Minisinaakwaang Leadership Academy
36663 State Highway
65
McGregor,
MN 55760
The Minisinaakwaang Leadership
Academy is now accepting
applications for the following teacher positions:
- K-6 Elementary Teachers (multi-grade)
- Special Education Teacher
- Secondary Teachers (multi-course)
Applicants must have a current Minnesota
Teaching License. Salary and benefits are commensurate with
qualifications and with the region.
The Minisinaakwaang
Leadership Academy
is a new Minnesota
public K-12 charter school, soon to open in the Fall
of 2007. Located 60 miles west of Duluth , near McGregor , Minnesota , the Minisinaakwaang Leadership
Academy is housed in a brand new
24,592 square foot, high-tech, state of the art facility, in the small
community of East Lake .
The Academy’s mission is to prepare today’s youth with leadership
skills and academic excellence to meet tomorrow’s challenges in a culturally
based environment and community. The progressive curriculum will have a
strong Ojibwe culture focus, deeply connected to the
Earth’s eco-system, with high expectations for academic excellence. Class size
will be small and organized in high-tech multiage classrooms. Teachers
will have broad authority to design their own classrooms and course offerings
around the new Minnesota State Standards with innovative approaches to motivate
and inspire rural K-12 students. There will be an extensive summer
curriculum development and professional development program that offers
monetary stipends for new teachers. Join us in making history and
reaching for a goal to become the most progressive and productive school in the
state of Minnesota .
For more information and to obtain a teacher candidate packet,
please contact:
Dawn Aubid, MLA Board Chair
(218) 768-2395
dawna@millelacsojibwe.nsn.us
Ricky White, MLA Director
(218)768-3477
ricky.white@mlacademy.org
Chrissy Howes,
Curriculum Coordinator
(218)768-3474
chrissy.howes@mlacademy.org
Deadline for receipt of complete
application is April 30, 2007.
The Minisinaakwaang Leadership Academy
does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national
origin, sex, marital status, status with regard to public assistance,
disability, sexual orientation, age, family care leave status, or veteran
status. The Academy also makes reasonable accommodations for employees or
students with disabilities.
