Early Childhood Special Education Teacher (Centerbased 3-5 years old)

Spring Lake Park Schools is a vibrant community serving about 6,200 students in the suburbs of Blaine, Fridley, and Spring Lake Park. The district focuses on high expectations and high achievement for all students, emphasizing personalized learning, innovation, and creativity through human-centered design thinking. Teachers and staff are encouraged to design new, engaging ways of learning centered on deepening student engagement and success.

About Spring Lake Park Educators

Teachers at Spring Lake Park Schools design meaningful learning experiences that prepare students for the future. They create engaging, relevant work grounded in students' interests, strengths, and needs, fostering environments where each student feels valued and supported. The focus is on developing strong academic skills and essential career and life competencies such as collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, and self-direction. Educators are reflective, collaborative professionals committed to ongoing learning and improvement.

Responsibilities

• Support preschool students with disabilities through developmentally appropriate, play-based learning experiences.
• Foster engagement and growth across language, social-emotional, cognitive, and motor domains.
• Differentiate learning to meet individual developmental needs using evidence-based practices.
• Conduct assessments and observations to determine eligibility for services.
• Develop and monitor Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
• Track student progress over time.
• Build family-centered, culturally responsive partnerships with families, educators, related service providers, and paraprofessionals to support learning at school and home.

Requirements

• B.A. or B.S. degree.
• Holds or is eligible for a Minnesota State Licensure in Early Childhood Special Education.
• Commitment to the equitable education of all students.
• Creative planning and organizational skills.
• Highly effective interpersonal skills.
• Ability to implement the responsibilities outlined in the position overview.

Preferences

• Excellence in collaboration with colleagues and enthusiasm for working with students.
• Demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning, such as graduate-level work, an earned degree, or participation in professional conferences/seminars.
• Experience working with diverse learners.

Physical Requirements

• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally.
• Exerting up to 10 pounds of force frequently.
• Negligible force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects, including the human body.

Pay

$53,228 - $107,781 per school year (placement determined based on experience and qualifications). Salary is pro-rated based on start date.

Benefits

• Medical and dental coverage.
• Sick leave.
• 403(b) retirement plan.
• Life and long-term disability insurance.
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

This is a 1.0 FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) position.