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Special Education Teacher – Scandia Elementary
Full-time Special Education teaching position at Scandia Elementary beginningAugust 8, 2017. Application deadline:until filled.
Director of Special Education
About Spring Lake Park Schools Welcome to Spring Lake Park Schools! We are a vibrant school community serving about 5,800 students from the suburbs of Blaine, Fridley and Spring Lake Park, in the northern Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Our district purpose — ‘High expectations, high achievement for all. No excuses’ provides our focus to meet the unique and varied needs of each student. Spring Lake Park Schools is recognized for our commitment to personalized learning, creating a culture of innovation and creativity through human-centered design thinking. We are working to create a system a culture with a methodology and set of processes where teachers and staff have the freedom, flexibility and invitation to design new ways of learning centered around deepening student engagement to continuously improve student success. Position Overview The District is seeking a dynamic and dedicated educational leader who will work in partnership with district and school leaders to provide leadership and vision in the area of special education, including: directing the day-to-day operations; monitoring student continuous progress; serving as an advocate for the students and parents; understanding and implementing processes and practices in compliance with state and federal laws; and managing services with other agencies. The successful Director of Special Education will be an individual who firmly believes: – all students can learn and that their learning can be directly influenced by focusing on factors over which we have control – that student learning guides practice and decision-making throughout the school and system – in the need, and has demonstrated the ability, to work interdependently, across schools and departments – in the need, and has demonstrated the ability, to foster a commitment among staff and parent communities to creating the conditions of equity and excellence. has demonstrated: – successful experience in implementing systemic programming that raises achievement, and results in improved social, emotional, and behavioral health of students; – a commitment to personalized learning, creating and aligning structures that ensure struggling students receive targeted instructional support from high quality teaching staff; – a commitment to professional learning, developing and leveraging the strengths of special educators, teachers and support staff, for success; – the ability to lead and monitor successful in-district programming for students with more severe needs; – the ability to effectively manage and lead change, including changing practices and structures in our school system that may perpetuate inequities based on race, ability and class; – the ability to manage dialogue effectively, valuing alternative points of view in planning and decision-making, shaping an operational and cultural environment that built around trust, competence, and interdependency; – personal professional learning and development through a strong understanding of literature related to education, student learning, and leadership
ELEMENTARY EDUCATION TEACHER
Responsibilities: * Articulate the mission and vision of Tesfa International School to students, parents, and the greater community * Create a classroom environment in which every child can succeed and which establishes high academic and behavior standards * Demonstrate high proficiency and expertise in content areas * Create effective lesson plans and instructional materials * Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students * Teach all approved curricula * Implement and support the School Wide Positive Behavior System established by the school * Assess the progress of each student * Use standardized test data to make instructional decisions * Prepare and maintain appropriate records and progress reports * Communicate with parents during the school day and outside the normal classroom hours as required * Identify student needs and make appropriate referrals for student services * Help to promote and maintain a professional environment * Direct paraprofessionals and volunteers as necessary * Demonstrate the attributes of a lifelong learner * Participate successfully in the faculty professional development and evaluation system * Perform other duties as may be reasonably assigned by the administration
PHYSICAL EDUCATION TEACHER
Tesfa International School is seeking passionate, dedicated teachers who will provide best-practice instruction to diverse learners in grade kindergarten through eighth. The person hired will provide PE instruction to students in grades K-6. Responsibilities: *Articulate the mission and vision of Tesfa International School to students, parents, and the greater community *Create a classroom environment in which every child can succeed and which establishes high academic and behavior standards *Motivate each student to develop his/her full potential *Create a positive rapport with students and parents *Demonstrate high proficiency and expertise in content areas *Develop curriculum, units, and lesson plans for new units of study *Create effective lesson plans and instructional materials *Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students *Provide individualized and small group instruction as needed *Teach all approved curricula *Translate lesson plans into developmentally appropriate learning experiences *Maintain a safe classroom environment *Implement and support the School Wide Positive Behavior System established by the school *Assess the progress of each student *Prepare and maintain appropriate records and progress reports *Communicate with parents during the school day and outside the normal classroom hours as required *Identify student needs and make appropriate referrals for students services *Help to promote and maintain a professional environment *Direct paraprofessionals and volunteers as necessary *Be supportive and collaborative with colleagues and administrators *Demonstrate the attributes of a life long learner *Stay current with best teaching practices *Participate successfully in the faculty professional development and evaluation system *Perform other duties as may be reasonably assigned by the administration
ELL/ESL TEACHER
Tesfa International School is seeking an English Language Learner teacher who celebrates language diversity and is passionate about supporting the development of scholars’ academic language through research-based strategies. The ELL Teacher will work under the direction of the Director and in close collaboration with, classroom teachers, and advisors. Responsibilities: *Articulate the mission and vision of Tesfa International School to students, parents, and the greater community *Create a classroom environment in which every child can succeed and which establishes high academic and behavior standards *Motivate each student to develop his/her full potential *Create a positive rapport with students and parents *Demonstrate high proficiency and expertise in content areas *Develop curriculum, units, and lesson plans for new units of study *Create effective lesson plans and instructional materials *Differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all students *Provide individualized and small group instruction as needed *Teach all approved curricula *Translate lesson plans into developmentally appropriate learning experiences *Maintain a safe classroom environment *Implement and support the School Wide Positive Behavior System established by the school *Assess the progress of each student * Contribute to instructional coaching/ professional development of classroom teachers in English language development *Prepare and maintain appropriate records and progress reports *Communicate with parents during the school day and outside the normal classroom hours as required * Lead data collection on students’ language proficiency levels and communicate data with staff as needed *Identify student needs and make appropriate referrals for students services *Help to promote and maintain a professional environment * Support students with Identified Language Development Needs * Monitor progress of all students qualifying for ELD services *Direct paraprofessionals and volunteers as necessary *Be supportive and collaborative with colleagues and administrators *Demonstrate the attributes of a lifelong learner *Stay current with best teaching practices *Participate successfully in the faculty professional development and evaluation system *Perform other duties as may be reasonably assigned by the administration