ESY Teacher, Secondary Special Education - Extended School Year
Spring Lake Park Schools is a vibrant school community serving about 6,200 students from the suburbs of Blaine, Fridley, and Spring Lake Park in the northern Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. Our district purpose is "High expectations, high achievement for all. No excuses," focusing on meeting the unique and varied needs of each student. We are recognized for our commitment to personalized learning and fostering a culture of innovation and creativity through human-centered design thinking.
About the role
Develop and provide Special Education Extended School Year (ESY) programming for students in grades 5-12, based on students' Individual Educational Plans (IEPs), at Westwood School for 16 days.
Schedule
- July 6th – 9th
- July 13th – 16th
- July 20th – 23rd
- July 27th – 30th
Work Hours:
Teacher Hours: 8:00am – 1:00pm
Student Hours: 8:30am – 12:30pm
Location: Westwood School (711 91st Ave. NE Blaine, MN 55434)
Responsibilities
- Work in a supportive and collaborative manner with colleagues and supervisors, including managing paraprofessionals
- Communicate with parents
- Establish and maintain standards of student behavior to achieve an effective learning atmosphere
- Create communication systems and daily schedules
- Create successful functional and social lessons, based on student IEP goals
- Create academic lessons, using visual strategies, based on student IEP goals
- Analyze weekly data to write end-of-program progress reports
Requirements
A Minnesota Teaching license in one or more of the following areas: K-12 DCD, ABS, EBD, ASD, and/or LD.
Qualifications
- Experience providing developmental skill instruction in reading, language arts, math, and social skills curriculum
- Experience creating classroom structures and routines
- Experience creating, modeling, and carrying out classroom behavior expectations
- Experience using self-regulation strategies and sensory regulation
- Experience using augmentative communication, picture symbols, and other visual communication tools
Pay
$40.00 per hour