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Admin Intern - Math and Science Academy

Posted on 2025-07-16 8:53:28 AM

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The Math and Science Academy is hiring an Administrative Intern due to our growth and expansion. Required Qualifications: Current Administrative Licensure or enrolled in a program to obtain licensure, Master&#8217;s Degree, 5 years teaching experience Preferred Qualifications: 3 to 5 years behavior management, experience, or training with Professional Learning Communities (PLC), Standards Based Learning, community engagement/outreach. FLSA: 10.5 Month, 1.0 position Desired Start Date: August 1st, 2025 Salary Range: $70,000 to $85,000 per year, based on education and experience Reports to the MSA Middle and High School Principals The duties below are not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all duties and tasks performed by those holding this type of position. Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Include: * The ability to examine new approaches and methods, initiate action, and render recommendations. * Demonstrated ability to collaborate with stakeholders in planning and decision-making processes. * The ability to lead and encourage a team of individuals to reach established strategic objectives. * The ability to build a strong sense of community and work effectively with diverse parents and community groups. * Strong project management skills and the ability to effectively manage competing obligations, projects, and initiatives. Instructional Leadership: * Pursue the vision and execute the mission of the school. * Coach and mentor teachers. * Develop and support Administration with growing a K-12 program. * Work with the Administrative team to develop and execute effective Professional Development programs. * Grow the Multi Tiered System of Support to support students struggling academically and in need of academic extension. * Participate in staff in-service training. Staff Support: * Support teachers with classroom management skills. * Provide student redirection. * Work with Administrative Staff to support teacher evaluation. * Oversee student behavior and consequences; both positive and corrective. * Investigate any reported student behavior incidents. Community Engagement * Promote the MSA Mission and Vision in all communication and interactions. * Embody MSA Core Values in daily activities. * Treat all students and families in an equitable manner. * Work with the Executive Director to develop a Parent Partnership Academy to engage families in supporting their students. * Work with students, families, and staff to provide effective academic and behavioral interventions. * Actively participate with parents/guardians and staff to promote communication and collaboration in a timely fashion. * Maintain and follow the chain of communication to foster an effective system of communication between teachers, staff, students, and parents/guardians. * Participate in administrative team meetings. * Attend/participate in weekly staff meetings. * Assist with improved communications between advisors/parents/guardians/staff as needed. * Provide content for the MSA daily announcements, weekly staff and community newsletters, and updates. * Inform the school community about educational practices and trends, policies, practices, successes, and challenges. * Attend IEP and 504 meetings as a district representative, when required. * Ensure all mandated reports are submitted on time and accurately. Physical Job Requirements: Physical requirements associated with the position can be best summarized as follows: * This is a primarily stationary position however the employee is required to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl for periods of time. * May regularly lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. at a time. * While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear. * &#9679; Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties are performed in a typical school setting. There are minimal environmental hazards and risks associated with the nature of the work. Benefits Employees with 0.5 FTE (working 20 or more hours per week) or higher are eligible for benefits listed below. Please reach out to info@mnmsa.org<mailto:info@mnmsa.org> to request a copy of our benefits handbook. Paid Employee Benefits * Health Insurance: MSA covers 100% of Single or 50% of Family Coverage. * Dental Insurance: Single or Family Coverage. Math & Science Academy contributes 100% to the employee and 50% to the dependent(s) monthly dental premiums. Eligible dependents may participate in the plan. Those costs are the responsibility of the employee. * Vision: Coverage, Single, or Family Coverage. Vision is voluntary and 100% paid by the employee. MSA also reimburses employees up to $200 each year for prescription glasses or contact lenses. * Prescription Drug Coverage: Part of health insurance, see current benefits manual. * Life and AD&D: MSA provides Group Term Life (GTL) through Principal Financial of 2 times your salary to $50,000. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled in GTL at no cost. * Voluntary Life: Voluntary Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance can be purchased by the employee through Principal Financial. * Each staff member is covered with both short term and long term disability insurance by MSA. * MSA offers a voluntary 403(b) for staff that qualify for benefits. MSA will match 50% of the staff contribution up to a maximum of 2% of the staff&#8217;s earned yearly salary for that fiscal year (not including extracurricular pay, supplemental pay, or any other extra pay). * MSA will make all legally required State Statute contributions to TRA for all licensed teacher staff and PERA for non-licensed staff and hourly staff. There are no third party costs related to the TRA and PERA plans. * Paid Time Off (PTO) benefits: * Licensed staff, working full school calendar: 12 days of PTO, prorated based on FTE status. * Hourly staff, school calendar based: 10 days of PTO, prorated based on FTE status. * District and Office Staff, year round: 20 days of PTO, prorated based on FTE status. * Administrative Staff: 30 days PTO, prorated based on FTE status. * MSA will pay out all unused PTO at the end of the fiscal school year, based on the employees calculated hourly rate. To the extent that the employee is responsible for any portion of the premium not paid by MSA, the employee&#8217;s portion of the premium will be paid by payroll deduction. Non&#173;monetary Benefits * Ongoing Professional Development resources and training that include up to $1,000 in professional development funds for licensed roles and $200 in professional reading or memberships for licensed roles. This may be prorated based on FTE status. * MSA complies with all state and federal laws regarding leave of absences. * Sabbatical/Professional Leave (SPL) may be allowed after licensed teaching staff or administrative staff has completed five (5) consecutive fiscal years of employment at MSA. * Under Minnesota Statute, a charter school must employ or contract with necessary teachers, supervisory personnel, and support personnel, as defined by section 122A.15, who hold valid licenses to perform the particular service for which they are employed in the school. In addition, if a teacher employed by a district makes a written request for an extended leave of absence to teach at a charter school, the district must grant the leave. You also maintain your TRA benefits, since MSA is a public school. Refer to MN Statute 145E.11 to view enrollment preference requirements.
The Math and Science Academy is hiring an Administrative Intern due to our growth and expansion.  

Required Qualifications:  Current Administrative Licensure or enrolled in a program to obtain licensure, Master’s Degree, 5 years teaching experience

Preferred Qualifications:  3 to 5 years behavior management, experience, or training with Professional Learning Communities (PLC), Standards Based Learning, community engagement/outreach.

FLSA: 10.5 Month, 1.0 position

Desired Start Date:  August 1st, 2025

Salary Range: $70,000 to $85,000 per year, based on education and experience

Reports to the MSA Middle and High School Principals


The duties below are not intended to be a comprehensive listing of all duties and tasks performed by those holding this type of position.

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Include:

  • The ability to examine new approaches and methods, initiate action, and render recommendations.

  • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with stakeholders in planning and decision-making processes.

  • The ability to lead and encourage a team of individuals to reach established strategic objectives.

  • The ability to build a strong sense of community and work effectively with diverse parents and community groups.

  • Strong project management skills and the ability to effectively manage competing obligations, projects, and initiatives.


Instructional Leadership:

  • Pursue the vision and execute the mission of the school.

  • Coach and mentor teachers. 

  • Develop and support Administration with growing a K-12 program.

  • Work with the Administrative team to develop and execute effective Professional Development programs.

  • Grow the Multi Tiered System of Support to support students struggling academically and in need of academic extension. 

  • Participate in staff in-service training.



Staff Support:

  • Support teachers with classroom management skills. 

  • Provide student redirection. 

  • Work with Administrative Staff to support teacher evaluation.

  • Oversee student behavior and consequences; both positive and corrective.

  • Investigate any reported student behavior incidents.  


Community Engagement

  • Promote the MSA Mission and Vision in all communication and interactions.

  • Embody MSA Core Values in daily activities.

  • Treat all students and families in an equitable manner.

  • Work with the Executive Director to develop a Parent Partnership Academy to engage families in supporting their students. 

  • Work with students, families, and staff to provide effective academic and behavioral interventions.

  • Actively participate with parents/guardians and staff to promote communication and collaboration in a timely fashion.

  • Maintain and follow the chain of communication to foster an effective system of communication between teachers, staff, students, and parents/guardians.

  • Participate in administrative team meetings.

  • Attend/participate in weekly staff meetings.

  • Assist with improved communications between advisors/parents/guardians/staff as needed.

  • Provide content for the MSA daily announcements, weekly staff and community newsletters, and updates.

  • Inform the school community about educational practices and trends, policies, practices, successes, and challenges.

  • Attend IEP and 504 meetings as a district representative, when required.

  • Ensure all mandated reports are submitted on time and accurately.  


Physical Job Requirements:

Physical requirements associated with the position can be best summarized as follows:

  • This is a primarily stationary position however the employee is required to sit, stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl for periods of time.

  • May regularly lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. at a time.

  • While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to: sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear.

  • ● Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Duties are performed in a typical school setting. There are minimal environmental hazards and risks associated with the nature of the work.


Benefits

Employees with 0.5 FTE (working 20 or more hours per week) or higher are eligible for benefits listed below. 

Please reach out to info@mnmsa.org to request a copy of our benefits handbook. 

Paid Employee Benefits 

  • Health Insurance: MSA covers 100% of Single or 50% of Family Coverage.

  • Dental Insurance: Single or Family Coverage. Math & Science Academy contributes 100% to the employee and 50% to the dependent(s) monthly dental premiums. Eligible dependents may participate in the plan. Those costs are the responsibility of the employee. 

  • Vision: Coverage, Single, or Family Coverage. Vision is voluntary and 100% paid by the employee. MSA also reimburses employees up to $200 each year for prescription glasses or contact lenses.

  • Prescription Drug Coverage: Part of health insurance, see current benefits manual.

  • Life and AD&D: MSA provides Group Term Life (GTL) through Principal Financial of 2 times your salary to $50,000. Eligible employees are automatically enrolled in GTL at no cost. 

  • Voluntary Life: Voluntary Term Life Insurance and Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) insurance can be purchased by the employee through Principal Financial.

  • Each staff member is covered with both short term and long term disability insurance by MSA.

  • MSA offers a voluntary 403(b) for staff that qualify for benefits.  MSA will match 50% of the staff contribution up to a maximum of 2% of the staff’s earned yearly salary for that fiscal year (not including extracurricular pay, supplemental pay, or any other extra pay).

  • MSA will make all legally required State Statute contributions to TRA for all licensed teacher staff and PERA for non-licensed staff and hourly staff. There are no third party costs related to the TRA and PERA plans.

  • Paid Time Off (PTO) benefits:

    • Licensed staff, working full school calendar: 12 days of PTO, prorated based on FTE status.

    • Hourly staff, school calendar based: 10 days of PTO, prorated based on FTE status.

    • District and Office Staff, year round: 20 days of PTO, prorated based on FTE status.

    • Administrative Staff: 30 days PTO, prorated based on FTE status.

    • MSA will pay out all unused PTO at the end of the fiscal school year, based on the employees calculated hourly rate.

To the extent that the employee is responsible for any portion of the premium not paid by MSA, the employee’s portion of the premium will be paid by payroll deduction.


Non­monetary Benefits

  • Ongoing Professional Development resources and training that include up to $1,000 in professional development funds for licensed roles and $200 in professional reading or memberships for licensed roles.  This may be prorated based on FTE status.  

  • MSA complies with all state and federal laws regarding leave of absences. 

  • Sabbatical/Professional Leave (SPL) may be allowed after licensed teaching staff or administrative staff has completed five (5) consecutive fiscal years of employment at MSA. 

  • Under Minnesota Statute, a charter school must employ or contract with necessary teachers, supervisory personnel, and support personnel, as defined by section 122A.15, who hold valid licenses to perform the particular service for which they are employed in the school. In addition, if a teacher employed by a district makes a written request for an extended leave of absence to teach at a charter school, the district must grant the leave. You also maintain your TRA benefits, since MSA is a public school. Refer to MN Statute 145E.11 to view enrollment preference requirements.