Life Science Teacher

Prior Lake - Savage Area Schools; Prior Lake (MN); On-site; USD 50,000 - 103,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible spending account (medical)

Flexible spending account (dependent)

Job summary

Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools seeks a Life Science Teacher for a 1.0 FTE position at Prior Lake High School. The start date is September 21, 2026 with daily responsibilities aligned to the PLSEA agreement.

The role focuses on rigorous science instruction, assessment, and collaboration with colleagues to support diverse learners in a comprehensive secondary program.

Qualifications

• Understands learning theory and curriculum development to plan instruction.
• Knows how to adapt goals to meet individual student needs.
• Creates assessments aligned with instructional goals.

Responsibilities

• Plan instruction using a variety of methods to meet curriculum goals.
• Assess student progress with formal and informal methods.
• Create a positive classroom environment that supports learning.
• Use educational technology to support instruction and differentiation.
• Maintain classroom routines and professional conduct as required.

Skills

Learning theory

Curriculum planning

Assessment design

Student engagement

Job description

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Frontline Applicant Tracking - Prior Lake-Savage Area Schools

• Position Type: High School Teacher/ Teacher
• Date Posted: 9/8/2026
• Location: Prior Lake High School
• Date Available: 09/21/2026
• Closing Date: 09/18/2026

Life Science Teacher

1.0 FTE

Start Date: September 21, 2026

Rate of Pay: $49,792 - $103,062 per year

Terms of employment per the Prior Lake-Savage Education Association (PLSEA) collective bargaining agreement.

Join Our Team and Thrive!

• Health Insurance: A rich health plan that provides extensive coverage for you and your family, ensuring peace of mind.
• Dental Insurance: Full coverage options for routine and preventive care, keeping your smile bright and healthy.
• Life Insurance: Protect yourself and your loved ones with a robust life insurance plan
• an Employee Assistance Program, free to employees and their family members
• optional medical and dependent care flexible spending account
• 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.