Due Process Specialist (2025-2026)

Job Description

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

Qualifications

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

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

Institution Description

Lakes International Language Academy (LILA) is a PreK-12 public charter school educating over 1200 students. The school opened in 2004, added grades 7 - 12 in 2015 and 2016. The school is located in Forest Lake, Minnesota, with authorization from the International Baccalaureate Organization to offer the PYP, MYP, and Diploma Programme. We offer Spanish and Mandarin language immersion in PreK - 5 and an immersion continuation program in grades 6 - 12, as well as entry points for non-immersion students in a language-rich environment. Teachers are highly involved in developing curriculum and writing materials, as well as decision making at the school. In fact, the school's board of directors has a teacher majority. We enjoy high teacher retention, and frequently have a waiting list of students who want to enter our program.

Application Instructions/Comments

For more information and to apply please visit: https://www.applitrack.com/mylila/onlineapp/default.aspx?Category=Special+Education