Teacher, Library Media Specialist (2026-2027) Olson Middle-License renewal posting

Library Media Specialist

About the role

The candidate must be able to teach students to access, evaluate, and use information from multiple sources for media literacy and technology production. Provide professional development to staff on effective integration of media and technology into the curriculum and on the ethical uses of information and copyright.

Responsibilities

• Oversee building wide computer needs.
• Oversee acquisition and circulation of materials/equipment.
• 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.
• 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.

Requirements

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.

Qualifications

• 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.
• Master's or PhD preferred.

Skills

Knowledge of the goals of the Minneapolis Public School District Improvement Agenda and site/school goals.

Benefits

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• HSA & FSA
• Retailer plan

Pay

$55,796 - $116,593

Schedule

.5 FTE; 42 weeks