Impactful Special Education SERT Teacher – 1.0 FTE

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 is seeking a Special Education Resource Teacher (SERT) to provide academic and social skills instruction to students with special needs at the Davis Center site. The role supports a developmentally appropriate classroom environment focused on equity and high expectations for all learners.

The SERT will manage case files, collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, and align with district and state standards while engaging families and the broader community to support

Qualifications

• Current State of Minnesota teaching License in Academic Behavior Support (ABS) or eligible to apply for one.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for case management and maintaining appropriate due process files.
• Work effectively with an interdisciplinary team.
• Acquires knowledge of the goals of the Minneapolis Standards of Effective Instruction and district 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.
• 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.

Education

Minnesota teaching license in ABS or eligible

Job description

Minneapolis Public Schools is seeking a Special Education Resource Teacher (SERT) to provide academic and social skills instruction to students with special needs at the Davis Center site. The role supports a developmentally appropriate classroom environment focused on equity and high expectations for all learners.

The SERT will manage case files, collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, and align with district and state standards while engaging families and the broader community to support