Certified American Sign Language Interpreter Work schedule: 7 hours per day and 37 weeks per year (student contact days) Start date: August 8, 2017 Job description: To provide interpreting service to students who require services. Rate of pay: $21.31 – $26.38 per hour Application deadline: July 1, 2017 or until filled
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Elementary School Principal
Edina Public Schools has an Elementary School Principal position available at Concord Elementary School beginning July 1, 2017.
2017-18, K – 3 Elementary Spanish Immersion – International Spanish Language Academy
International Spanish Language Academy, ISLA is an IB Spanish Immersion K-6 school located in Minnetonka MN. It’s current enrollment is around 300 students. Mission: ISLA, a K-6 Spanish immersion community, empowers the whole child by nurturing the development of personal growth, strong character, academic excellence, and global vision. POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Carry out all responsibilities associated with elementary immersion teaching assignment. Conduct classroom instruction of all basic subjects in Spanish. Interweave Hispanic cultures into student activities throughout the school year. Infuse global-mindedness into the curriculum on a continual basis. Develop multi-cultural curriculum materials and instructional strategies for elementary students as a part of a grade-level team. Communicate closely and encourage parental involvement regarding program goals, classroom activities, homework and school functions. Create a safe classroom environment. Collaborate with grade-level team members, program specialists, program coordinator, director and other staff regarding program implementation. Maintain knowledge of current and emerging trends, procedures and evaluation processes in immersion programs. Participate in regular program planning and staff development activities. Participate in all training programs required for immersion, the International Baccalaureate Organization Primary Years Programme and Responsive Classroom. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE A valid Minnesota elementary teaching license is required. The candidate must have native or near native proficiency in the Spanish and English languages. A minimum of one year of elementary school experience is preferred. A minimum of six months of living in a Spanish speaking country is preferred. Prior immersion classroom teaching experience is preferred. Familiarity with the International Baccalaureate Organization Primary Years Programme is also preferred.
2017-18, 4 – 6 Elementary Spanish Immersion – International Spanish Language Academy
International Spanish Language Academy, ISLA is an IB Spanish Immersion K-6 school located in Minnetonka MN. It’s current enrollment is around 300 students. Mission: ISLA, a K-6 Spanish immersion community, empowers the whole child by nurturing the development of personal growth, strong character, academic excellence, and global vision. POSITION DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Carry out all responsibilities associated with elementary immersion teaching assignment. Conduct classroom instruction of all basic subjects in Spanish. Interweave Hispanic cultures into student activities throughout the school year. Infuse global-mindedness into the curriculum on a continual basis. Develop multi-cultural curriculum materials and instructional strategies for elementary students as a part of a grade-level team. Communicate closely and encourage parental involvement regarding program goals, classroom activities, homework and school functions. Create a safe classroom environment. Collaborate with grade-level team members, program specialists, program coordinator, director and other staff regarding program implementation. Maintain knowledge of current and emerging trends, procedures and evaluation processes in immersion programs. Participate in regular program planning and staff development activities. Participate in all training programs required for immersion, the International Baccalaureate Organization Primary Years Programme and Responsive Classroom. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE A valid Minnesota elementary teaching license is required. The candidate must have native or near native proficiency in the Spanish and English languages. A minimum of one year of elementary school experience is preferred. A minimum of six months of living in a Spanish speaking country is preferred. Prior immersion classroom teaching experience is preferred. Familiarity with the International Baccalaureate Organization Primary Years Programme is also preferred.
Principal
General Purpose of Job:To inspire and prepare all students with the confidence, courage, and competence to achieve their dreams; contribute to community; and engage in a lifetime of learning by planning and directing the instructional programming and managing the operational and personnel requirements. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Indicators of Strategic Leadership Practice: Articulates a vision and develops implementation strategies for change that results in measurable achievement gains for all students and closes the achievement gap. Fosters a shared commitment to high expectations for student achievement, high standards of teaching and learning, and a culturally competent environment where diversity is valued. Builds a strong and positive sense of community in the school by honoring the important roles of race and culture, its traditions, artifacts, symbols, values, and norms. Indicators of Instructional Leadership Practice: Provides the structure and opportunity for the development, alignment, implementation, and evaluation of relevant and rigorous curricula tied to state academic and college and career readiness standards. Collaborates with teachers to examine student and school data to measure student learning and growth, identify achievement gaps, and develop strategic interventions that improve learning and close identified gaps. Facilitates reflective practice, inquiry, and action research to identify and monitor the impact of interventions and determine high-yield instructional strategies that improve student learning. Indicators of Performance Management Practice: Provides timely, appropriate, quality professional development and facilitates learning teams that gather information, analyze data, examine issues, and develop new approaches to improve teaching and learning. Routinely observes instruction and provides ongoing feedback and coaching to teachers and other staff in a fair and equitable manner in order to support professional growth. Provides effective and timely supervision and evaluation aligned with local district goals, state regulations, and contract provisions and uses these processes to facilitate development, remediation, and/or removal of under-performing staff members. Indicators of Professional and Interpersonal Relationship Skills Practice: Models appropriate personal, professional, and ethical behavior that is respectful and fair, enhances the image of the school and the profession, and inspires others to higher levels of leadership and performance. Demonstrates strong interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills and facilitates groups effectively. Welcomes and honors families and stakeholders by engaging them in a meaningful dialogue regarding student learning, the work of the school, and its needs and accomplishments. Indicators of Resource Management Skills Practice: Distributes leadership responsibilities, shares decision making, and supervises daily ongoing management structures and practices to enhance teaching and learning. Maintains a safe environment by addressing real and potential challenges to the physical and emotional safety and security of students and staff that interfere with teaching and learning. Develops and implements a budget process that manages fiscal expenditures consistent with district and school goals, policies, and available resources that is focused on results in improved student achievement.
7th Grade Math Teacher – Long Term Substitute
Edina Public Schools has a 7th Grade Math – Long Term Substitute(1.0 FTE)position available at the South View Middle School beginning April 25, 2017 through the end of the 2016-17 school year. Will work with advisory students to advocate for students, as well as, teach Math to 7th graders. This position involves teaching the standard course for 7th graders and a support class for those who need more time in Math.