Middle School Special Populations Coordinator (26-27)

Explore Schools • New York, NY

6d • $85,000 - $100,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The school-based Special Populations Coordinator (SPC) is responsible for the coordination and support of services for all special populations, including students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs), students who are Multilingual Learners (MLs), and students who are deemed in need of additional support. The SPC will be the primary liaison with the Committee on Special Education (CSE). Additionally, the SPC will be responsible for strategically scheduling all services and classes for students receiving services to maximize learning time while ensuring that the school is in compliance. The SPC may supervise teachers providing services to students directly.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• At least three years of experience teaching special populations
• Two years of service coordination or three years of management
• Experience leading a team of educators and/or coaching teachers

Nice To Haves

• Master's in education
• Dedicated to working in communities that have historically been underserved and under-resourced
• Committed to thoughtfully engaging in identity work necessary to take a culturally responsive approach to pedagogy and relationship-building with students and colleagues
• A proven record of inspiring growth amongst special populations students taught
• Flexible: willingness to provide support as needed, and ability to provide strategic solutions when faced with changes
• Exceptional communication skills: you effectively share information in a direct and sensitive way
• Detail-oriented, and highly organized

Responsibilities

• Maintaining compliance for all Special Populations students
• Managing and supporting the provision of all services for students with IEPs, students in need of additional support, and students designated as MLs, including mandated services, compliance timelines, billing, etc.
• Creating strategic service and class schedules ensuring that the school is in compliance with all mandates while maximizing learning time.
• Coordinating progress monitoring and reporting for all Special Populations students
• Coordinating the creation and implementation of 504 plans with families and staff
• Coordinating all required family communication and create best practices around family engagement for the families of the school’s special populations
• Ensuring high-quality Special Education documents, including IEPs and referrals for Special Education Services
• Coordinating with the Committee on Special Education (CSE) in the following ways: Planning and participating in meetings (e.g., initial evaluations, IEP annual reviews, triennials, MDRs, etc.), Coordinating related services, Advocating for student needs in partnership with families
• Implementing and maintaining high level instructional support to meet the needs of all learners
• Managing and implementing a school wide plan for the multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) and training teachers as necessary.
• Creating and maintaining structures aligned to the shared vision for MTSS
• Facilitating meetings and training to increase teacher capacity aligned to the vision
• Coordinating and leading all Tier 3 interventions and services
• Tracking, monitoring, and responding to instructional data
• Ensuring students with IEPs and MLs receive high quality instruction aligned to the network vision
• Serving as the school team expert on special populations as a member of the school leadership team
• Coaching special populations teachers depending on the leadership structure and Special Populations caseload at school
• Providing professional development for special populations programming and initiatives
• Managing related service providers and para-professionals
• Actively engage in identity work and necessary conversations in order to dismantle white supremacy culture

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Paid time off
• Network shutdown days
• Considerable matching of retirement contributions
• Comprehensive benefits plan, covering up to 95% of the cost for employees and their families
• Dental and vision plans
• Employer paid disability and life insurance
• Parental leave benefits
• Flexible spending account options
• Generous vacation time
• Paid holidays
• Professional development
• Continuing education scholarships
• Referral bonuses
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• Childcare assistance
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching

What This Job Offers

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