ASD Special Education Teacher — Elementary

Minneapolis Public Schools; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 56,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

HSA & FSA

Retirement plan

Job summary

Kenwood Elementary in Minneapolis seeks a Teacher, Special Education (ASD) for the 2026-2027 school year to provide quality instruction aligned to state standards and district goals. You will use a variety of assessments to inform instructional decisions and support student self-management of learning.

Candidates must hold Minnesota teaching licensure in LD/EBDis or eligible licensure, with prior urban education experience and a commitment to equity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university.
• Prior successful experience student teaching or teaching in an urban, multicultural education setting.
• Demonstrated continued professional development through course work, research, peer collaboration and/or job-embedded staff development.
• Master's or PhD preferred.

Responsibilities

• Have a working knowledge of and implement the Minnesota State Standards and the District Graduation Requirements; 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.
• Teach students the required curricula using strategies that foster thinking, reasoning and problem solving.
• Collaborate with peers to develop, plan and implement best practices based on the needs/abilities of the students.
• Assess students' developmental, cognitive and social needs and provide developmentally appropriate instruction to meet those needs.
• Create lessons and learning environments that are safe, respectful and interesting as well as multicultural/gender and ability fair/developmentally appropriate.
• Collaborate and communicate regularly with families in making educational decisions and use family and community resources to support learning.
• Acquire knowledge of the goals of the Minneapolis Public School District Improvement Agenda and site/school goals. Work to support and achieve those goals.
• Assess own instructional effectiveness through the Professional Development Process (PDP). Participate in ongoing and regular staff, team and individual professional development.

Skills

Assessment strategies

Classroom management

Collaboration

Differentiated instruction

Education

Bachelor's degree

Urban multicultural experience

Master's or PhD preferred

Job description

Kenwood Elementary in Minneapolis seeks a Teacher, Special Education (ASD) for the 2026-2027 school year to provide quality instruction aligned to state standards and district goals. You will use a variety of assessments to inform instructional decisions and support student self-management of learning.

Candidates must hold Minnesota teaching licensure in LD/EBDis or eligible licensure, with prior urban education experience and a commitment to equity.