What are the responsibilities and job description for the Middle School Special Education Teacher position at Partnership Academy?
Position: Middle School Special Education Teacher
School: Partnership Academy
Salary: $45,000-$80,000, depending on experience
Dates: 2025-2026 school year, beginning August 2025
Mission: Partnership Academy’s mission is to create learning experiences and partnerships that empower students to achieve their greatest potential in order to be positive contributors in their community.
Vision: To be an innovative school that prepares students for a successful future.
Job Description:
Partnership Academy has a strong commitment to culturally and developmentally relevant instruction for all students. Through a highly collaborative culture, Partnership Academy teachers work in teams to provide differentiated and hands-on instruction using both co-teaching and pull-out models. Partnership Academy requires its teaching staff to constantly improve their instruction in ways that directly impact students’ academic, linguistic, social, and emotional growth.
The special education teacher will collaborate to provide exceptional instruction aligned to students’ IEP goals, primarily through pull-out and push-in models in middle school content classrooms. The special education teacher could work solely on reading, writing or math services or a combination of all throughout the day, depending on student need.
The special education teacher will case manage approximately 10-12 students and complete due process work, including, but not limited to, progress notes and IEP’s. Through weekly professional development sessions, formal and informal observations, and frequent feedback, Partnership Academy educators are encouraged and motivated to constantly push themselves to perform at the highest standards. We are looking for a special education teacher who can collaborate effectively with a strong team, including speech/language pathologist, social worker, occupational therapist, classroom teachers, intervention teachers, and associate educators. In addition, the teacher should stay highly engaged with collaborative teaching and mentoring systems of support.
Teachers in this position must also ensure they analyze and adapt provided curriculum and teach in a way that supports Minnesota state standards and the student’s IEP, effectively collect and interpret data to guide instruction, provide individualized instruction based on student needs, partner with families and guardians to support students, and establish a strong culture of learning.
Qualifications:
Minnesota Teaching License required
Spanish speaker preferred but not required
Experience working with culturally and linguistically diverse students preferred
Salary : $45,000 - $80,000
