[School Year 2025-2026] Elementary School Dean of Student Supports

Dream Charter School • New York, NY

202d • $100,000 - $116,000

About The Position

Originally founded in 1991 as Harlem RBI, DREAM has grown to annually serve more than 2,500 youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through a network of seven PreK-12, extended-day, extended-year DREAM Charter Schools and community sports-based youth development programs. Through our commitment to rigorous academics, social-emotional learning, deep family and community engagement, and health and wellness, we create lifelong learners who are equipped to fulfill their vision of success in and out of the classroom. We dream big, as well, with an aggressive five-year plan to expand to serve 3,500 students across seven schools-growing our organization's impact and leveling the playing field for all children. To learn more, visit wearedream.org. Reporting to the Principal, this position will serve as a leader for staff and parents with regard to special education services and regulations. In addition, the Elementary School Dean of Student Supports will work closely with the Network Director of Special Education and the school-based leadership team to ensure the implementation of special education policies and the integration of student support services. The Elementary School Dean of Student Supports should thoroughly understand state and federal regulations and local policies regarding children with special needs. The candidate should have experience leading IEP Meetings, coaching teachers when writing IEP reports, adhering to all timelines/deadlines, and demonstrating a solution-oriented mindset when working through challenging situations. The Elementary School Dean of Student Supports should be flexible, self-motivated, a team player, and be able to manage up effectively.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's Degree in Special Education preferred.
• Three years of teaching experience in an Integrated Co-Teaching or special education setting with a record of high student achievement, required.
• Successful experience in coaching, people leadership, and leading professional development in large group, small group or one-on-one settings, strongly preferred.
• Appropriate New York State certification in Special Education, preferred.
• Bilingual (Spanish) preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to set the direction for a team and motivate others to action.
• Demonstrated student achievement results in their own classroom and from teachers that they manage.
• Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honor and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives.
• Adept at data analysis with the ability to extract meaningful insights across school-wide data.
• Expertise in what the school-wide academic standards and state assessments require of students' knowledge and skills to demonstrate mastery.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a member of the School Leadership Team, and advocate for special education in team meetings.
• Reinforce clear expectations and routines that are aligned with the school's overall vision for meeting the needs of all learners.
• Create a positive, achievement-oriented, structured learning environment with a high joy factor so that students are excited about and invested in their academic excellence.
• Teach and progress monitor a caseload of students to determine strengths and needs, analyze data, and provide and plan interventions with fidelity.
• Provide a variety of research-based reading intervention strategies to promote student reading growth.
• Maintain continued communication with content area teachers and ensure knowledge of grade-level standards and concepts through weekly participation in grade team meetings.
• Model responses and provide visual anchors/agendas/materials and lead students through guided and independent practice and regularly check for understanding.
• Demonstrate understanding within the field of Special Education by integrating a student's Individual Education Plan (IEP) into the designated reading intervention program by planning and monitoring student IEP goals.
• Engage parents and families in their children's academic success through regular communication of success and challenges.
• Oversee and manage a caseload of special education students and implement their IEP/504 plans, including pull-out settings.
• Ensure appropriate delivery of both special education instruction and related services, including outside related service providers, as stipulated on IEPs/504 plans.
• Facilitate IEP meetings in partnership with the DOE by using a strengths-based and family-centered approach.
• Be an active member of the Response-to-Intervention Team by participating in the monthly meeting process of developing strategies to service students in need.
• Observe the implementation of research-based interventions and integrated co-teaching models: diagnose challenges and provide effective feedback to ensure student academic improvement.
• Effectively communicate the special education process to parents and guardians, including the process for referrals, evaluations, annual IEPs/504 plans, and re-evaluations.
• Communicate the DREAM's special education process and DREAM's special education services to prospective parents and guardians.

Benefits

• Flexible Medical Health Plans, subsidizing the majority of costs for the employee, their spouse/domestic partner and children.
• Dental and vision plans.
• Disability benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Up to 12 weeks fully paid of Parental Leave.
• Flexible spending account options.
• Pre-tax commuter benefits (parking and transit).
• Fitness and entertainment discounts.
• A variety of support through our employee assistance program (EAP).
• A 403(b) retirement plan with employer matching up to 4% after one year of employment.
• Tuition reimbursement support.
• Referral bonuses.
• School-based 12-month employees have approximately 48 days off throughout the school year including holidays, school breaks, personal days, and wellness days.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees