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Special Education Program Assistant

Coordinate and deliver a specific program area, supporting planning, outreach, and daily operations.

95 employees hold this title in MN State Academies. Median total compensation for the role is $38,763, below the department median of $46,488.

Employees: 95
Total payroll: $3.1M
Role median: $38,763
Agency median: $46,488
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$702$56,768+

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How total compensation varies among the 95 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Minnesota

Special Education Program Assistant is held in 4 Minnesota departments. In MN State Academies, the median of $38,763 ranks #2 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Direct Care and Treatment Department

$63,226 · 1

Human Services Department

$20,459 · 1

Perpich Center for Arts Education

$13,493 · 3

Median total compensation for the Special Education Program Assistant role in other Minnesotadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Cullen Keath

Special Education Program Assistant/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$8,928

Sub-department: MSAD SEPAs
Base pay: $8,803
Overtime: $125
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,928
Hire date: 2019-09-09
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 65
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.1
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Cullen Keath holds the role of Special Education Program Assistant at MN State Academies within Msad Sepas. Their tenure dates to 2019, about 6 years as a intermittent, 0.1 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $8,928. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Jeannie Fisher

Special Education Program Assistant/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$8,838

Sub-department: MSAB Intermittent Staff
Base pay: $7,305
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $1,534
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $8,838
Hire date: 2004-07-14
Employment type: Intermittent
Pay grade: 65
Union / bargaining unit: Insufficient Work Time
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.1
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 218
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Jeannie Fisher holds the role of Special Education Program Assistant at MN State Academies within Msab Intermittent Staff. Their tenure dates to 2004, about 21 years as a intermittent, 0.1 FTE employee. In 2025, their total compensation was $8,838. They are represented by Insufficient Work Time.

Heather Maag

Special Education Program Assistant/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$7,449

Sub-department: MSAB Special Ed Prog Asst
Base pay: $7,449
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,449
Hire date: 2025-04-07
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 65
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.88
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: Yes
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 204
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At MN State Academies, Heather Maag serves as a Special Education Program Assistant within Msab Special Education Program Assistant. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working part-time, 0.88 FTE. Their 2025 pay totaled $7,449. Union affiliation: Health Care Non Professional.

Kristi Borchardt

Special Education Program Assistant/MN State Academies

2025 total comp

$7,230

Sub-department: MSAB Special Ed Prog Asst
Base pay: $7,230
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,230
Hire date: 2025-02-26
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 65
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.91
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2025: No
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 204
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

Kristi Borchardt is a Special Education Program Assistant at MN State Academies within Msab Special Education Program Assistant. Their tenure dates to 2025, under a year, working part-time, 0.91 FTE. 2025 total compensation came to $7,230. They are represented by Health Care Non Professional.

Dina Rademacher

Special Education Program Assistant/MN State Academies

2024 total comp

$7,095

Sub-department: MSAD SEPAs
Base pay: $6,845
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $250
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $7,095
Hire date: 1992-09-02
Employment type: Part-Time
Pay grade: 63
Union / bargaining unit: Health Care Non Professional
Pay basis: Hourly
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 0.88
Work county: Rice

Source-specific fields

Active on June 30, 2024: No
Agency Number: E44
Bargaining Unit Number: 204
Branch: Executive
Branch Code: Executive
Classified Code: Classified
Classified Status: Classified
Compensation Frequency Code: Hourly

At MN State Academies, Dina Rademacher serves as a Special Education Program Assistant within Msad Sepas. Hired in 1992, they have about 32 years of service, working part-time, 0.88 FTE. Their 2024 pay totaled $7,095. Union affiliation: Health Care Non Professional.