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Assistant Principal – Lake Middle School

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DISTRICT INFORMATION:

The South Washington County School district includes four St. Paul suburbs of Cottage Grove, Newport, St. Paul Park and Woodbury as well as portions of three other communities.  Our district includes approximately 100,000 residents with 19,000 students enrolled in our schools. We have sixteen (K-5) elementary schools, four (6-8) middle schools, three (9-12) high schools and an alternative high school.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Assist the building principal in performing instructional leadership and management of the educational program to maximize student learning.   Assist with managing, evaluating and supervising effective and clear procedures for the operation and functioning of the school consistent with the philosophy, mission, values, goals and strategic plan of the school district.  This includes instructional programs, co-curricular activities, and student management systems to ensure a safe and orderly climate, building maintenance, program evaluation, personnel management, office operations and emergency procedures.

PRIMARY JOB FUNCTIONS:

  • Assist the principal in the overall operation of the school and serve as a building instructional leader.
  • Support a school culture focused on learning and continuous improvement.
  • Establish and promote high standards and expectations for all students and staff for academic performance and personal responsibility.
  • Assist with developing and administering annual master schedule for instructional programs, ensuring sequential learning experiences for all students.
  • Continually monitor student progress and outcomes.  Work with staff to improve student learning and achievement.
  • Establish and maintain effective communication and public relations with staff, students, parents and community members through all programs and activities.
  • Assist in preparing and managing budget for the building, maintain accurate budgetary records as required by district policies and procedures.
  • Support creating a high performing staff through effective hiring and evaluation systems.  Develop, coach, train, mentor and manage staff as directed.
  • Ensure compliance with all laws, school board policies and school district procedures.
  • Assist with supervising the instructional programs of the school on a regular basis to ensure the use of effective instructional strategies, content and materials consistent with research on learning, student growth and development.
  • Ensure a safe, orderly environment that encourages staff and students to take responsibility for behavior and creates high morale among staff and students.
  • Establish a professional rapport with students and staff. Display the highest ethical and professional behavior and standards when working with students, parents and school personnel. Serve as a role model.
  • Participate in professional development workshops, activities and seminars.
  • Perform other duties as assigned.

Human Resources Assistant

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Under the direction of the Human Resources Manager, the Human Resources Assistant will provide administrative, organizational and technical support to the Human Resources Department.

  • Assist department with maintaining accurate and current personnel data in HRIS and other databases.
  • Acts as a main point of communications for internal and external stakeholders. Monitor the HR main email and HR main phone line, respond to inquiries or direct to the appropriate HR Specialist and/or HR Manager.
  • Support onboarding and orientation for new hires, including but not limited to MN Wage Theft Law Employee Notices, I-9 verification, and contract preparation.
  • Complete weekly HR reports, including but not limited to Minnesota New Hire reporting, Social Security Number Verification Report, and Demographic changes.
  • Assist HR Specialists with staffing spreadsheets.
  • Prepare and distribute details of all proposed employment changes for School Board meetings; record and communicate all Board-approved employment changes (e.g., new hires, resignations, leave of absence, assignment changes, etc).
  • Organize and plan HR Department meeting, including but not limited to bi-weekly HR meeting, monthly HR/Payroll meeting, and HR participation in monthly Finance meeting.
  • Coordinates and submits content for department web pages.
  • Support Employee Access Center access questions, including but not limited to password resets, demographic update questions, and leave request questions.
  • Assist Executive Director of Administrative Services and HR Manager during contract negotiations, including research, reports, updating changes, and preparation of final contract for School Board approval.
  • Participate in fiscal year-end processes in the summer with entire HR department, including moving staff in steps and lanes, updating salary schedules and calendars in HRIS.
  • Assist with digitizing and organizing departmental documents of record.
  • Provide detailed and analytical information and reports as requested.
  • Responsible for ordering supplies on the district’s finance program and purchasing with the district charge card.
  • Assist with staff recognition activities.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the Human Resources Manager.

3rd Grade Teacher, Long Term Substitute – Centerview Elementary, #4256

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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 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:all assigned classroom duties and responsibilities, which will include:  implementation of curriculum, assessing student progress, aligning assessment w/ instruction, responding to students w/ personalized learning opportunities, communicating with parents, managing the classroom, and working collaboratively with colleagues while functioning as a member of the Centerview staff.

2nd Grade Teacher, Long Term Substitute – Centerview Elementary, #4255

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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 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:all assigned classroom duties and responsibilities, which will include:  implementation of curriculum, assessing student progress, aligning assessment w/ instruction, responding to students w/ personalized learning opportunities, communicating with parents, managing the classroom, and working collaboratively with colleagues while functioning as a member of the Centerview staff.

Social, Emotional, Behavior Teacher (0.5 FTE), Behavior Specialist (0.5 FTE) – #4257

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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:

1.0 FTE Special Education teaching position to work with students with disabilities at Woodcrest Elementary Spanish Immersion School, grades K-4, specifically helping students, families, and staff create and implement Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPS) and teach social, emotional, and behavioral skills.
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…conducting informal and formal Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs) and analyses, as well as collecting and analyzing student data;
establishing and monitoring targeted behavior plans, based on results of Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs);
modeling and coaching other school staff on the implementation of targeted behavior plans;
leading a team of paraprofessionals in implementing targeted behavior plans;
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;
design and implement professional learning on core classroom management expectations and targeted behavior strategies;
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.