Middle School Special Education Teacher

BACKGROUND

North Star Public Schools Overview

North Star Public Schools (Formerly KIPP MN Public Schools) is a one-of-a-kind school committed to creating a safe and nurturing learning environment where our K-8 students thrive academically, build skills and positive traits, and recognize their full potential.

With our focus on Business & Finance, we give our students a unique advantage to prepare them for successful future endeavors. Business and financial literacy are essential skills that span across all career pathways, empowering students to make informed decisions, achieve financial independence, and thrive in their personal and professional lives.

Who We Are:

North Star Public Schools is a community-based public charter school that provides free education to approximately 250 students in grades K-8 in North Minneapolis. With a majority of our student body identifying as BIPOC and qualifying for Free or Reduced Priced Lunch, our school community is passionate and dedicated to narrowing academic achievement gaps prevalent in BIPOC communities, as well as providing wrap-around services for our school community.

North Star Public Schools is seeking a mission-driven educator to join our team! As a Middle School Special Education Teacher, you are a North Star Public Schools instructional Team member and will directly lead instruction with students. Special Education Teachers co-teach alongside a general education teacher in an inclusion classroom setting to support all students and lead small group instructional spaces.

They will plan and execute high-quality daily lessons that lead to high levels of student achievement and build and support a school‑wide culture of excellence.

• Implement the school-wide student management policies within classrooms and everywhere on campus
• Create and teach challenging and engaging lessons aligned to state standards
• Assist in the development of curriculum standards and mapping
• Work to ensure that all IEPs and student needs are met both within and outside of the classroom
• Manage a student caseload
• Perform morning, lunch, and afternoon duties as assigned and attend all staff meetings
• With support from school leaders, use data to drive instructional practices to improve student achievement and instruction constantly
• Seek to constantly develop and improve teaching practices through ongoing feedback conversations with School Leaders and other school faculty within North Star Public Schools

• Creates an environment that promotes respect, rapport, and learning
• Establishes effective relationships with students
• Create a classroom environment that is warm and demanding and expects 100% of students to meet expectations
• Communicates clear and consistent expectations for learning, behavior, and achievement
• Monitors and manages student behavior effectively

• Communicates effectively with families, students, and colleagues
• Establish and maintain strong communication lines with all parents
• Communicates student progress in a timely and thorough manner
• Demonstrates effective written and oral communication skills

• Supports the mission and values of the school
• Supports the programs and priorities of the department and school
• Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with faculty, students, and parents
• Maintains confidentiality
• Demonstrates professional behavior
• Seeks and develops opportunities for professional growth
• Mandatorily attends and participates in required meetings, school events, and committee work (including evenings and weekends as necessary)
• Participates in the arrival and dismissal of students daily with assigned tasks and responsibilities
• Performs bus duties for the safety of students daily with assigned tasks and responsibilities
• Monitors hallways between classroom duties to establish safety and clear expectations of student behaviors in the hallways
• Home visits to students/families' homes twice per school year
• Maintain a neat, clean classroom environment and a professional personal appearance
• Performs duties as required/requested

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