districts, applying funds to family accounts, and processing applicable refunds.
  • Create payment forms for athletics, fine arts, admissions, and other departments as requested.
  • Provide technical support and guidance to internal users regarding payment forms.

Additional Duties

  • Maintain data consistency between FACTS and Skyward.
  • Partner with the IT department to assist families with Skyward related inquiries.
  • Document procedures and support continuous improvement of student account workflows.
  • Perform other related duties as assigned.

If you are interested in applying, please visit our website at www.minnehahaacademy.net.  Please attach a resume to your application.

Lower School Building Substitute Teacher

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Minnehaha Academy is a Christian school and a ministry of the Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church.

Our mission is to provide a high quality education integrating the Christian faith and learning.

 

Minnehaha Academy seeking a Building Substitute Teacher to work every school day of 2026-2027 in our Lower School. The Lower School Building Substitute will serve the entire Lower School, including Preschool through 5th grade classrooms, Specialist classrooms, and Preschool Teaching Assistant roles.

The hours are 8:00-3:30. This is an hourly position, with 7 hours of paid time daily and an unpaid 30-minute lunch break.

Purpose: To maintain a positive and well-managed learning environment and to provide strong and stable instruction for students during teacher absences.

Key Responsibilities

  • Serve in various capacities within the Lower School daily, including general education classrooms, Preschool-5th grade, as well as Specialist classrooms (Art, Music, PE, etc.)
  • Provide instructional continuity during teacher absences, implementing teacher lesson plans to ensure continued learning and growth
  • Maintain a safe, positive, and productive learning environment
  • Assist with non-instructional duties such as morning drop-off, lunchroom supervision, recess monitoring, and dismissal, as needed
  • Provide clear feedback for the returning teacher regarding student progress and any behavioral notes.

Essential Skills and Dispositions

  • Flexible and adaptability
  • Strong relational skills; ability to quickly establish rapport with students
  •  Strong, positive classroom management
  • Technology proficiency, including Google
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills

The salary range for this position is $19.00 – $22.00 per hour, to be determined by our Human Resource Director based on education and experience.

Learn more about Minnehaha Academy and apply on-line by visiting our website at www.minnehahaacademy.net, please attach resume to the application.

Minnehaha Academy is an Equal Opportunity Employer

 

Asst. Principal

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Job Summary:
Assist the principal in the operation of high school grades 9-12; supervises certified and support staff at the high school; coordinates programs within the high school as assigned, plans, conducts, and attends various meetings with staff, parents, students and other groups.

Job Responsibilities:
Assists the principal in the overall administration of the school and implementation of the building and district strategic plan.

Assist the principal in supervising, coaching and evaluating all site certified and non-certified personnel.
Assists with student registration, schedules and staffing programs/departments as assigned.
Assist the principal in the supervision and implementation of all curriculum.
Monitor student attendance and coordinate efforts for individual student improvement plans.
Maintains discipline throughout the student body, and deals with special cases as necessary.
Prepares schedules of classes and coordinates assignment of extra-curricular activities.
Cooperates in the conducting of safety inspections and safety drill practice activities.
Serves with parents, faculty, and student groups as requested in advancing educational and related activities and objectives.
Performs such record keeping functions, including payroll process for hourly employees, as the principal may direct.
Supervises the guidance program.
Assist in the planning and implementation of all site in-services.
Assist in interpreting and enforcing local, state and federal policies, regulations and laws.
Assist with scheduling and assigning students for instruction.

Teaching Assistant Grades K – 5

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Minnehaha Academy is a Christian school and a mission of the Northwest Conference of the Evangelical Covenant Church.  

Our mission is to provide a high quality education integrating faith and learning so that students grow in wisdom and stature and favor with God and others.

Purpose: To work in partnership with grade level teachers, developing and implementing plans to meet the needs of individual learners and to support a positive and productive learning environment

Primary Functions

Collaborate with classroom teachers to provide student support and foster student growth; possible responsibilities include:

  • Assess students using in-house assessments, leveling systems, and STAR tests
  • Meet with guided reading groups, literacy circles, or book clubs
  • Provide enriched literacy experiences
  • Deliver and monitor daily math facts work, collect data
  • Facilitate small groups to practice skills
  • Assist in preparation and/or delivery of lessons
  • Assist with day-to-day classroom operations

Description:

  • Teaching Assistant positions are Monday-Friday, school days only. The hours are 8:25-3:10.
  • These are hourly positions, 6.25 hours of paid time and an unpaid 30-minute lunch break.
  • The hourly wage will be determined by our Human Resource Director based on education and experience.
  • This position is not eligible for benefits (medical, dental, vision, life insurance).
  • This position is eligible for 403B (retirement).

Supervision Duties

All Teaching Assistants are expected to provide daily supervision during one Lower School lunch period. Additional duties may be available before or after the standard hours.

Salary Range: $19.00 To $22.00 Hourly

Minnehaha Academy is an EEO/AA employer