AFSA Elementary
Reading Specialist Teacher

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Date of Availability: 08/18/2025
Date Closing: 05/01/2025

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in appropriate teaching area
• Experience in teaching Reading
• LETRS training preferred
• Valid MN teaching license or appropriate license in teaching area

Examples of Duties and Responsibilities:

• Ability to review data and determine the need for reading interventions
• Work with small groups or one on one to improve reading abilities
• Provides learning activities that are highly relevant, academically rigorous, engaging and connected for the learners
• Follows advisory schedule daily.
• Provides timely and productive feedback and assessment for all students
• Develops challenging professional goals and strive to accomplish them
• Presents a professional image at all times
• Participates in school wide professional development goal setting
• Other duties as assigned
• Salary range for teachers at

Salary range for teachers at AFSA is $50,000-$71,000
Benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability Insurance, Teacher's Retirement (TRA)

For more informaiton: www.afsahighschool.com
MN school district: 4074-07

The Academy For Sciences And Agriculture uses the applicant tracking system from Frontline Education to manage employment applications online

Please contact Liz Burkwald with any questions. 

AFSA Elementary School
Science/Environment/Agriculture Specialist

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Date of Availability: 08/18/2025
Date Closing: 05/01/2025

AFSA Elementary (grades PreK-6) is seeking an elementary education teacher with a strong interest in general science, environmental science and the agricultural sciences (plants, animals, food, mechanics) to provide specialized curriculum for elementary students. Curriculum from Project Learning Tree, Project Wild, Project Wet, Minnesota Ag in the Classroom and other topics are examples of the desired learnings. Field trips and hand's on learning are encouraged! This is a full-time permanent position.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in appropriate teaching area
• Three years teaching experience preferred
• Valid MN teaching license or appropriate license in teaching area

 Examples of Duties and Responsibilities:

• Displays comprehensive content knowledge
• Establishes a learning environment that sets high expectations
• Provides learning activities that are highly relevant, academically rigorous, engaging and connected to the appropriate curricular goals and standards.
• Follows advisory schedule daily.
• Provides timely and productive feedback and assessment for all students
• Develops challenging professional goals and strive to accomplish them
• Presents a professional image at all times
• Participates in school wide professional development goal setting
• Other duties as assigned

 
Salary range for teachers at AFSA is $40,000-$71,000
Benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability Insurance, Teacher's Retirement (TRA)

For more informaiton: www.afsahighschool.com
MN school district: 4074-07

Professional development opportunities:

• Attend continuing education courses
• Visit other public schools (charter and/or regular) to study and recommend ways to improve processes and procedures
• Attend other professional development opportunities as requested by you or suggested by supervisor

The Academy For Sciences And Agriculture uses the applicant tracking system from Frontline Education to manage employment applications online.

Please contact Liz Burkwald with any questions. 

AFSA Elementary
Early Childhood Teacher

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Date of Availability: 08/18/2025
Date Closing: 05/01/2025

AFSA Elementary is seeking a full time licensed Pre-K teacher for our new play based pre-K program.  Using Creative Curriculum and Gold Strategies for Learning KEP assessments, this teacher will ensure school readiness by year end!  Specialists will teach PE, Art, Agriculture, and Music classes.  

Requirements:

• Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree in appropriate teaching area
• Valid MN teaching license or appropriate license in teaching area or ability to obtain one

Salary and Benefits:
Minimum salary of $40,000 with license. Additional pay with experience and qualifications.
Benefits available: Health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, short and long term disability insurance, TRA

 

The Academy For Sciences And Agriculture uses the applicant tracking system from Frontline Education to manage employment applications online

Please contact Liz Burkwald with any questions. 

AFSA Elementary
Behavior Specialist

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Date of Availability: 08/18/2025
Date Closing: 05/01/2025

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Preferred training in social work or psychology
• Experience working/volunteering with youth ages 5-14

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce behavior expectations
• Assists the teachers in devising, creating and implementing behavior plans for reinforcing student behaviors
• Assists staff in: defining and measuring behavior; understanding principles of reinforcement; teaching new behavior; implementing strategies for weakening behavior; and identifying antecedents
• Works cooperatively with building administrators to promote positive student behavior by providing positive behavior support in a school setting
• Promotes highly specialized positive behavior interventions in which "at risk" students thrive: behavior instruction that is explicit, intensive, accelerated and provides ample practice
• Assists with the supervision of students during classes, project time, assemblies, field trips, meetings, lunchtime and before and after school
• Continually supervises students to ensure a safe, non-threatening, nurturing environment where students can thrive.  Maintains the same high level of ethical behavior and confidentiality of information about students as is expected of fully licensed teacher
• Participate in in-service trainings as requested
• Assist in maintaining daily behavior documentation for students
• Communicate with parents in coordination with teacher/supervisor
• Establishes a supportive and positive relationship with the student without fostering or encouraging an intense emotional relationship
• Provides recognition of a variety of student accomplishments and positive behaviors
• Serves as a resource person during student evaluations
• Other duties as assigned

Salary range: $19/hour to $25/hour depending on qualifications and experience.
Benefits: Health Insurance, Dental Insurance, Life Insurance, Short and Long Term Disability Insurance, Public Employee Retirement Benefits (PERA)
 

The Academy For Sciences And Agriculture uses the applicant tracking system from Frontline Education to manage employment applications online.

Please contact Liz Burkwald with any questions.