2026-2027 School Year Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher Interest

About the role

General Information
Saint Paul Public Schools is accepting applications for Career and Technical Education teacher openings throughout the district for the 2026-2027 school year.

Responsibilities

• Implement Career & Technical Education programs of study in alignment with Carl D. Perkins state and federal goals and reporting requirements which include:
  - Integration of academics with career and technical education programs
  - Understanding and promoting the link between CTE at the secondary and postsecondary levels
  - Providing students with understanding of all aspects of an industry
  - Developing, improving or expanding the use of technology in CTE
  - Attending CTE professional development as required to maintain program certification requirements
  - Being a contributing member of the Industry Advisory Committee
  - Actively participating in CTE program evaluations
  - Providing activities to prepare special populations for high-skill, high-wage, or high-demand occupations that will lead to a living wage career.
  - Supporting industry certification attainment and student participation in Career & Technical Education Student Organizations (CTSO).
• Integrating the Personal Learning Plan through the Xello platform for students to document their strengths and interests, explore careers, reflect on experiences, build their resume, etc.
• Being familiar with SPPS Achieves strategic plan; College and Career Paths initiative
• Having a working knowledge of and implementing 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
• Collaborating with peers to develop, plan and implement best practices based on the needs/abilities of the students
• Assessing students' developmental, cognitive and social needs and providing developmentally appropriate instruction to meet those needs
• Creating lessons and learning environments that are safe, respectful and interesting as well as multicultural/gender and ability fair/developmentally appropriate
• Collaborating and communicating regularly with families in making educational decisions and using family and community resources to support learning

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: - Associates Degree OR Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university OR Professional Certificate OR 5 years closely related experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: - Willingness to enter an accredited teacher preparation program or complete the licensure via portfolio - Qualified to be credentialed to teach Concurrent Enrollment courses through the MN State College System in courses that will be taught. Qualifications can be found here: Credential Fields - MN Teaching license in the appropriate CTE area - Relevant industry experience - Experience working on the Carl D. Perkins federal grant - Experience working in a large urban, culturally diverse school district - Prior successful experience student teaching or teaching in an urban, multicultural education setting - Experience with development of curriculum and instruction, career and technical education, or a related field. - Experience with and knowledge of Personal Learning Plans as defined by Minnesota Statutes, section 120B.125 - Experience in College and Career Readiness work in K-12

Pay, Benefits and Work Schedule

This is a 10 month position working 20-40 hours per week.
Salary and benefits are in accordance with the Teacher negotiated labor agreement. The labor agreement and salary schedule can be found at Labor Agreements - Saint Paul Public Schools (spps.org).
Benefits are available to new employees after 30 days of active employment. Benefits include medical insurance, life insurance, sick leave, pension plan, tax-free retirement account, and flexible spending account. Some employee groups also receive vacation, dental insurance and disability insurance. A benefits summary is available at Benefit Summaries by Bargaining Unit - Saint Paul Public Schools (spps.org).

How To Apply

To be considered further, please apply for this position and attach a resume and cover letter to your online application.
The Human Resource Department will review your application materials and contact you regarding the next steps.
To attach additional documents to your online application, click on the "Additional Attachments" link from the applicant homepage and upload your documents as attachments. Valid file extensions for attaching a document include .doc, .txt, .rtf, and .pdf.

Other Information

Transcript - Unofficial transcripts are accepted at the time of hire. You must submit official transcripts within 30 days of your start date. Formal credential evaluation is required for post-secondary education completed outside of the United States.
Veteran's Preference - If you are an eligible veteran applying for a job where veteran's preference applies and wish to claim Veterans Preference you must submit a legible copy of your DD214 to the Human Resource Department with your employment application. If your claim is approved, five or ten additional points will be added to your final passing score.
Criminal Background Investigation and Reference Checks - Reference checks and a criminal background investigation will be completed as a condition of hire for all new employees and for former employees who have not been employed by the District for more than six months.