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Minnesota Association of School Administrators

South Central

Summer School Classroom Educational Assistant

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Position Summary:
Assist the teacher with performing duties necessary to meet the educational needs of an individual or group of students.  The Educational Assistant’s primary focus is on directly serving students or in preparation for meeting the student’s needs. The number of positions and placements will be based upon student enrollment. Successful candidates are required to attend an information meeting AND need to commit to all 4 weeks. The only absences that will be approved during this time are for illness or emergencies. Multiple positions available.

 

Special Education Paraprofessional

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Special Education Paraprofessional

Reports to: Personnel team, Special Services Chair

Supervised by: Indirect supervision by the Special Education Director

Responsible to: EdVisions Co-op, MNCS Board of Directors

Classification: Non-certified

Terms of Employment: To be established by Personnel Team and Board of Directors annually.

Evaluation:    Performance in this position will be evaluated annually by the special education team and reviewed by personnel team in accordance with board policy.

Compensation: Reviewed and established annually by the Personnel Team and Board of Directors

Job Summary:

The Special Education Paraprofessional supports the district instructional program for students and each student’s educational goals as established in the Special Education Individual Education Plan.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

(Other duties may be assigned)

  • Consults with the appropriate school personnel (Special Education Advisor) who are directly responsible for the implementation of the IEP for disabled students
  • Acts as a liaison with general education advisors for the purpose of ensuring the implementation of the established IEP of an assigned
  • Assists in the assessment of student progress on IEP goals for the purpose of special education progress reporting
  • Assists certified staff in the implementation of the IEP in either the general or special education setting
  • Provides thorough and timely reports, information, as
  • Assists with record keeping, copying and filing
  • Helps students monitor and follow individual work plans
  • Attends proposal team, with students with whom instruction is provided (secondary positions)
  • Documents behavior in accordance to district policy /IEP behavior plans
  • Attend professional development seminars as recommended by Special Education staff
  • Obtain current training in special education disability categories
  • Maintain crisis intervention training certification

MNCS Duties and Responsibilities

  • Develop and carry out yearly professional development plan
  • Follow direction of EdVisions Co-op and the MNCS Board of Directors
  • Assist staff in chaperoning field trips, and outside PE/recess/archery, as needed.
  • Serve on at least one additional site based committee
  • Attend staff meetings and Special Service Team

Qualification and requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and experience:

2 year Degree preferred (AAS) or equivalent (60+ college credits) Three years outside experience

Certificates. Licenses, Registrations:

Para Professional Certification as required by the State of Minnesota

Communication Skills:

  • Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or government
  • Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from administrators, staff, and general

Mathematical skills:

  • Ability to apply concepts such as basic arithmetic calculations, fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations that are directly related to the duties of this
  • Ability to gather and graph/chart data related to student

Reasoning Ability:

  • Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization
  • Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule

Other Skills and Abilities:

  • Demonstrates patience, respect, and understanding for
  • Demonstrates a sense of professional
  • Excellent oral and written communication
  • Ability to perform duties in full compliance with special education district requirements and school board policy.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is frequently required to stand and talk or hear and sometimes walk and sit. While performing the duties of this job the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 50 pounds such as boxes of books and AV/ VCR carts. The employee may be required to complete crises intervention training for the physical restraint of students. The employee is directly responsible for safety,

well-being, or work output of other people. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, and ability to adjust focus. The position requires the individual to meet multiple demands from several people and interact with the public and other staff.

Work environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is quiet to loud depending on the activities of the day. Duties are performed indoors and occasionally outdoors. Duties may also include working with students in public settings.

The information contained in this job description Is for compliance with American with Disabilities Act (A. D. A.) and is not an exhaustive list of the duties performed for this position. Additional duties are performed by the individuals currently holding this position and additional duties may also be assigned.

Please submit your resume and letter of interest to:
Laura Boelter
[email protected]
507-248-3353 x237

English/Language Arts Teacher

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Position Summary:
Owatonna Public Schools provides big-school opportunities in a right-sized setting to ensure opportunities for all students are realized in the classroom and in life.  We are a close-knit community of educators with high expectations for our schools and its students.  A teacher is responsible for planning and delivering a high quality educational program to meet children’s academic and social-emotional needs.  The teacher prepares and provides developmentally appropriate educational instruction, assessments, and evaluation for students.  Furthermore, the Teacher coordinates and schedules classroom or individual instruction catered to meet the specific goals for the child in a safe and caring environment.

.5 OMS (Media/Photography) – Areas of study will include news and feature story formats; design principles; printing industry; photography principles; journalism ethics; and sales. Writing in journalistic style and instruction in photography and editing and pre-press skills will precede the actual production of the yearbook.
.33 OHS (AVID, ELA Credit Recovery)

Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university and current state teaching certificate in English/Language Arts. Three (3) years of classroom teaching experience or any equivalent combination of education and experience that would allow the candidate to satisfactorily perform the duties of this position, may be considered.

Elementary School Principal

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Position Summary:
The principal needs to be a leader who will support the delivery and administration of District educational programs with the initial assignment to a 600 K-5 student elementary school with wonderful diversity.  The principal’s responsibilities include assisting teachers in strengthening their knowledge base and core instructional skills; developing a safe and welcoming environment where all individuals are respected and to ensure that such practices support continued outstanding student achievement in a K-5 setting. The principal must provide leadership to carry out the district’s strategic plan.  The principal must encourage parent involvement.  The principal must also work with all staff and administrators to instill in our youth the community’s core values.

Elementary Second Grade Teacher

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Position Summary:
To serve as a collaborative team member on a 2nd grade team.  Educator will ensure high levels of learning for every learner, every day.

Qualifications:
-Valid MN Elementary Teaching license.
-Commitment and belief around ensuring all students learn at high levels.
-Demonstrated use of research based instructional and engagement strategies to meet the continuum of individual learning needs.
-Ability to use data and assessments to guide instructional decisions.
-Ability to collaborate effectively with colleagues, parents and students to achieve student learning results.
-Bi-lingual skills in Spanish or Somali desired.

School Counselor

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Position Summary:   One year temporary position – .6 FTE
The School Counselor promotes and enhances the overall academic mission by providing services that strengthen home/school/community partnerships and alleviate barriers to learning.  The School Counselor significantly contributes to the development of a health, safe and caring environment by advancing the understanding of the emotional and social development of children and the influences of family, community and cultural differences on student success and by implementing effective intervention strategies.  The School Counselor will be a part of each school’s student assistance team.