SPED Centerbased Teacher Akin  26-27 school year Start date 9.21.26 1.0 FTE

$52,071-$106,525 depending on experience and education  Description  Under the direction of the Building Principal and Director of Special Education, the Licensed Special Education Teacher develops and provides specialized instruction to meet the unique needs of students with disabilities; Evaluates and assesses student progress against instructional objectives; follows State mandated due process procedures and functions as IEP Manager to assigned students.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Provides research-based specialized instruction to address the instructional goals and objectives contained within each student's IEP.  Assesses student progress and determines the need for additional reinforcement or adjustments to instructional techniques.  Employs various teaching techniques, methods and principles of learning to enable students to meet their IEP goals. Develops and implements annual Individualized Educational Program (IEP) plans for students to include: present levels of educational performance, special education needs, instructional goals and objectives, and the special education and related services required to meet those goals. Schedules team meetings and works cooperatively with child study team members and others in developing instructional goals and strategies. Coordinates the delivery of special education services in each student's IEP.

Tasks involved in fulfilling the above duty/responsibilities: Work Collaboratively with staff to:

• Ensure that appropriate interventions and services are relevant to the needs, interests, and culture of students.
• Create behavior interventions and track the effectiveness of implementation
• Analyze behavior interventions to determine their success.
• Provide tiered behavior intervention professional development. With a primary focus on factors that can affect learning, behavior management, and implementation of interventions.  Measure effectiveness through data
• Provide input on student shutting down, off-task behavior, difficulty disengaging with peers during class time, poor boundaries with peers or adults, inattentiveness, escape, avoidance, work refusal, emotion regulation.
• Observe student in the classroom or across various settings to see behavior
• Help in determining the purpose of behavior
• Develop strategies for management and replacement behaviors
• Help to frame behavior through a trauma lens to understand the behavior as a tool that makes sense for the student

Education/Certification Requirements Minimum B.A/B.S degree in teaching from an accredited institution in the appropriate special education area. Current Minnesota teaching license in required content area.  ABS Preferred, LD, EBD, ASD Thorough knowledge of the principles, practices and procedures of special education and specialty area.  See attached job description for full job details.  

 Full listing of benefits can be found in the Collective Bargaining agreement located at 

https://www.farmington.k12.mn.us/fs/resource-manager/view/4469f77d-70a7-4a58-aad8-0de700e3f123

Benefits include:

Health, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, sick and personal leave, 403(b) available   

Application Deadlines:

Internal Candidates:  open until filled External Candidates:  open until filled 

Application Procedure:

Applicants please apply online.

Farmington Public School District is a regular school district located in Dakota County with 8 schools, 410 teachers and 6,776 students. Total Revenue is $120,686,000 and is trending flat. Farmington Public School District spends $12,802 per student per year on instruction.