Metro

This position will work with students district wide and their families, servicing students in General and Special Education settings within two of our elementary schools, Park Terrace and Woodcrest Spanish Immersion.

Position Overview:

The ideal candidate will provide excellent instruction and case management skills to students with speech/language and other types of disabilities.  This includes:

providing direct instruction to students;
working collaboratively with school staff and family homes, while managing all aspects of due process procedures and mandates;
communicating with parents to provide regular updates on student successes and challenges;
collaborating with principals, special education coordinator and staff, and professional learning communities, to ensure student needs are being met; and
maintaining student records of services provided, following Due Process best practices and compliance;
… firmly believes…

all students can and will learn, and that their learning can be directly influenced by focusing on factors over which we have control;
in the need to work in partnership with staff to continuously improve practices to enhance student and family engagement, creating the conditions for equity, excellence and student success; and
in personalizing learning for students, meeting academic, social, and emotional needs and aspirations so that each student feels valued and has a sense of belonging, leading to academic success.

This position will work with students district wide and their families, servicing students in General and Special Education settings within Westwood Middle and Intermediate Schools, grades 5-8.

The ideal candidate will provide excellent instruction and case management skills to students with speech/language and other types of disabilities.  This includes:

providing direct instruction to students;
working collaboratively with school staff and family homes, while managing all aspects of due process procedures and mandates;
communicating with parents to provide regular updates on student successes and challenges;
collaborating with principals, special education coordinator and staff, and professional learning communities, to ensure student needs are being met; and
maintaining student records of services provided, following Due Process best practices and compliance;
… firmly believes…

all students can and will learn, and that their learning can be directly influenced by focusing on factors over which we have control;
in the need to work in partnership with staff to continuously improve practices to enhance student and family engagement, creating the conditions for equity, excellence and student success; and
in personalizing learning for students, meeting academic, social, and emotional needs and aspirations so that each student feels valued and has a sense of belonging, leading to academic success.

Equity is one of Spring Lake Park Schools’ core values and is essential to our goal of putting children first to ensure college and career readiness. A diverse workforce fuels innovation and allows us to better understand, communicate with, and educate our students.  Spring Lake Park Schools will not deny anyone the opportunity for training or employment because of sex, race, religion, color, creed, national origin, marital status, age, sexual preference, disability, or status with regard to public assistance.

Position Overview:

1.0 FTE Special Education teaching position to work with students with Developmental Cognitive Disabilities (DCD). The site and age group are still to be determined.

The successful candidate will be an individual who …

… firmly believes:

all students can and will learn, and that their learning can be directly influenced by focusing on factors over which we have control;
in the need to work interdependently with teachers, school, and district leaders throughout the system, aligning the work of adults around improving student learning by meeting the needs, interests, and aspirations of students;
in the need to work in partnership with staff to continuously improve practices to enhance student and family engagement, creating the conditions for equity, excellence and student success; and
in personalizing learning for students, meeting academic, social, and emotional needs and aspirations so that each student feels valued and has a sense of belonging, leading to academic success.

Primary Responsibilities:

Duties of this job include, but are not limited to…creating and delivering ability and age appropriate lessons in a setting 3 classroom;
leading a team of paraprofessionals in meeting students’ needs;
communicating with parents to provide regular updates on student successes and challenges;
collaborating with principals, special education coordinator and staff, and professional learning communities, to ensure student needs are being met;
maintain student records of services provided, following Due Process best practices and compliance;
acting as a Case Manager for students in your classroom and participate in IEP and evaluation summary meetings; and
perform other related duties, as assigned.

Equity is one of Spring Lake Park Schools’ core values and is essential to our goal of putting children first to ensure college and career readiness. A diverse workforce fuels innovation and allows us to better understand, communicate with, and educate our students.  Spring Lake Park Schools will not deny anyone the opportunity for training or employment because of sex, race, religion, color, creed, national origin, marital status, age, sexual preference, disability, or status with regard to public assistance.

Position Overview:

A 1.0 FTE Special Education Due Progress Case Manager position to work with students with disabilities at a site that is yet to be determined beginning for the 2021/2022 school year. The position includes case managing students, the writing of IEP’s, coordinating meetings, providing consultation to school staff and parents, working collaboratively with school staff in the general and special education environments at multiple schools in the District, and managing all aspects of Due Process procedures and mandates.

The successful candidate will be an individual who …

… firmly believes…

all students can and will learn, and that their learning can be directly influenced by focusing on factors over which we have control;
in the need to work interdependently with teachers, school, and district leaders throughout the system, aligning the work of adults around improving student learning by meeting the needs, interests, and aspirations of students;
in the need to work in partnership with staff to continuously improve practices to enhance student and family engagement, creating the conditions for equity, excellence and student success; and
in personalizing learning for students, meeting academic, social, and emotional needs and aspirations so that each student feels valued and has a sense of belonging, leading to academic success.

Primary Responsibilities:

Duties of this job include, but are not limited to…

develop and provide direct academic, social, emotional, and behavior instruction;
conduct formative assessment, and monitor progress, to guide instructional planning;
consult and partner with general and special education staff;
maintain student records of services provided, following Due Process best practices and compliance;
participate in IEP and evaluation summary meetings; and
perform other related duties as assigned.