Special Education Teacher - Early Childhood, .50 FTE ()

Special Education Teacher - Early Childhood, .50 FTE () JobID: 16746

• Position type: Early Childhood (Birth to Age 5)/ Special Education
• Date posted: 6/9/2026
• Location: Community Education
• Date available: 08/31/2026

Eden Prairie Schools is dedicated to hiring the best and provides a nurturing environment for students and staff. The district serves more than 9,000 students across all schools, offering a comprehensive educational experience from PreK to 12th grade, including an online school and transition program.

Our teachers are valued for maintaining high academic standards while fostering critical thinking, collaboration, creativity, and effective communication. We celebrate diversity and inclusion, and we work together to support our students' unique strengths and interests.

We are currently seeking exceptional Early Childhood Special Education teacher candidates for the school year.

The strongest candidate will:

• Inspire each student to learn continuously
• Demonstrate intrinsic value
• Have individual gifts and talents
• Contribute to the benefit of the community
• Build relationships on mutual trust and respect
• Desire to learn and grow through personalized learning

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in the educational field
• Applicants who will hold the following credentials by August 31, 2026 are welcome to apply. We will work with applicants whose license is in process.
  • Minnesota Teacher License: Early Childhood Special Education
• We encourage all applicants to review the MN Tier License System as we will work with applicants in applying for various Tier licenses that they may qualify for.
• The district is willing to request an out-of-field permission license as needed.

Benefits:

We offer a highly competitive rewards package that includes:

• Starting salary for 1.0 FTE BA: $53,023 and MA: $64,910; licensed teaching experience considered for higher placement (prorated based on FTE)
• Up to 12 sick days and up to 2 personal days of leave given yearly
• Health Insurance
  • Medical premiums are covered by the district up to $756 for individual plans and up to $1,315 per month toward family plans.
  • Dental premiums are fully covered by the district for individual and family plans.
  • District contributions to VEBA/HRA accounts for select medical plans.
  • Fully paid life insurance and long-term disability premiums.
  • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for pre-tax medical and dependent care.
• Retirement
  • 403b with a district match of up to 2.25% of annual salary.
  • District contribution of 9.81% to MN Teacher Retirement Association (TRA).
• Professional Development & Support
  • Opportunities for continuous personalized learning and development.
  • Teacher Mentoring Program including time to meet regularly with a mentor.
  • Equity Sponsorship Program.
  • Affinity Groups.

Information based on the master agreement. Eligibility based upon effective date of employment and FTE.

Eden Prairie Schools is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The district is committed to providing equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment in accordance with all applicable equal opportunity laws, directives, and regulations.