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Job Title: Teacher, Bilingual (All Languages and Content Area)- Candidate Pool (2024-2025)  and Requisition ID number: 101297

Close Date: 11:59 PM on 04/01/2025 

Organizational Unit:  Talent Acquisition (10000777) 

Site:  Davis Center (0001) 

FTE:  [[workHours]]; this is based on full-time equivalency with 1.0 being full time

Union:  Teachers(04) 

Functional Area:  Teaching 

Resume and Cover Letter are mandatory to apply for any position.

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THIS IS A CANDIDATE POOL POSTING - There will be additional postings up for specific school sites as they have vacancies. We will monitor and use this pool periodically based on district needs over the summer and throughout the upcoming school year. You may be alerted when positions become available based on your licensure. 

SUMMARY:

Provide academic instruction in English and second Language. Provide quality instruction aligned to the state and national standards. Use a variety of assessment strategies – diagnostic, formative and summative, to inform instructional decisions and increase student self-management of learning. Rigorous inquiry-based learning tasks engage students in deep content of the discipline as well as the habits of scholarship. 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include any of the following representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY, and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and duties performed by incumbents of this class. Employees are required to be in attendance and prepared to begin work at their assigned work location on the specified days and hours. Factors such as regular attendance at the job are not routinely listed in job descriptions, but are an essential function. Essential duties and responsibilities may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Teach sheltered content area classes incorporating best practices in both English and second language.

• Assess student needs and develop educational programs to meet those needs and ensure alignment with ELP and State Academic Standards.

• Communicate with families regarding students’ programs, collaborating with other staff as appropriate.

• May provide bilingual Literacy instruction appropriate to grade level.

• May teach in an immersion setting.

• Collaborate with mainstream and ESL teachers to plan curriculum and jointly support content learning.

• Participate in ongoing and regular staff, team and individual professional development..

• Acquire knowledge of the goals of the Minneapolis Public School District Improvement Agenda and site/school goals. Work to support and achieve those goals.

• Establish developmentally appropriate instructional and behavioral expectations for students and for self and communicate those to students and their families.

• Create lessons and learning environments that are safe, respectful and interesting as well as multicultural/gender and ability fair/developmentally appropriate.

• Select, adapt and individualize materials appropriate for diverse student populations and skill levels.

• Teach students the required curricula using strategies that foster thinking, reasoning and problem solving.

• Collaborate and communicate regularly with families in making educational decisions and use family and community resources to support learning.

• Assess students' developmental, cognitive and social needs and provide developmentally appropriate instruction to meet those needs.

• Regularly assess student learning by using multiple forms of assessment.

• Facilitate positive interactions between students and teacher, student and peers and student and other adults.

• Model learning and behavior consistent with the expectations for students.

• Assess own instructional effectiveness through the Professional Development Process (PDP).

• Participate in ongoing and regular staff, team and individual professional development.

• Collaborate with peers to develop, plan and implement best practices based on the needs/abilities of the students.

• Participate in site-based management and shared decision making.

• Always keep the students' needs and rights first and foremost in any educational decision making.

• Demonstrate competence in the Minneapolis Standards of Effective Instruction.

• Have a working knowledge of and implement the Minnesota State Standards and the District Graduation Requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Education, Training, and Experience Guidelines

• Bilingual Required 

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university Required 

• Prior successful experience in urban, multicultural education is desirable.

• Demonstrates continued professional development through course work, research, peer collaboration, and/or job-embedded staff development.

• Working knowledge of the subject matter, classroom management techniques, current researched best practices and strategies, as well as students' learning styles and needs, both academic and effective.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

· A valid Minnesota teaching license, or proof of pending approved licensure

· Current Minnesota Department of Education License in Bilingual Bicultural Education or a passing rating of Advanced Low or higher on an Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) language assessment via ACTFL

· Current Minnesota Department of Education License in content area .

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in a standard classroom environment which requires occasionally lifting such articles as file boxes or heavier material with help from others and/or lifting and carrying light objects frequently. A job in this category may require walking or standing to a significant degree or may involve sitting most of the time with long periods of computer work and heavy phone usage

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Final candidates may be invited to interview with a committee. Final appointment to this position will be contingent upon passing a criminal background check.

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.

Posting Notes: | 12:01 AM On 04/01/2025 | Talent Acquisition (10000777) | Davis Center (0001) | Teaching