Teacher, Special Education (DCD-MM) (2026-2027) Barton Elementary

Minneapolis Public Schools; Minneapolis, Northern (MN, KY); Hybrid; 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 seeks a Teacher, Special Education (DCD-MM) for Barton Elementary (2026-2027). This full-time position (1.0 FTE; 42 weeks) involves serving students with disabilities, aligning instruction to Minnesota standards, and collaborating with the STEM team when needed.

A Minnesota teaching license is required or pending licensure. The role emphasizes rigorous, inclusive instruction, family communication, and ongoing professional development to support district goals in a

Qualifications

• Engage diverse learners guided by state standards and district goals.
• Use diagnostic, formative and summative assessments to inform instruction.
• Apply best practices for urban, multicultural classrooms.
• Continuing professional development and collaboration with staff.

Responsibilities

• Implement Minnesota State Standards and district graduation requirements.
• Teach curricula with strategies that foster thinking, reasoning and problem solving.
• Collaborate with peers to implement best practices for diverse learners.
• Assess developmental, cognitive and social needs to provide appropriate instruction.
• Communicate regularly with families and engage community resources.
• Support district improvement goals and participate in PDP.

Skills

Collaboration

Assessment skills

Differentiated instruction

Multicultural education

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's or PhD preferred

Job description

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Job Title:Teacher, Special Education (DCD-MM) (2026-2027) Barton Elementary and Requisition ID number:104477

Close Date:No established closing date; open until filled

Organizational Unit:Barton Elementary (10000009)

Site:Barton (0106)

FTE:1.0 FTE; 42 weeks; this is based on full-time equivalency with 1.0 being full time

Union:Teachers(04)

Functional Area:Teaching

Salary Range: 55,796 - 116,593

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• HSA & FSA
• Retirement plan

Resume and Cover Letter are mandatory to apply for any position.

DCD-MM Position

SUMMARY

Provide quality instruction aligned to the state and national standards. Use a variety of assessment strategies - diagnostic, formative and summative, to inform instructional decisions and increase student self-management of learning. Rigorous inquiry-based learning tasks engage students in deep content of the discipline as well as the habits of scholarship. May be required to work as a member of the campus STEM team to ensure quality integrated instruction across disciplines.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• 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.

Education and Experience Guidelines

• 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.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

A valid Developmental Disabilities, Emotional Behavioral Disabilities, Mild to Moderate Mentally Handicapped, Mildly Handicapped or Academic and Behavioral Strategist Minnesota teaching license; or proof of pending approved licensure

COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY:

Diversity is one of Minneapolis Public Schools core values and is essential to our goal of putting children first and making them college-ready. Diversity of our workforce provides us with a competitive advantage and allows us to better understand, communicate with and educate our diverse student body. Minneapolis Public Schools will not deny anyone the opportunity for training or employment because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender or gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, sexual orientation, age, family care leave status, or veteran status.

Minneapolis Public Schools strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply.