Special Education Lead Teacher

The Sauk Rapids-Rice Public School District No. 47 is seeking an experienced and innovative Lead Special Education Teacher to provide special education expertise at Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School.  Preferred candidates will have experience in leadership and a desire to someday serve in an administrative role. Located in Sauk Rapids, MN, minutes from downtown St. Cloud and approximately an hour northwest of the Twin Cities, Sauk Rapids-Rice Middle School is located in a growing rural area of Central Minnesota and provides quality programs to approximately 1,000+ students.

Positions:
1.0 FTE beginning the 2024-2025 school year.

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools believe in:
– A culture of high quality and effective instruction
– Partnerships and collaboration
– Student and staff well-being
– High student achievement
– Stewardship of resources
– Equitable education

Primary Responsibilities:
– Serve as the building administrator designee for special education 
– Implement and strengthen behavior programs with research based interventions, while providing support and training for staff and students
– Effectively communicate with parents, staff, students and community members
– Work with administration to assign and monitor caseloads
– Assist with and participate in hiring personnel
– Provide training for and supervision of paraprofessionals
– Plan and facilitate staff training and in-services
– Collaborate effectively with off-campus organizations and agencies
– Assist with select administrative duties 
– Serve on the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) leadership team
– Monitor internal due process procedures
– Manage students in crisis proactively

Outstanding candidates will be:
– Effective communicators
– Thoughtful and deliberate decision-makers
– Creative problem solvers with extraordinary relationship skills
– Innovative and able to promote and implement quality programs
– Motivating and positive with students, staff, and parents
– A life-long learner and positive role model
– Knowledgeable in special education due process

Required Qualifications:
Hold a current Minnesota Teaching License in a special education field

Preferred Qualifications:
– Experience as a special education teacher 
– Hold a Minnesota Teaching License with intentions to seek appropriate leadership endorsements in the near future (or enrolled in a current program working toward receiving this endorsement)

Contract:
182-day contract for the 2024-2025 school year.  Salary and benefits negotiated based on the Sauk Rapids-Rice Education Association Agreement.

Deadline:
Applications accepted online at www.isd47.org/start-your-career until filled.

Note:
Candidates must pass a criminal background check in order to be eligible for employment.