Full time (1.0) Kindergarten Spanish Immersion teaching position available at Forest View Elementary School beginning the 2023-2024 school year to teach both Spanish and English in different subjects.
Application deadline: until filled
Metro
Special Education Teacher – LTS
Assignment: Special Education Teacher – LTS Mahtomedi Middle School
Effective Date: August 28th – Oct 20th, 2023
Salary: Per Master Agreement
Minimum Requirements:
Minimum of bachelor’s degree and a Special Education teaching license with LD or EBD experience preferred. Must have strong communication skills and previous experience preferred working with IEP goals and the ability to meet critical deadlines.
Job Summary:
Responsible for providing an educational environment that will help students with disabilities in learning and fulfill their growth potential.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Identify the needs of assigned students with disabilities through formal and informal assessments
- Plan, develop and implement appropriate lessons to ensure the achievement of student growth
- Communicate with students, parents and staff on a regular basis on student progress
- Write IEP’s (Individual Educational Plans) and Due Process reports in accordance to MDE regulations
- Attend department, school and parent meetings
- Other job-related duties as assigned
Mahtomedi Public Schools will not discriminated against individuals based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, parental status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Counselor – Long Term Sub
Counselor – Long Term Sub
Effective Date: August 28th – Oct 20th, 2023
Salary: Per Master Agreement
Minimum Requirements:
Must have a valid MN Teaching License: School Counselor, K-12 or be able to obtain the appropriate license from PELSB, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board.
Qualifications:
- Student-centered approach and previous counseling experience at a secondary level preferred
- Previous experience with assessing students for referrals and providing support as needed
- Previous experience working with the collection and analysis of academic data on a district-wide bases including MCA testing to determine students’ instructional needs
- Previous experience with the preparation and submission of the Alternative Delivery of Specialized
- Instructional Services (ADSIS) reports to the State preferred
- Candidates must exhibit strong content knowledge, ability to collaborate with administration and staff to reach district and building goals, and the proven ability to build strong relationships with students, parents and staff.
- Strong planning and organization skills essential and effective communication skills across all levels of the District.
Mahtomedi Public Schools will not discriminated against individuals based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, parental status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Teacher supporting Restorative Practices
2023-24 School Year
This position 1.0 FTE, based at the High School. Salary and benefits part of the Teacher Master Agreement.
Minimum Requirements:
Must have a valid MN secondary education teaching license, or a Counselor or a licensed School Social Worker, or able to obtain the appropriate license from PELSB, Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board. Social worker license preferred.
Qualifications:
- Must demonstrate strong knowledge and skills in areas of restorative practices
- Successful experience supporting students and staff through positive behavioral interventions
- Ability to support student behavior to ensure a safe, supportive, equitable and culturally responsive learning environment
- Demonstrate effectiveness in working with students and families of diverse racial and economic backgrounds
- Be able to positively build relationships and develop a strong level of trust with students and families while maintaining confidentiality
Responsibilities:
- Provide instruction and clear communication in the curriculum area
- Encourage and monitor the progress of individual students and use information to adjust teaching strategies
- Promote student-student and staff-student relationship building
- Collaborate with building administration to plan and implement building-wide restorative practice
- Make program recommendations to ensure discipline process is restorative
- Provide individual support for student behavioral and social-emotional needs
- Provide support to parents/guardians in order to promote positive school/family relationship and enhance student learning
- Foster a community where all people are valued, respected, seen and heard
- Inspire robust academics, critical and creative thinking and continuous personal growth
- Create world-class learning experiences that integrate multiple perspectives
- Update all necessary records accurately as required by laws, district policies and school regulations
- Attend department, school and parent meetings or functions
- Other job-related duties as assigned
Mahtomedi Public Schools will not discriminated against individuals based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, parental status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, age or sexual orientation.
Principal
Intermediate District 287 is seeking highly qualified and dynamic candidates for a Principal position at North Education Center in New Hope, MN.
Intermediate District 287 is a west metro district for learners with unique needs. As an intermediate district, we provide specialized services, primarily setting IV special education, to students from 11 member districts in the west metro.
What Makes Us Special:
- We are a trauma-informed district. We take into account past trauma and the resulting coping mechanisms when attempting to understand behaviors and best serve our students.
- There is a variety of support services in each school including School Social Workers, Psychologists, Counselors, Behavior Intervention Specialists and Student Safety Coaches. All of whom are student-centered and focused on building relationships with each child.
- We have a culture of innovation and collaboration.
- Our strategic plan emphasizes student outcomes, equity and communication.
- We value diverse perspectives and life experiences and our strategic vision includes hiring and retaining racially diverse and racially conscious staff across all levels of our organization.
- To better understand our student population and work environment check out this video.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Considerable knowledge of educational philosophy, culturally responsive teaching methods and approaches, and current 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
- procedures, methods and strategies pertaining to the administration of an elementary/secondary level program operation
- 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 - evidence-based research and best practices in educational interventions
- Skills in:
- crisis management, handling emergencies and de-escalation techniques
- effective problem solving
- leadership and exceptional interpersonal skills
- Ability to:
- communicate well both orally and in writing;
- plan, organize and coordinate the activities of an educational program
- establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, staff and the community
- 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
- evaluate the instructional process
Essential Functions
- Plans, organizes, directs and controls the operations and activities at a District facility or major educational program(s);
- Creates equitable school culture and climate for students and staff;
- Coordinates all educational services provided by the facility or program;
- Supervises educational staff in academic, vocational, and special education programs;
- Evaluates staff performance;
- Allocates resources within the educational program in order to maximize efficiency and effectiveness of service;
- Ensures that the educational program is in compliance with Federal and State regulations and district policies and procedures;
- Organizes staff schedules and school calendar to meet State and District guidelines and program needs;
- Recommends policies and procedures that are consistent with the goals and objectives of the District and Federal and State mandates;
- Provides consultation to staff in curriculum development and program planning;
- Evaluates the effectiveness and efficiency of existing educational programs;
- Revises educational programs and plans, develops, and implements new programs;
- Directs the maintenance of educational records;
- Prepares written and oral reports;
- Assists in the preparation and administration of allocated budget;
- May direct the recruitment, screening and selection of professional staff.
- Foster a culture of innovation and facilitate action on innovative ideas in order to achieve our mission.
- Lead administrative staff meeting, leadership meeting, school improvement team meetings
- Active participant in school equity team
- View the job classification: Principal
Commitment to Equity: Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply for jobs unless they believe they meet every one of the qualifications as described in a job description. We are most interested in finding the best candidate for the job, and that candidate may be one who comes from a less traditional background. We would encourage you to apply, even if you don’t believe you meet every one of our qualifications described.
Labor Relations Specialist
To inspire and prepare each and every scholar with the confidence, courage and competence to achieve their dreams; contribute to community; and engage in a lifetime of learning by performing administrative support and assistance to the Human Resources Assistant Superintendent and Director. The responsibilities include scheduling, preparing for, and attending meetings, recording minutes, summarizing research, costing/metrics, preparing contract revisions, correspondence, and other document preparation and maintenance.
Provides administrative support in the coordination and preparation for negotiations and related meetings – 60%.
Tasks involved in fulfilling above duty/responsibility:
-Primary Role: Records and takes minutes of all meetings, edit and distribute minutes to appropriate parties, maintain meeting minutes in both network and virtual files.
-Prepares agendas, schedules meetings on calendars, including dates, times and locations for meetings.
-Assists in the preparation of meeting agenda items, including required reports and collection of data.
-Creates and maintains committee mailing lists, databases or other associated records.
-Coordinates invitation and facilitation for external meeting participants/presenters.
-Collaborates with administrators to assure all supporting documents are assembled and provided for meetings.
-Follows up on any required action items, prompts and responds to team member requests for additional information or specific requests for support.
Compiles information for use in negotiations and labor relations, 20%.
Tasks involved in fulfilling above duty/responsibility:
-Researches questions and issues in State laws, MSBA manuals, web sites or historical data to assist in preparing reports, summaries or other information to assist in the labor relations/negotiations process.
-Gather and collect comprehensive knowledge base of federal employee and labor relations theories, principles and practices to build information library.
-Research current market, best practices, and theory for interpretation and application of labor contracts.
-Conduct comparative studies regarding various aspects of labor agreements.
Perform cost analysis and generate metrics, 10%.
Tasks involved in fulfilling above duty/responsibility:
-Develop and maintain employee group cost analysis documents.
-Conduct ‘what if’ analysis in order to project financial impact of decisions.
-Generate employee metrics, including attrition rates, time to hire, attendance, staff demographics, etc.
-Create and distribute stakeholder surveys.
Document preparation and maintenance, 10%.
Tasks involved in fulfilling above duty/responsibility:
-Draft contract revisions and submit final draft for publication.
-Generate correspondence including announcements, letters, invitations, etc.
-Assemble and compile all committee member materials.
-Integrate all final negotiations documents and notes into a master file.
-Maintain negotiations library (electronic and hard copy).
-Maintain and update all virtual shared files with stakeholder groups.