Teacher, Special Education (2024-2025) Washburn, (DCD)

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Job Title: Teacher, Special Education (2024-2025) Washburn, (DCD)  and Requisition ID number: 101722

Close Date:  No established closing date;  open until filled

Organizational Unit:  Washburn High (10000108) 

Site:  Washburn (0368) 

FTE:  1.0 FTE; this is based on full-time equivalency with 1.0 being full time

Union:  Teachers(04) 

Functional Area:  Teaching 

Resume and Cover Letter are mandatory to apply for any position.

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SUMMARY:  Provide academic and social skills instruction to children with special education needs.  To create an educational program and a classroom environment that is multicultural/gender and ability fair/developmentally appropriate, is favorable to learning and growth and is based on a commitment that all children can learn.

 

Disability Focus: DCD

 

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current State of Minnesota teaching License in Academic Behavior Support (ABS) or eligible to apply for one.
• Prior successful experience in urban, multicultural education desirable.
• Demonstrates continued professional development through course work, research, peer collaboration, and/or job-embedded staff development.
• Working knowledge of the subject matter, classroom management techniques, current researched best practices and strategies, as well as students' learning styles and needs, both academic and affective.

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Responsible for case management and maintaining appropriate due process files.
• Work effectively with an interdisciplinary team.
• Acquires knowledge of the goals of the Minneapolis Public School District Improvement Agenda and site/school goals.
• Establishes developmentally appropriate instructional and behavioral expectations for students and for him/herself and communicates those to students and their families.
• Creates lessons and learning environments that are safe, respectful, and interesting as well as multicultural/gender and ability fair/developmentally appropriate.  Selects, adapts and individualizes materials appropriate for diverse student populations and skills.
• Collaborates and communicates regularly with families in making educational decisions and uses family and community resources to support learning.
• Assesses students' developmental, cognitive and social needs and provides developmentally appropriate instruction to meet those needs.
• Regularly assesses student learning by using multiple forms of assessment.
• Facilitates positive interactions between students and teacher, student and peers and student and other adults.
• Models learning and behavior consistent with the expectations for students.
• Assesses own instructional effectiveness through the Professional Development Process (PDP).
• Participates in ongoing and regular staff, team and individual professional development.
• Collaborates with peers to develop, plan and implement best practices based on the needs/abilities of the students.
• Participates in site-based management and shared decision making.
• Always keeps the students' needs and rights first and foremost in any educational decision making.
• Demonstrates competence in the Minneapolis Standards of Effective Instruction.
• Has a working knowledge of and implements the Minnesota State Standards and the Graduation Rule.

 

Physical Requirements/Working Conditions:

School environment; may involve lifting up to 40 pounds; and the ability to sit, walk, and/or stand for extended periods of time, both indoors and outdoors.

 

 

 

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Final candidates may be invited to interview with a committee.  Final appointment to this position will be contingent upon passing a criminal background check.
 
COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:
 
Diversity is one of Minneapolis Public Schools core values and is essential to our goal of putting children first and making them college-ready.  Diversity of our workforce provides us with a competitive advantage and allows us to better understand, communicate with and educate our diverse student body. Minneapolis Public