Hiawatha College Prep Northrop is currently seeking a hard-working, passionate, and goal-oriented educator to join our team as a Special Education Teacher for the 2026-2027 school year.
The Special Education teacher will provide instruction to students with identified special education needs and strategically support the general education staff with implementation of Individualized Education Plans. The majority of our special education teachers co-teach in either Math or ELA. They work relentlessly to help all special education students access grade level material. The Special Education Teacher will work under the direction of the Principal and in close collaboration with the rest of the Special Education Team, the Dean of Students, classroom teachers, and advisors.
Why Hiawatha?
Hiawatha Academies is a network of college-preparatory schools focused on closing the opportunity gap in Minneapolis. We seek to create a K-12 school experience for scholars that empowers them with knowledge, character, and leadership skills. At Hiawatha Academies, we are committed to making our city and our world a more inclusive, equitable, and just place.
Our equity vision: to honor the humanity of all people, we actively disrupt systemic inequity in pursuit of an equitable world. Hiawatha Academies permanently disrupts educational inequity by ensuring a great school for every child.
All Hiawatha Staff must demonstrate a passionate belief in and commitment to the following core values:
1) Children are at the center of everything we do.
2) Our mission requires bold thought and action.
3) We choose optimism.
4) We push ourselves to improve.
5) We are stronger together.
6) We create fun and a little weirdness.
Perks: Professional Development is scheduled into the calendar year and provides a time for all campuses to come together and celebrate our success.
Starting Pay Range: $45,577-$82,065
Application Timeline: This Notice of Vacancy will be posted until filled.
Hiawatha Academies is committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. In accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, we do not discriminate in employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), or national origin. We value diversity and strive to ensure equal opportunity for all employees and applicants.
Hiawatha Academies is a growing network of top-performing, open-enrollment, public charter schools for grades K-12. We are driven by our mission that all Hiawatha Academies scholars will be empowered with the knowledge, character and leadership skills to graduate from college and serve the common good.
Our core values
1) Children are at the center of everything we do
We take responsibility for the well-being of each child and empower them to reach their hopes and dreams. We know all children can and will succeed if we do our part.
2) Our mission requires bold thought and action
Hiawatha Academies recognizes that in order to empower young scholars to be tomorrow’s leaders, we must think innovatively and act boldly.
3) We choose optimism
Hiawatha Academies students, scholars and parents choose optimism daily, with the belief that we can do anything we set our minds to.
4) We push ourselves to improve
Scholars and teachers of Hiawatha Academies embody determination and relentless pursuit in the face of the economic, social, and political obstacles today’s scholars face.
5) We are stronger together
We are a community working together to ensure all our students have access to a quality education Scholars and staff members are encouraged to make decisions that will benefit the entire team.
6) We create fun and a little weirdness
Hiawatha Academies believes that even in rigorous scholarship, there should be room for fun. We create an environment that allows our scholars to be themselves, quirks and all, and in which our teachers can create and have fun.
