Dynamic Special Education Teacher - Urban Classroom Leader

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

Minneapolis Public Schools in Minneapolis, MN is seeking a Teacher, Special Education for the 2026-2027 school year at Edison High. This 1.0 FTE, 42 weeks position focuses on providing quality instruction aligned to state and national standards and may involve serving on the campus STEM team to ensure integrated instruction.

A valid Minnesota teaching license in the relevant special education area is required, with master's preferred.

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.

Responsibilities

• Have a working knowledge of and implement the Minnesota State Standards and 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.

Education

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university

Master's or PhD preferred

Job description

Minneapolis Public Schools in Minneapolis, MN is seeking a Teacher, Special Education for the 2026-2027 school year at Edison High. This 1.0 FTE, 42 weeks position focuses on providing quality instruction aligned to state and national standards and may involve serving on the campus STEM team to ensure integrated instruction.

A valid Minnesota teaching license in the relevant special education area is required, with master's preferred.