Managing Director,Student Services Job Colorado Springs area,Colorado USA,Education / Teaching

Job Details:

Job Location:

Colorado Springs, CO 80910, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: Graduate Degree, Salary Range: $92,700.00 - $ Salary/year,
Who We Are

A tuition-free, open enrollment K-12 charter school located in southeast Colorado Springs, dedicated to educational excellence, character development, and community engagement.
A financially sound institution with healthy reserves, poised to demonstrate the potential of strategic financial management
Committed to preparing and empowering our students for post-graduate success through academic rigor and robust family support
Dedicated to ensuring our staff receive a competitive total rewards package and meaningful professional development opportunities

Who We Serve

92% Socioeconomically Disadvantaged
86% Hispanic, 6% African American, 7% White, and 1% Asian
56% English Language Learners

What You’ll Do
Supervisory and Coaching

Direct supervision of three Special Service Providers (SSPs):
Speech-Language Pathologist, Occupational Therapist and School Psychologist
Conduct semi-annual performance evaluations, coordinate quarterly and on-the-job training, lead regular team meetings, and build a culture of feedback
Coaching relationship:
Special education teachers across K-12, totaling 6 teachers (in partnership with campus principals, who retain day-to-day supervision)

Communication and Coordination Across Services

Lead organization-wide systems for communication, coordination, and integration of exceptional student services, ensuring specialized service providers, case managers, academic teams, and campus leaders operate from shared expectations, schedules, and priorities.
Partner with campus leaders to integrate specialized services into school-level planning and operations, including master schedules, intervention blocks, professional development, assessment calendars, and family communication, ensuring services are proactive, coordinated, and centered on student and family needs.

MTSS Process Oversight

Own the organization-wide MTSS process: tiers, entry and exit criteria, data review cycles, intervention documentation, and progress monitoring
Coach campus teams to run MTSS meetings with fidelity and use data to make timely decisions
Ensure MTSS connects appropriately to evaluation referrals, READ Act plans, and ELD supports
Establish organization-wide expectations for MTSS implementation, monitor campus performance, identify systemic gaps, and hold campus leaders accountable for improvement.

Special Education Compliance / Harrison School District 2 (D2) Liaison

Serve as Atlas's primary point of contact with District 2 for special education
Ensure IEP timelines, evaluations, eligibility, service minutes, and documentation meet IDEA, ECEA, and D2 requirements
Oversee data systems and reporting (e.g., Enrich, state and D2 data submissions) and prepare for audits and file reviews
Lead regular SSP team meetings that keep providers connected to each other and to campus priorities
Lead or support complex IEP meetings, disputes, and family concerns

CLDE Compliance / D2 Liaison

Serve as Atlas's primary point of contact with District 2 for CLDE
Ensure English learner identification, placement, ELD programming, monitoring, reclassification, and documentation meet federal, state, and D2 requirements
Oversee ACCESS for ELLs administration and use of results to plan instruction
Support teachers in designated and integrated ELD practices

Gifted and Talented (GT) Compliance

Manage GT identification through CoGAT testing, ALP development, progress monitoring, and reporting meet state and D2 requirements
Ensure ALP goals are known and supported by classroom teachers

Testing and Classroom Accommodations

Ensure accommodations in IEPs, ELD plans, and 504 plans are documented accurately and implemented consistently in classrooms
Coordinate accommodations for state and K-12 assessments (CMAS, ACCESS, PSAT/SAT, interim assessments) in partnership with campus testing coordinators
Train staff on allowable accommodations and monitor implementation

Special Education Instruction and Coaching

Coach special education teachers on specially designed instruction, IEP goal writing, progress monitoring, and co-teaching and inclusion practices
Partner with principals on SPED teacher observation, feedback, and development, aligned with Atlas's instructional priorities
Plan and deliver PD for SPED teachers and for general education staff on supporting students with disabilities

Program Quality and Student Outcomes

Establish K-12…

Managing Director, Student Services