Teacher, Elementary (High Five) - (2026-2027) - Pillsbury Elementary

Teacher, Elementary (High Five) - ) - Pillsbury Elementary

Establishes developmentally appropriate instructional and behavioral expectations for students and communicates expectations to students and their families. Teaches students the required curricula using strategies that foster thinking, reasoning, and problem solving. Promotes problem solving, cooperative skills and conflict resolution strategies.

Essential Functions:

• Selects, adapts and individualizes materials appropriate for diverse student populations and skills
• Uses a variety of teaching strategies such as group work, lecture, mini lessons, exploration, questioning, discussion, and other cooperative teaching techniques
• Develops and maintains long range and daily instructional plans
• 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. Work to 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

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
• Master's or PhD preferred

License and Certification Requirements:

• A valid Minnesota teaching license for High Five; or proof of pending approved licensure

Commitment to Diversity:
Diversity is one of Minneapolis Public Schools core values and is essential to our goal of putting children first and making them college-ready. Diversity of our workforce provides us with a competitive advantage and allows us to better understand, communicate with and educate our diverse student body. Minneapolis Public Schools will not deny anyone the opportunity for training or employment because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, gender or gender identity, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, disability, sexual orientation, age, family care leave status, or veteran status.

Minneapolis Public Schools strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply.