Teacher, Business (2026-2027) STEM/CTE (Renewal)

SUMMARY

Provide quality instruction and site based program coordination aligned to state and federal requirements associated with Career & Technical Education in the career field of Business, Management and Administration. Possible courses include, but are not limited to: Entrepreneurship, Microsoft Office, Personal Finance, Principles of Marketing, Data Science and, International Baccalaureate Business and Management. Implement rigorous inquiry-based learning tasks to engage students in deep content of the discipline in alignment with the appropriate career cluster and pathway. Utilize a variety of assessment strategies - diagnostic, formative and summative, to inform instructional decisions and increase student self-management of learning.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

* Create an educational environment that acknowledges and encourages multiple pathways to post-secondary education including four year degrees, two year degrees from community and technical colleges, industry certifications, apprenticeships and employer-based learning. * Support MPS requirements to implement Career & Technical Education programs of study in alignment with Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act (Perkins V) state and federal goals and reporting requirements which include: * Integration of academics (or liberal arts and sciences) with career and technical education programs. * Understand and promote the link between CTE at the secondary and postsecondary levels. * Provide students with understanding of all aspects of an industry. * Develop, improve or expand the use of technology in CTE. * Attend CTE professional development as required to maintain program certification requirements. * Actively participate in CTE program evaluations. * Initiate, improve, expand and modernize quality CTE programming. * Align course curriculum and assessments to Technical Skills Assessments (TSA) approved by Minnesota State and local consortium. * Provide activities to prepare special populations for high-skill high-wage, or high-demand occupations that will lead to a living wage career. * Provide context to core academics through integrated, applied and experiential learning (internships, guest speakers, mentoring, job shadowing, worksite tours, field trips, career readiness skills) with a broad exposure to career fields and a balanced high school experience. * 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 OR equivalent knowledge gained through related industry experience * Prior successful experience student teaching or teaching in an urban, multicultural education setting. * Prior successful experience interpreting and implementing Minnesota Administrative Rule 8710.4825. * Demonstrated continued professional development through course work, research, peer collaboration and/or job-embedded staff development. * Master's or PhD preferred, but not required.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

A valid Minnesota endorsement of Teacher/Coordinator Work-Based Learning in addition or 140050 Business a teaching license.