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Director of Student Support Services

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Director of Student Support Services at Pine Island Public Schools

Position Type – Director – The following position will follow a 225-day extended contract.

Date Posted: July 17, 2023

Location: Pine Island School District

Position Duties:
*Provide oversight of all district special education programming
*Serve as district representative empowered to make decisions and commit district resources at special education staffings
*Leads the recruitment and retention of licensed special education staff
*Analyzes, develops, and modifies special education programming to meet the needs of students
*Monitors compliance with special education due process requirements, staff caseloads, and continuum of services in the district
*Monitors the district’s special education budget
*Participates and consults with building intervention teams (problem solving team, behavior support team,etc.) on effective Multi Tiered Systems of Support models
*Collaborates/problem solves with all district staff on potential difficult/litigious situations involving special education students
*Coordinates district assessments in cooperation with building principals
*Monitors district ADSIS programs.

Position Requirements:
*A Master’s Degree required in Special Education
*Special Education Director license required and/or working towards a Special Education Director’s licensure

Application Deadline: July 28, 2023 at 4:00pm. Interviews will take place the week of July 31, 2023

To apply: https://www.applitrack.com/pineisland/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Student+Support+Services

AmeriCorps Promise Fellow – Faribault Middle School

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Position Type: 1700 Hours Minimum Required, serving in a 40 Hours/Week capacity
Despite a decades-old assumption that Minnesota is a national leader in education, young people in Minnesota are often up against many systemic barriers as they pursue graduation. These barriers disproportionately affect low-income students and students of color. Nearly 1 in 5 Minnesota high school students did not graduate on time in 2018. High School graduation is a milestone that ALL students deserve to achieve and is critical in setting young people up for successful futures.  ALL students have great potential, but some become academically or socially disengaged due to a system that does not fully support them. As these young people become increasingly disconnected from their schools and communities, their risk of dropping out increases.
AmeriCorps Promise Fellows serve as caring adults who support, mentor, and build positive relationships with young people in 6-12th grade on their path to high school graduation. Fellows provide one-on-one and small group support to a group of students in a school or non-profit organization.

AmeriCorps Promise Fellow Position Responsibilities:

Build and foster strong relationships with their selected students.
Coordinate and deliver in and out of school time academic enrichment activities with the goal that at least 30 youth in grades 6-12 will experience academic gains.
Meet regularly with Youth Success Team to review data and identify youth to serve; track student progress; and determine which interventions to connect to individual students or groups of students.
Develop and organize projects that engage youth participants in service and leadership activities.
Recruit and/or support community volunteers, including family members, to work with youth participants in areas such as mentoring, tutoring, civic engagement, and college/career exploration.
Provide attendance and behavior coaching for students targeted for needing assistance as determined through the multi-tiered system of support approach; promote positive behavior expectations.
Maintain data entry for program records, complete ongoing youth assessments and submit weekly and monthly reports using an online database system with support from site supervisor and site coordinator
Participate in all required Alliance, AmeriCorps, and Host Site meetings and assignments.
AmeriCorps Eligibility Requirements18 years or older
A high school graduate with a diploma or GED
A U.S. Citizen, U.S. National or a Lawful Permanent Resident Alien of the United States
Not have served more than the allowed number of AmeriCorps terms previous to this term. Eligibility based on AmeriCorps term limitations.
Able to pass a complete National Service Criminal Service History Background check (including National Sex Offender Registry, State of service and State of residence, and FBI checks) – eligibility requirements listed here
If serving in a full time (40 hour/week) capacity, members must be able to maintain a consistent schedule of 40 hours per week throughout their term of service (e.g. not a full-time student or working elsewhere full-time).
Reduced time and part time members cannot also hold a full time position, but can be in school full time.

1.0 FTE EARLY CHILDHOOD SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER

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Job Description:  Full-time (1.0 FTE) Early Childhood Special Education Teacher with Faribault Public Schools.  This position will work with children ages birth through five; supporting either our home-based birth to 3 program or our preschool programming which includes evaluations, inclusion support, or self-contained classrooms. Faribault ECSE teachers conduct evaluations, develop IFSPs/IEPs, and provide evidence-based special education interventions. Our teams utilize the EQIP model within the birth to 3 programming and the Pyramid Initiative within our preschool programs. Preschool classes are located in two of our elementary buildings and our early learning center which provides our program a variety of class models and locations.

This position commences at the start of the 2023-2024 school year and will be assigned based on interviews with candidates as well as programming needs. You will be supported by a team that includes speech pathologists, occupational and physical therapists, other ECSE teachers, early learning coordinator, and case facilitator.

Faribault Public Schools is a rural Pre-K through Adult School District located about 50 miles south of the Twin-Cities. The school district currently serves approximately 3,700 students in Faribault and our surrounding areas within our community of 23,000 citizens within the city limits. District sites include one early childhood center, three elementary schools K-5, one middle school 6-8, one high school 9-12, one area learning center 9-12 and one education center for adult education.

The historic community of Faribault offers adventure, fun, unique dining, history, shopping and entertainment. Once you arrive you will experience historic landmarks, cultural and artistic gathering places in downtown, 10 lakes within 10 miles with many resorts and campgrounds, 39 beautiful parks within the city, an outdoor aquatic center, miles of bike, walking and snowmobile trails, great lodging and restaurants; enjoy year round recreations such as biking, kayaking, cross-country skiing, snowmobiling, fat tire biking and so much more.

 

Academic Specialist

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Job Description:
A 7.5 hour/day position for 185 days at Faribault Middle School to provide primary support with the use of technology by the students and staff while school is in session, to improve the academic achievement of all students through interventions. Manages the daily use and activities of the media center; assists with selection of materials and the enforcement of a climate conducive to learning; checks materials in and out for students.  Assists testing coordinator and school administration in facilitating district assessments. This position commences with the 2023-24 school year on August 21, 2023.

Essential Functions:

Serve as a member of the Middle School Staff
Assist testing coordinator in facilitating student assessments
Work with students during school on an assigned “check and connect” caseload to monitor and communicate student progress, attendance, and weekly assignments, activities and assessments with teachers, and families.
Collaborate with staff
Stay current with best practices research and strategies
Other duties as assigned

CLSD Literacy Coach – High School

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Job Description

1.0 FTE Teacher on Special Assignment (1 year commitment).  This position is funded through the Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant through the Minnesota Department of Education. This grant and its requirements are active through the 2023-2024 school year.

A literacy coach builds the capacity of Tier 1 (core) classroom teachers to close the literacy achievement gap by supporting teachers’ capacity to implement best practice instruction, increasing student engagement, and improving student academic achievement.
This support will take place in a variety of ways:Job Embedded Coaching and Professional Development
Effective literacy coaches spend 80% of their time working directly with teachers to enhance teacher practice and improve student learning through coaching on evidence-based practices. They make effective use of their time by using a multi-faceted approach to coaching to carefully determine what types of coaching can be done effectively with large groups, small groups, and individual teachers.Instructional Literacy Leadership
Effective literacy coaches are integral members of leadership teams at the school and district level. Literacy coaches serve as literacy leaders within their schools by working with administrators and other teachers to establish a school-wide literacy vision, aligning instruction to state academic standards, analyzing data, and helping teachers use the data to make instructional decisions. Coaches are routinely expected to develop and lead large group and small group professional learning. Collaboration
The instructional coach teams with administrators, other coaches, the Family Literacy Specialist, and classroom teachers in a collaborative, reflective relationship to enhance instructional capacity and maximize student learning. On occasion, other teachers or specialists (like interventionists) may be included in professional learning teams, but the coach’s primary role is to support classroom teachers delivering core instruction using evidence-based practices. Coaching provides non-evaluative teacher support through action planning, co-planning, observing, modeling, conferencing, and co-teaching that is differentiated to meet teachers’ professional learning needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Use a variety of strategies to establish rapport and trust with teachers and leaders
Serve on school committees that focus on literacy-related and student achievement issues, including being a member of the intervention and student support teams
Develop, refine, and manage the school’s literacy goals and site plan
Apply principles of adult learning theory when working with teachers
Analyze data and guide data-driven decision making with teachers and leaders
Serve as a liaison between the district and school by attending district-level meetings/workshops and sharing the information with the appropriate stakeholders
Provide grade level/team level professional development on evidence-based practices
Reflect on coaching practices and engage in continuous improvement to meet the diverse needs of teachers
Advocate for equity to identify the instructional practices that will help teachers meet the needs of all learners, especially underserved students
Fulfill all MDE CLSD requirements including:Keep a daily coaching log and coaching cycle action plans
Attend and participate in all MDE hosted webinars, communities of practice, monthly district check-in meetings, trainings, and site visits
Keep minutes for Site Leadership Team meetings
Manage school’s CLSD grant file
Complete required reporting with site leadership and Family Literacy Specialists

CLSD Literacy Coach – Jefferson Elementary

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Job Description:

1.0 FTE Teacher on Special Assignment (1 year commitment). This position is funded through the Comprehensive Literacy State Development grant through the Minnesota Department of Education. This grant and its requirements are active through the 2023-2024 school year.

A literacy coach builds the capacity of Tier 1 (core) classroom teachers to close the literacy achievement gap by supporting teachers’ capacity to implement best practice instruction, increasing student engagement, and improving student academic achievement.
This support will take place in a variety of ways:Job Embedded Coaching and Professional Development
Effective literacy coaches spend 80% of their time working directly with teachers to enhance teacher practice and improve student learning through coaching on evidence-based practices. They make effective use of their time by using a multi-faceted approach to coaching to carefully determine what types of coaching can be done effectively with large groups, small groups, and individual teachers.Instructional Literacy Leadership
Effective literacy coaches are integral members of leadership teams at the school and district level. Literacy coaches serve as literacy leaders within their schools by working with administrators and other teachers to establish a school-wide literacy vision, aligning instruction to state academic standards, analyzing data, and helping teachers use the data to make instructional decisions. Coaches are routinely expected to develop and lead large group and small group professional learning. Collaboration
The instructional coach teams with administrators, other coaches, the Family Literacy Specialist, and classroom teachers in a collaborative, reflective relationship to enhance instructional capacity and maximize student learning. On occasion, other teachers or specialists (like interventionists) may be included in professional learning teams, but the coach’s primary role is to support classroom teachers delivering core instruction using evidence-based practices. Coaching provides non-evaluative teacher support through action planning, co-planning, observing, modeling, conferencing, and co-teaching that is differentiated to meet teachers’ professional learning needs.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Use a variety of strategies to establish rapport and trust with teachers and leaders
Serve on school committees that focus on literacy-related and student achievement issues, including being a member of the intervention and student support teams
Develop, refine, and manage the school’s literacy goals and site plan
Apply principles of adult learning theory when working with teachers
Analyze data and guide data-driven decision making with teachers and leaders
Serve as a liaison between the district and school by attending district-level meetings/workshops and sharing the information with the appropriate stakeholders
Provide grade level/team level professional development on evidence-based practices
Reflect on coaching practices and engage in continuous improvement to meet the diverse needs of teachers
Advocate for equity to identify the instructional practices that will help teachers meet the needs of all learners, especially underserved students
Fulfill all MDE CLSD requirements including:Keep a daily coaching log and coaching cycle action plans
Attend and participate in all MDE hosted webinars, communities of practice, monthly district check-in meetings, trainings, and site visits
Keep minutes for Site Leadership Team meetings
Manage school’s CLSD grant file
Complete required reporting with site leadership and Family Literacy Specialists