Position Type: Elementary School Teaching/Exceptionally Gifted Elementary School Teacher
Date Posted: 4/11/2025
Location: Excelsior Elementary
Date Available: 2025-26 School Year
Closing Date: Until Filled
License Required: Minnesota K-6 or 1-6 Elementary Education Teacher License Compensation: Click here to view the 2024-25 teacher salary schedule. Rates for this position can be found in Appendix -a-, Schedule A. This Position Is Medical and Dental Benefit Eligible. Responsibilities:
- Develop lesson plans and instructional materials and provides individualized and small group instruction to adapt the District approved curriculum to the needs of each pupil.
- Translates lesson plans into developmentally appropriate learning experiences.
- Establishes and maintains standards of pupil behavior to achieve an effective learning atmosphere.
- Evaluates pupils' academic and social growth, keeps appropriate records in a timely fashion prepares progress reports.
- Identifies pupil needs and makes appropriate referrals and develops strategies for individual learning plans who require individual curriculum adaptation.
- Maintains a professional day, as defined by building/and contract.
- Communicates regularly with parents outside normal classroom day by means of Schoology, newsletters, phone calls, emails, conferences, etc.
- Works in a supportive and collaborative manner with colleagues and supervisors.
- Maintains and improves professional skills by participating in building and department meetings, formal coursework, workshops, and seminars in an effort to stay current with best teaching practices.
- Participates in a professional learning community on a regular basis.
- Integration of technology into instruction.
- Performs other duties of a similar nature or level.
Specific Responsibilities:
- Provide on-going in-classroom instruction using instructional strategies including clustering, flexible grouping, curriculum compacting, and the development of critical thinking skills.
- Develop content based classroom materials around thematic units of study.
- Coordinate on-going in-depth investigations with students.
- Regular communication with parents with the development of parental support groups such as S.E.N.G. (Social and Emotional Needs Group).
- Participate in admissions process for identifying potential applicants.
- Develop and administer on-going diagnostic, formative, and summative assessments for students.
- Collaborative work in a fast-paced environment interacting with students, staff, administrators, parents, and the community with multiple requests and concerns.
- Respond in emergency situations.
- Know, interpret, and follow school District policies.
- May plan and coordinate the work of paraprofessionals and volunteers in the classroom and on field trips.
- May provide input to the goal-setting process for paraprofessionals.
Knowledge and Skills:
- Demonstrated ability to apply appropriate skills in performing daily routines.
- Demonstrated ability to operate a computer, software and necessary classroom technology.
- Ability to develop effective and positive working relationships with students, staff, administrators, parents, and the community.
- Maintain professional composure while dealing with a variety of personalities and situations.
- Show initiative and function as a self-starter.
- Effectively communicate and have interpersonal skills as applied to interaction with coworkers, supervisor, the general public, etc. sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
Hiring Administrators:
Anjie Flowers, General Counsel and Executive Director of Human Resources
Jennifer Smasal, Principal
Diane Rundquist, Director of Advanced Learning
Application Procedure:
External Applicants:
Please upload a letter of interest, resume, 3 letters of professional recommendation, transcripts and Minnesota Teacher license information with your online application.
Internal Applicants:
Current teachers
do not need to attach letters of recommendation or transcripts
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