Teacher, CTE (Education & Training) (2026-2027) STEM/CTE

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Job Title: Teacher, CTE (Education & Training) (2026-2027) STEM/CTE  and Requisition ID number: 104503

Close Date:  No established closing date;  open until filled

Organizational Unit:  Career and Technical Education (10001056) 

Site:  Citywide School Support (0002) 

FTE:  0.4 FTE @ 42 Weeks; 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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1 Posiition Available at 0.4 FTE or 15 Hours/Week

Position Description:

Provide quality instruction aligned to state and federal requirements associated with Career & Technical Education in the FACS-related career fields. This position is within the Education Career Pathway.  Possible courses include but are not limited to: Introduction to Urban Education, Technology for Educators, Multicultural Education, and/or Introduction to Special Education.  Implement rigorous inquiry-based learning tasks to engage students in deep content of the welding industry. Utilize a variety of assessment strategies - diagnostic, formative and summative, to inform instructional decisions and increase student self-management of learning. Recent teaching or professional experience in Education Career Pathways preferred.

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:

• Create an educational environment that acknowledges and encourages multiple pathways to post-secondary education including four-year degrees, two-year degrees from community and technical colleges, industry certifications, apprenticeships and employer-based learning.
  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.
• 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 affective.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education, Training, and Experience Guidelines

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university.
• Prior successful experience student teaching or teaching in an urban, multicultural education setting.
• Demonstrates continued professional development through course work, research, peer collaboration and/or job-embedded staff development.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s or PhD

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

• A valid Minnesota Tier 2, 3 or 4 teaching license in 090100 Family and Consumer Science preferred; or 300500 Early Childhood Careers license and a willingness to apply for an Out-of-Field Permission, or appropriate qualifications for a CTE Tier 1 license. https://mn.gov/pelsb/

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 sex, race, religion, color, creed, national origin, marital status, age, sexual preference, disability or status with regard to public assistance.
 

Minneapolis Public Schools strongly encourages diverse candidates to apply.

Posting Notes: | [No Established Closing Date]  | Career and Technical Education (10001056)  | Citywide School Support (0002)  | Teaching