ESY Teacher, Secondary Special Education - Extended School Year

Secondary (5-12) Special Education Teacher
Extended School Year (ESY)

Dates:
July 6th 9th

July 13th - 16th

July 20th 23rd

July 27th - 30th

Work Hours:

Teacher Hours: 8:00am 1:00pm

Student Hours: 8:30am 12:30 pm

Location : Westwood School (711 91st Ave. NE Blaine, MN 55434)
License Required : A Minnesota Teaching license in: K-12 DCD, ABS, EBD, ASD and/or LD.

Welcome to Spring Lake Park Schools! We are 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 -- "High expectations, high achievement for all. No excuses" provides our focus to meet the unique and varied needs of each student.

Spring Lake Park Schools is recognized for our commitment to personalized learning and creating a culture of innovation and creativity through human-centered design thinking. We are working to create a system a culture with a methodology and set of processes where teachers and staff have the freedom, flexibility and invitation to design new ways of learning centered around deepening student engagement to continuously improve student success.

POSITION SUMMARY:

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.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all expected functions and duties performed. Factors such as regular attendance at the job are not routinely listed in job descriptions, but are an essential function. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following...

• 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; and
• analyze weekly data to write end of program progress reports.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• License Required : A Minnesota Teaching license in: K-12 DCD, ABS, EBD, ASD and/or LD.
• Experience...
  • providing developmental skill instruction in the areas of reading, language arts, math and social skills curriculum;
  • creating classroom structures and routines;
  • creating, modeling, and carrying out classroom behavior expectations;
  • using self-regulation strategies and sensory regulation; and
  • using augmentative communication, picture symbols, and other visual communication tools.

Rate of Pay

HOW TO APPLY:

Applications will be reviewed as they are received. Position will remain open until filled. Individuals who wish to be considered for this position must apply online at Only qualified and appropriately licensed individuals will be considered for an interview.

For any inquiries or questions regarding the position, please contact:

Cyndi Steinke, Management Assistant for Student Services: ... or ...
Jackie Lawson, Student Services Coordinator: ... or ...

Spring Lake Park Schools is an equal opportunity employer and will not deny anyone the opportunity for employment because of sex, race, religion, color, creed, national origin, marital status, age, sexual preference, disability, or status with regard to public assistance.