Teacher, TOSA General

Job Title: Teacher, TOSA General (2025-2026) - Camden High, Special Education Lead

Close Date: 11:59 PM on

Organizational Unit: Camden High (10000035)

FTE: 1.0 FTE; 39 weeks

Union: Teachers(04)

Functional Area: Teaching

Salary Range: $53,629 -$112,065

Benefits: Dental insurance | Health insurance | Vision insurance | Paid time off | HSA & FSA | Retirement plan

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Provide instructional and Special Education leadership in collaboration with the school’s principal and ILT for the development and continuous improvement of the Special Education program at the school.

Guide the school community to ensure all stakeholders understand requirements of the special education including, but not limited to IEP compliance, accommodations, modifications, BIPs, graduation and post-secondary options.

Advocate for increased student access and success.

Support the MPS Strategic Plan and School Improvement Plan with specific emphasis on equity, curriculum and instruction transformation (CTP), MTSS and professional development of staff aligned to these focus areas.

- Beginning of the year activities (schedule checks, class list checks) SEA onboarding, new SPED Teacher onboarding
- SEA schedule, overview, coaching and trainings
- Admin designee at IEP meetings as needed
- Monthly Due Process spreadsheet with Due Process clerk
- Maintain Resource Eval Spreadsheet
- Read and process SPED communications from central office
- Problem solve due process issues with FBA/BIP
- Registration and withdraw data - management of student numbers
- Gr. 9 transfer/transition (into Camden) & T+ process and meetings
- Manage/Update Goal Banks
- Standards Based Grading and Assessment
- Audit grades for honor role and at end of year
- SEPP Process
- SPED teacher and coteacher development with EL Lead/Coach
- Weekly meetings with Principal
- Department Management/Attend meetings
- Scheduling and Course Registration for SPED
- Support ILT (Instructional Leadership Team)
- Support the MTSS process at sites to provide quality core instruction

QUALIFICATIONS

- Valid Minnesota teaching license in the area of Special Education
- Tenured in Minneapolis Public Schools in 2021 or earlier
- Successful completion of the Standards of Effective Instruction (SOEI) observer certification (must be completed upon hire)
- Highly preferred: demonstrated success in working with students and staff of racially diverse backgrounds
- Preferred: minimum of 5 years successful teaching experience as demonstrated by the Standards of Effective Instruction (SOEI)
- Preferred: recent classroom teaching experience
- Experience related to mentoring, coaching, and/or some aspect of teacher leadership such as secondary observer, PLC Lead, cooperating teacher, lead teacher or other teacher leadership positions
- Demonstrated expertise in designing and implementing standards-based instruction, applying differentiated learning strategies and improving student achievement in the classroom
- Demonstrated ability to use a range of quantitative and qualitative data to enhance all students’ learning
- Strong interpersonal skills with adults and students
- Ability to establish and maintain trustful, confidential and supportive relationships with teachers to help develop them as professionals
- Demonstrated commitment and ability to foster collegiality and collaboration with colleagues
- Strong organizational and time management skills
- Demonstrated dedication to personal professional growth, including: establishing professional goals and assessing growth along a mentor continuum; engaging in ongoing process of reflection; and inquiry to deepen mentor practice

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. 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.

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