Special Education Teacher

Position Details

• Position Type:
  Special Education Teacher - Resource
• FTE: 0.50
  
  FTE
• Date Posted: 9/19/2025
• Location:
  
  Christina Huddleston Elementary School
• Start Date:
  
  October 2, 2025 or as soon as possible
• Closing Date: open until filled

• Must possess or be eligible for a Special Education license in the State of Minnesota. Preferred areas of licensure: ABS, EBD.
• Salary Range: $51,996 to $97,472 (pro‑rated for FTE and contracted days).
• Salary and benefits are in accordance with the EML Contract.

Lakeville Area Schools (Independent School District No. 194) is an award‑winning district and the twelfth largest in Minnesota. We serve approximately 12,000 students across nine elementary schools, three middle schools, and two high schools, an area learning center, an online K‑12 school, early childhood programming, and lifelong learning opportunities through Community Education. Our mission is to inspire a passion for learning in every student and our vision is to ensure success—academically, socially, and civically—for all students while fostering a welcoming, diverse, equitable, and inclusive school community.

• Paid vacation, personal, and sick leave.
• 12 paid holidays each year.
• Full‑time benefits for employees working 0.75
  
  FTE or 30 hours per week or more, including low‑cost medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, and legal insurance plans.
• Health and dental benefits for teachers at 0.50
  
  FTE or more.
• Part‑time voluntary benefits for staff working 20 to 29.99 hours per week, including low‑cost vision and legal insurance.
• • Health benefits include added networks for zero‑cost medical services, free virtual healthcare and licensed therapists, free diabetes and heart‑health programs, provider choice in a large PPO network, and a wellness rewards program.
  • Dental plans include orthodontic care for adults and children.
• 403(b) retirement investment account with employer matching (many practices).
• Pension plan providing income upon retirement (PERA for non‑instructional positions, TRA for instructional/licensed positions).
• Employer‑paid life insurance for staff over 30 hours per week (teachers at 0.50
  
  FTE or more).
• Long‑term disability insurance for staff over 30 hours per week (teachers at 0.50
  
  FTE or more).
• Tax‑free flex spending accounts for health, dental, orthodontic, vision, and dependent care.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) offering no‑cost confidential support for various life and work issues.
• Virtual fitness services for accessible health and well‑being.
• Career support: training, classes, professional development, and promotion of the Federal Public Loan Service Forgiveness Program.
  • Some positions may qualify; for more information visit student aid.gov.

Lakeville Area Schools is an equal opportunity employer. We support workforce diversity and are a protected veteran and disabled applicant employer.

Internal and external applicants may apply online at

• Full Benefit Guidebook (refer to the website for details).
• Collective Bargaining Agreements are available online.