Special Education Teacher

Start Date: 2026-27 School Year

Location: Columbia Heights Campus

Reports to: Principal

FLSA Status: Exempt

Updated: December 2025

Special Education Teachers are committed members of a collaborative school team that is closing the opportunity gap for students with disabilities. A Prodeo Academy Special Education Teacher is intensely focused on each student’s growth and success, both academically and behaviorally, while ensuring full compliance with local, state, and federal special education requirements.

Special Education Teachers provide targeted, individualized instruction aligned to students’ Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) and work in close partnership with general education teachers, related service providers, families, and school leaders to ensure students have meaningful access to instruction and school experiences.

This role is ideal for an educator who is energized by complex work, is hungry for feedback, approaches teaching with cultural responsiveness and a strong equity lens, and can work collaboratively across lines of difference, with an emphasis on cultural sensitivity and inclusiveness.

Prodeo Academy is a network of public charter schools serving the Twin Cities. Prodeo Academy is a meaningful education solution that is closing the opportunity gap through data-driven instruction in a culture grounded in five core values:
Perseverance, Respect, Integrity, Development, and Engagement
. Shared expectations around these values enhance the opportunity for scholars to reach their full potential. We seek team members who are committed to helping students access greater opportunities, achieve future success, and contribute positively to their communities.

The following duties represent the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

• Provide targeted, IEP-aligned instruction to students individually and in small groups across a variety of instructional settings, which may include co-teaching environments in general education classrooms, resource room instruction, and center-based or specialized programs.
• Collect, analyze, and use progress-monitoring data to inform instructional decisions and adjust supports as needed.
• Support students’ access to grade-level standards in collaboration with general education teachers.
• Regularly adopt and implement approved curricula, instructional strategies, and evidence-based practices.
• Create a warm, welcoming, and structured learning environment rooted in high expectations for behavior and learning.

• Radiates warmth; is a positive presence for students and staff.
• Create and maintain a safe, predictable environment that supports students’ academic and behavioral needs.
• Implement school wide behavior systems, routines, and expectations with consistency.
• Use approved behavior intervention and de-escalation strategies to support students effectively.
• Ensure student safety and appropriate supervision at all times.

• Set and monitor ambitious, appropriate goals for students based on IEPs and progress data.
• Participate actively in grade-level, data, and problem-solving meetings.
• Share data, insights, and recommendations to support student growth and team decision-making.
  Collaborate with general education teachers, paraprofessionals, and related service providers to ensure coordinated supports.

• Case manage students with disabilities in accordance with IDEA, Section 504, and Minnesota state regulations.
• Coordinate the development and implementation of evaluation plans, IEPs, and progress reports.
• Ensure timely and accurate completion of all due process documentation.
• Facilitate and participate in IEP meetings, evaluations, and eligibility determinations.
• Communicate clearly and professionally with families regarding student progress, services, and supports.

• Attend all required professional development, including Prodeo Academy’s summer training.
• Participate in Prodeo Academy’s coaching model and feedback cycle.
• Demonstrate receptiveness to feedback and implement instructional and professional growth recommendations.
• Demonstrate ongoing growth and progress toward professional goals.
• Contribute positively to team learning by sharing resources, strategies, and ideas.

• Communicate regularly and professionally with families and staff regarding student needs and progress.
• Check and respond to team and family communication within 24–48 business hours
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• Maintain regular, reliable, and predictable attendance, which is an essential function of the role.
• Perform other related duties as assigned to meet the ongoing needs of the school and organization.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed. It is not an exhaustive list of all…