English Teacher - Medium Term Sub

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools; Savage (MN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools in Minnesota seeks a High School English teacher for a medium term substitute position at Prior Lake High School. Position runs from April 2, 2027 to June 10, 2027 with a 1.0 FTE assignment.

Candidates must hold Minnesota teaching licensure and demonstrate commitment to the profession, along with a positive, collaborative, innovative attitude and a passion for education.

Qualifications

• Minnesota teaching licensure is required.
• Commitment to teaching as a profession is essential.
• Positive, collaborative, innovative attitude with passion for education.

Responsibilities

• Plan instruction to meet curriculum goals and connect with other disciplines.
• Know students' backgrounds, skills, special needs, talents, and interests to plan for learning.
• Establish high-level goals and use varied assessments to measure achievement.
• Create a classroom environment that supports positive social interactions and high expectations.
• Use a variety of instructional strategies to promote critical thinking and problem solving.
• Provide timely, high-quality feedback and adjust instruction as needed.
• Engage families and maintain records as required by policy.

Skills

Teaching commitment

Passion for education

Collaborative attitude

Education

Minnesota teaching licensure

Job description

• Position Type: High School Teacher/ Teacher
• Date Posted: 11/4/2026
• Location: Prior Lake High School
• Date Available: 04/02/2027
• Closing Date: 11/15/2026

Medium Term Substitute Teacher - English

April 2, 2027 to June 10, 2027

1.0 FTE

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Minnesota teaching licensure.
• Commitment to teaching as a profession.
• Positive, collaborative, innovative attitude, with passion for education.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

Planning and Preparation

• Understands learning theory, subject matter, curriculum development, and student development and how to use this knowledge in planning instruction to meet curriculum goals and make connections with other disciplines.
• Demonstrates thorough knowledge of students' backgrounds, skills, special needs, talents, and interests, and uses this knowledge to plan for student learning.
• Establishes goals that reflect high-level learning relating to curriculum frameworks, adapts goals to meet the needs of individual students, and uses a variety of assessments to measure goal achievement.
• Utilizes resources available for teaching and knows how to gain access to school and district resources for students who need them.
• Uses elements of instructional design to support stated instructional goals and engage students in meaningful learning and creates lessons or units that have a clearly defined structure.
• Understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies to encourage student development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance skills.

Aligns student assessment with instructional goals, communicates assessment criteria and standards to students, and uses formal and informal assessments to plan for groups of students or individuals.

• Creates a classroom environment that encourages positive social interactions among students and between the teacher and students.
• Creates a classroom that is conducive to learning, sets high expectations for student achievement, makes learning relevant, and fosters student pride in work.
• Establishes routines and procedures and effectively utilizes classroom space to enhance learning.

Establishes clear standards for student behavior and responds appropriately and respectfully when expectations are not met.

Instruction

• Uses knowledge of effective written, verbal, nonverbal and media communication techniques to foster active inquiry, high level questioning, collaboration, and supportive interaction in the classroom.
• Uses multiple teaching and learning strategies to engage students in active learning opportunities that promote the development of critical thinking, problem solving, and performance capabilities.
• Monitors and adjusts strategies to provide timely, consistent, and high quality feedback to students related to their learning.
• Demonstrates responsiveness to students' interests, questions, and makes adjustments to instruction as needed.

Uses educational technology to broaden student knowledge about technology, to deliver instruction to students at different levels and paces, and to stimulate advanced levels of learning.

Professional Responsibilities

• Engages continuously in reflective practice of classroom instruction, focused on alternative strategies for improvement.
• Maintains accurate and complete records as required by law, school board policy, district procedures, and administrative directives.
• Utilizes personal communication, technology, and other means to share student progress and engage families in the instructional process.
• Actively participates in district and school meetings, projects, and committees with the intent of providing constructive input.
• Seeks professional growth by participating in professional development activities, collaborating with colleagues, and contributing to the teaching profession.
• Dresses and presents self in a professional manner to students, parents and the community.
• Makes genuine and persistent efforts towards helping all students achieve success.
• Performs other responsibilities as assigned by the principal or designee consistent with the terms of the teachers' collective bargaining agreement.