Due Process Specialist (2025-2026)

Job Summary:
The Due Process Special Education Teacher will work on due process for Lakes International Language Academy. Candidates must be highly organized, knowledgeable of all due process timelines and regulations, efficient at completing paperwork, and effective in communication with a variety of people. Minnesota Special Education licensure is required. This position would be classified as a teacher on special assignment. The Due Process Special Education Teacher will report to the Assistant Director of Special Education and Student Services.

Salary Range: $39,500-$71,000

Essential Functions:

• Write student Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) in collaboration with case managers
• Attend IEP meetings as district representative
• Support teachers in writing progress reports and other paperwork
• Adhere to due process timelines and complete special education paperwork in compliance with MDE standards
• Provide professional expertise and assistance to special education teachers and general education teachers regarding IEPs
• Attend training sessions, conferences, seminars, district and departmental meetings
• Keep abreast of changing developments and trends on special education due process at the state and federal level
• This position may require other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• Valid MN Special Education Teaching License
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Special Education
• English language proficiency, both spoken and written
• Three years of special education teaching experience

Preferences:

• International Baccalaureate experience preferred
• Mandarin Chinese or Spanish language proficiency is preferred, but not a must

Opportunities:

• Travel: Teachers are provided opportunities to participate in training provided in the Twin Cities, across the U.S., and sometimes internationally in the areas of Language Immersion, International Baccalaureate, and Responsive Classroom or Developmental Designs. Occasional travel is required.
• Work in a diverse culture: Many of our teachers were born in Mandarin or Spanish speaking countries. Nearly all have traveled extensively, with the large majority having lived in a Mandarin or Spanish speaking country for at least a semester.
• Social functions: We usually start the school year with an overnight staff retreat in August, and have a January staff party with guests as well. Each Friday, various staff members offer well-attended gatherings around sports or exercise, including volleyball, football (soccer), kettlebells, or Zumba. Other social activities abound.
• Professional Development: Lakes International provides professional development for new staff depending on needs and interest, but always including best practices of teachers in the International Baccalaureate programs and building a safe and inviting classroom climate for learning.
• Career Track and Advancement: Many leadership positions are available to Lakes International teachers, depending on their interests, efforts, and expertise.
• Grants to Teachers: The LILA Foundation frequently offers “Inquiry 360” grants to teachers to pursue enriching experiences that they can bring back to share in the classroom. Teachers are encouraged to pursue these experiences abroad. Inquiry 360 grants are competitive and are awarded in April for use the following summer.

Physical Requirements: This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 15 pounds of force; work regularly requires speaking or hearing, frequently requires sitting and occasionally requires standing, walking, using hands to finger, handle or feel, stooping, kneeling, crouching or crawling, reaching with hands and arms, pushing or pulling, lifting and repetitive motions; work has standard vision requirements; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; work requires preparing and analyzing written or computer data, operating machines and observing general surroundings and activities; work has no exposure to environmental conditions; work is generally in a quiet location (e.g. library, private office, conference room). Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $39,500.00 - $71,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Ability to Relocate:

• Forest Lake, MN 55025: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $39,500 - $71,000