RESPONSIBILITIES When you teach at MPS, leading effective lessons in class is just the beginning. You’ll collaborate with other passionate educators, customize your instruction to engage students of all different abilities, find ways to both challenge and encourage young minds, and create an environment where children feel safe and respected. As an MPS teacher, you will: *Conduct initial formal diagnostic and functional assessment to support bias-free special education assessment and identify need areas during reassessment *Develop Individual Education Plans for students – identify instructional priorities and write concrete objectives *Develop and deliver instruction to students in the least restrictive environment for the great majority of the student day *Determine the applicability of specialized curricula and instructional techniques endorsed by empirical research and the Citywide Autism Program *Collaborate with other classroom teachers (as appropriate) to adapt and/or modify curricula and instruction drawn from the general academic curriculum *Train special education assistants in the development and delivery of curricula; assess and intervene to ensure consistent implementation *Develop and implement continuous progress data collection procedures to assess student growth using objective measures; review student progress frequently and adjust instruction in response to trends *Implement Behavior Intervention Plans, including assessment of motivations for challenging behavior and utilization of proactive behavior management techniques * Facilitates positive interactions between students and teachers, peers, and other adults * Collaborate and communicate regularly with families * Work to help your school achieve the goals of your school improvement plan and the Minneapolis Public School District strategic plan * Assess own instructional effectiveness through the Professional Development Process (PDPLC). Participate in ongoing and regular staff, team and individual professional development.
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Kindergarten Center Program Administrator
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Coordinator of Student Services and Special Education
Job Responsibilities: Create conditions for continuous improvement and innovation, fostering a commitment and creativity necessary for staff to design engaging experiences and achieve results that exceed expectations. The job will consist of but is not limited to the following: Ensure all students are valued, inspired, and have a sense of belonging. Leading and support in developing the academic, life, and career skills necessary for all students to be successful. Contributing as a member of the Student Services and Educational Services team to assist with design and implementation of professional learning, developing and editing policy and procedure. Thinking systemically and cross categorically in aligning supports to raise achievement for students who are struggling. Aligning the work of adults to continuously improve personalized instruction and responsiveness to meet our students’ unique and varied needs. Addressing barriers to learning through data analysis, critical thinking, and the use of group processing skills that are student centered and solution based. Understanding and following through with due process in an aligned and coherent approach supportive of individuals and teams. Accessing, implementing and following through with proven resources, strategies, and programs for students that ensure success in school. Increasing the connection, engagement, and support of our families and community. Possessing the experience and knowledge to implementing behavioral strategies that are inclusionary and establish a positive and productive culture for learning.
Administrative Assistant – Special Education
Hours/Day: 8 hours Days/Year: 260 days Classification: Level III Essential Functions: Processes, calculates, enters, edits and monitors special education expenditures. Assists with analyzing special education legislative updates and other procedural guideline changes. Advises director and coordinators on the budget administration. Compiles and analyzes District information such as employee salaries, open enrollment, and other data and develops reports as requested. Compiles, maintains and updates records including student and personnel data, billings, and budgets. Provides assistance to students, teachers, parents and other agencies making appropriate decisions to respond to situations when the Director of Special Education and coordinators are not available. Collects and prepares confidential data for the district. Maintains confidential records related to child count for special education programs. Assists with LCTS procedures and calculation of revenue verification. Generates and codes purchase orders, vouchers and billings for supplies, medical assistance, vendors and public and private resources. Performs advanced secretarial and routine clerical work involving tasks such as maintaining statistical information, inputting data into various district systems (student information system and special education student plans), distributing messages, copying, faxing, processing incoming and outgoing mail, filing, and typing documents. Coordinates and schedules various meetings and reservations; orders various supplies for office; generates and codes purchase orders, vouchers and billings for supplies. Provides customer service to students, staff, parents, visitors and the general public. Performs other duties as assigned.
TEACH IN MINNEAPOLIS
When you teach at MPS, leading effective lessons in class is just the beginning. You’ll collaborate with other passionate educators, customize your instruction to engage students of all different abilities, find ways to both challenge and encourage young minds, and create an environment where children feel safe and respected. As an MPS teacher, you will: * Teach students standards-aligned curricula using strategies that foster thinking, reasoning and problem solving * Use a variety of assessment strategies diagnostic, formative and summative to inform instructional decisions and increase students’ ownership of their learning * Lead rigorous, inquiry-based learning tasks to engage students in deep content exploration as well as the habits of scholarship * Collaborate with peers to develop, plan and implement innovative practices based on students’ needs/abilities * Assess students’ developmental and social needs and provide developmentally appropriate instruction to meet those needs. * Create learning environments that are safe, respectful and interesting as well as fair for students from various cultural backgrounds, gender identities, races, ability levels, and developmental needs * Collaborate and communicate regularly with families * Apply your knowledge of the Minnesota State Standards, district graduation requirements, subject matter, classroom management techniques, current researched best practices and strategies, as well as students’ learning styles and needs, both academic and affective * Work to help your school achieve the goals of your school improvement plan and the Minneapolis Public School District strategic plan * Assess own instructional effectiveness through the Professional Development Process (PDPLC). Participate in ongoing and regular staff, team and individual professional development. We are a diverse and dedicated team, proud to be tasked with educating more than 35,000 Minneapolis kids every year. We believe in the achievement of every student in every classroom. We are building a workforce that is equipped to provide our students with the education and resources they need to succeed by consistently investing in the growth of our employees and doing what it takes to keep and grow our talented staff.
Elementary Spanish Immersion Teachers
Full-time elementary Spanish immersion teaching positions beginning the 2016-17 school year. These positions may be available for grades K-6. These positions may require teaching for half day in Spanish and half day in English (literacy), or a full day in Spanish, split between two classrooms. Minnesota elementary K-6 or 1-6 teaching license required. Ability to demonstrate native, or near native, fluency in Spanish and English languages through a formal testing process required; successful experience in an immersion program preferred. Candidate should show evidence of successful experiences with children in elementary grades, including differentiation of instruction and strong student and parent relationships. Openings may be available at Forest View Elementary, Forest Lake Elementary, and Lino Lakes Elementary. Application deadline: until filled.