Associate Director of Special Education

Envision Education • Oakland, CA

3d • $95,000 - $110,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Envision Education seeks an Associate Director of Special Education to lead support for diverse learners at our four Bay Area schools, paving the way to college and career success in a diverse, compassionate community. Our mission is to transform the lives of students - especially those who will be the first in their family to attend college - by preparing them for success in college, career, and life. Envision Education currently operates three small campuses in San Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward, as well as a national educational consulting firm called Envision Learning Partners. Envision Education has made an explicit commitment to becoming an exemplar network of schools with an instructional and cultural vision rooted in an anti-racist and pro-Black framework. The following represents Envision Schools’ vision for 21st-century skills, character traits, and cognitive and social-emotional skills that learners need for success in college, career, and life: Knowledge and Love of Self and Land, Collectivism, Critical Thinking, Self Determination, Criticality, Leadership.

Requirements

• 5+ years Special Education teaching. Preferred: experience with full-inclusion, co-teaching, and/or general education setting
• 2+ years in a Special Education administrative role such as coordinator or program specialist
• Valid California Education Specialist credential or out of state equivalent with ability to transfer required.
• English Language Learner authorization or in process.
• Knowledge of Compliance, CA Ed Code, and IDEA federal law
• Demonstrated success working with parents and families, especially Black, African American, Latino/a/x, and immigrant families.
• Unfaltering belief that all students have potential for academic success regardless of disability
• Commitment to the mission of Envision Education.
• Commitment to anti-racist and pro-Black ideologies in the workplace.
• Receptiveness to feedback and desire to continuously improve to meet outcomes.

Nice To Haves

• Preferred: Masters in Special Education or equivalent
• Administrative Services Credential preferred
• Bilingual Spanish speakers preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as initial contact and apply judgment when problem solving issues related to IEP implementation, placement, services, transition or other IEP-related services
• Creates resources and support services around post-secondary transition for school sites
• Coordinate site-based ERMHS counseling and other services as need with site teams
• Monitors compliance and educational benefit, per IEP procedural regulations, including State and Self-Review process
• Supports the Sr. Director of Student Services to establish procedures to process and place eligible pupils; develop screening programs for academics and behavior; use data to determine eligibility for special education services; and provide research-based instruction and interventions
• Collaborate with the Sr. Director of Student Services on budget recommendations as well as maintain expenditure control on established Special Education Budgets
• Develops a system for and leads all Child Find efforts for the schools
• Advise principals and staff on the legal requirements of special education and interpret the objectives of special education services to staff plus assist school teams with disciplinary procedures and manifestation determinations for students with IEPs
• Collaborates with site teams to support with communication between personnel, students and/or parents for the purpose of evaluating situations, solving problems and resolving conflicts; serve as lead on any mediation or due process
• Coordinate with HR and appropriate staff for recruiting, screening, scheduling activities related to new special education hires and contracted DIS service providers
• Support hourly employee timesheets, material ordering, expense management and/or reporting
• Develop and oversee capacity of each site’s special education team, including school administrators, Learning Specialists and Instructional Assistants
• Act as liaison to community agencies (ie. County Mental Health, Community Colleges, Regional Occupational Center)
• Support school teams in their understanding of learning and behavior disabilities and their manifestations in the classroom through teacher coaching, site-based workshops, and Envision-wide professional development
• Plan regular professional development for Special Education team, foster team-identity and job-alike dialogue
• Participate in monthly EDCOE / Charter SELPA Steering committee meetings
• EDCOE/Charter SELPA liaison for SEIS, information distribution, management of CASEMIS reporting, meetings & scheduling, professional development, and other related responsibilities related to SELPA
• Document and share successful strategies and tools Special Education for presentation to other members of charter community
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Paid sick and personal necessity leave.
• Excellent health benefits package with employer contribution to benefits.
• Optional Flexible Benefits Plan including dependent care, medical care, parking, and commuter benefits.
• Retirement system from STRS.
• 403b Plan.
• Life Insurance at no cost to employee.
• Optional Housing Benefits.
• Optional Pet Insurance Benefits.
• Access to ongoing opportunities for learning, professional, and leadership opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager