Special Education Lead Teacher

Special Education Lead Teacher JobID:

3541

Position Type:

Teacher on

Special Assignment Date Posted:

5/1/2026

Location:

Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools Closing Date:

Open until filled. POSTING #: 3541 The Sauk Rapids-Rice Public School District No. 47 is seeking an experienced and innovative special education teacher to provide special education leadership and expertise. Preferred candidates will have experience in leadership and a desire to someday serve in an administrative role. Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools is committed to:

• A culture of high quality and effective instruction
• Partnerships and collaboration
• Student and staff well-being
• High student achievement
• Stewardship of resources
• Equitable education

Primary Responsibilities:

• Serve as the building administrator designee for special education
• Implement and strengthen behavior programs with research based interventions, while providing support and training for staff and students
• Effectively communicate with parents, staff, students and community members
• Work with administration to assign and monitor caseloads
• Assist with and participate in hiring personnel
• Provide training for and supervision of paraprofessionals
• Plan and facilitate staff training and in-services
• Collaborate effectively with off-campus organizations and agencies
• Assist with select administrative duties
• Serve on the Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) leadership team
• Monitor internal due process procedures
• Manage students in crisis proactively Outstanding candidates will be:
• Effective communicators
• Thoughtful and deliberate decision-makers
• Creative problem solvers with extraordinary relationship skills
• Innovative and able to promote and implement quality programs
• Motivating and positive with students, staff, and parents
• A life-long learner and positive role model
• Knowledgeable in special education due process

Required Qualifications:

Hold a current Minnesota Teaching License in a special education field

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience as a special education teacher
• Hold a Minnesota Teaching License with intentions to seek appropriate leadership endorsements in the near future (or enrolled in a current program working toward receiving this endorsement)

Contract:

1.0 FTE, 187-day contract (182 contract days plus 5 extra days) beginning the 2026-2027 school year.

Salary and Benefits:

Salary based on the 2025-2027 Sauk Rapids-Rice Education Associations Master Agreement starting at $52,166 up to $97,326. Benefits based on full-time employment and may be pro-rated for part-time positions.

Benefits may include the following:

• Health, Dental, Vision Wear, Life, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
• Health Savings Account (with enrollment in an eligible health plan)
• Medical Flexible Spending Account (with eligibility for insurance)
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
• Post retirement Health Care Savings Plan
• Teachers Retirement Association (TRA)
• 403b Matching Annuity
• Discretionary Personal/Sick Leave (PTO)