<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Steve Jacobson via NFBMN-News <nfbmn-news@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> July 13, 2023 at 11:12:16 AM EDT<br><b>To:</b> nfbmn-news@nfbnet.org, minnesota-talk@nfbnet.org<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NFBMN-News] Minnesota Department of Education Job Opening</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> Steve Jacobson <president@nfbmn.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style>@font-face { font-family: Wingdings; }
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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">All,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">As many here already know, Kristin Oien has served for more than a decade as the resource coordinator to support teachers of the Blind and Visually Impaired here in Minnesota. She recently left that position and her vacant position has been posted. Please share this with anybody who would be a good candidate for this position.<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">The job posting can be found at<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><a href="https://careers.mn.gov/psp/mnjob/MNCAREERS/HRCR/c/HRS_HRAM_FL.HRS_CG_SEARCH_FL.GBL?Page=HRS_APP_JBPST_FL&Action=U&FOCUS=Applicant&SiteId=1001&JobOpeningId=67249&PostingSeq=1">Job Posting for TBVI Specialist</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">And here is some of the information displayed on that page.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal">Job Title: <b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:#F0F0F0">State Specialist Blind/Visually Impaired (B/VI) - Educ Specialist 2<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;background:white;vertical-align:middle"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#6C6C6C">Job ID: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;background:white">67249</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;background:white;vertical-align:middle"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#6C6C6C">Location: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Minneapolis<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;background:white;vertical-align:middle"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#6C6C6C">Full/Part Time: </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Full-Time<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;background:white;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000066">Job Class: Education Specialist 2</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br></span><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#000066">Agency: Education Department</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0in;font-variant-ligatures: normal;font-variant-caps: normal;orphans: 2;text-align:start;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-thickness: initial;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Who May Apply</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: Open to all qualified job seekers</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Date Posted</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: 07/12/2023</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Closing Date</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: 08/02/2023</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bid Open</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: 07/12/2023</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bid Close</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: 07/18/2023</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hiring Agency/Seniority Unit</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: Education Department / MDE-Central Office-MAPE</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Division/Unit</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: Education-St Paul / Workforce & Low Incidence</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Work Shift/Work Hours</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: Day Shift</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Days of Work</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: Monday - Friday</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Travel Required</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: No</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Salary Range: </span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">$32.13 - $47.65 / hourly; $67,087 - $99,493 / annually</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Job Class Option</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: Res Spec Vis Impaired</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Classified Status</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: Classified</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Bargaining Unit/Union</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: 214 - MN Assoc of Professional Empl/MAPE</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">FLSA Status</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: Exempt - Administrative</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Telework Eligible</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: Yes - Telework arrangements may be possible. You will discuss your preferences and requirements of the position and complete a telework agreement. Employees do need to reside in MN or a border state and may need to report to the office on a periodic basis.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Work Location</span></strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: Minneapolis</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;background:white"><u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://mn.gov/mmb/careers/diverse-workforce/people-with-disabilities/connect700/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0563C1">Designated in Connect 700 Program for Applicants with Disabilities</span></a></span></u><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">: Yes</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;background:white;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;background:white"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;border:none;padding:0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Job Summary<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">In this position, you will provide education support and guidance to Minnesota's broader educational communities, including students with disabilities, with concentration on students with low incidence disabilities and a specific focus on students who are blind or visually impaired (B/VI), deafblind or with other disabilities co-existing with vision loss. Duties will include providing leadership and innovation in:</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Special education programs and services for children and youth with disabilities;</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Supporting schools, interagency partners, families and other stakeholders regarding strategies and activities to support access to a free, appropriate public education for students who are blind or visually impaired, deafblind or have disabilities co-existing with vision loss;</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Implementation of federal and state statute and rules relatign to the provision of increased educational opportunities and services for children who are blind, visually impaired, deafblind or with multiple disabilities.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in;background:white"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;border:none;padding:0in"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Qualifications<o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Minimum Qualifications</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Five years of professional experience working with students who are blind or visually impaired, deafblind or have disabilities co-existing with vision loss<br>OR<br>A bachelor's degree and 4 years of related professional experience working with students who are blind or visually impaired, deafblind or have disabilities co-existing with vision loss</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Preferred Qualifications</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Master's degree in special education</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Holds a license to teach students who are blind or visually impaired (TBVI)</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Holds certification as a Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS)</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Experience in supervision or coordination of special education services</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="right" style="text-align:right;background:white;vertical-align:middle"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Steve Jacobson, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.nfbmn.org/"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.nfbmn.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">(612) 872-9363<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal">Pronouns: he, him, his<o:p></o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.nfb.org/"><span 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