Teacher, Interventionist (Reading), (2026-2027) - Pillsbury Elementary

Summary

Provides academic and behavioral support to students with or at risk of having a learning disability, often focusing on early intervention to prevent the need for special education services. 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.

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.

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.

Licenses And Certifications

• A valid Minnesota teaching license;
• or proof of pending approved licensure.