Equitable Supports Coordinator SY

Position: Equitable Supports Coordinator 26/27 SY
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Equitable Supports Coordinator

WHO WE ARE:

Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) is a student-focused, innovative educational organization committed to academic excellence. Our mission is to empower and educate all students to think critically, creatively, and responsibly, to embrace diversity, and to pursue their dreams with a purpose. We are a family of excellent public schools in which every student has the opportunity to succeed and the power to create their own future.

Led by forward-thinking leadership and our commitment to prioritizing students, racial equity, and authentic engagement with our families, team members, and communities, our staff have diverse opportunities to develop their careers in a challenging but rewarding environment. We are an organization for people who are passionate about education and who are committed to the Indianapolis community.

SUMMARY OF OPPORTUNITY:

We are looking for an administrator who will positively impact student success by planning, carrying out, evaluating, and supervising instructional activities. Our administrators play a key role in ensuring that our schools receive support. As a member of the Unified Student Supports Team, you will receive excellent benefits, opportunities to grow within your role and the organization, and collaborative and supportive colleagues who put students first.

The Equitable Supports Coordinator strategically supports the planning, development, organization, management, direction, and implementation of all aspects of culture and climate programming in IPS. This is a 12-month position supervised by the Director of Equitable School Supports.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

The following outlines what your core duties and responsibilities will be for this position and provides a sample overview of what your day-to-day may look like.

Core Duties and Responsibilities

● Lead efforts pertaining to culture and climate, behavior, and SEL

● Strategically align and proactively develop systems and processes, partnerships, programs, that promote student belonging, safety, positive school climate, etc.

● Develop and facilitate an annual training scope and sequence that ensures all building leaders, discipline personnel, etc. are current on the latest best practices, district/school data, etc.

● Collaborate with other Academic teams to ensure culture & climate priorities are embedded in instructional priorities and shifts

● Annually update and train on the IPS Student Code of Conduct, along with key stakeholders

● Serve as a member of the district expulsion review committee for all cases of significant disregard to the IPS Student Code of Conduct

● Ensure that all practices in the district are legal and ethical for each student/family so that every student has the opportunity and access to achieve at a high level and be prepared for post-secondary success

● Perform other duties assigned by the Director of Equitable School Supports

"Day In the Life" Overview

On a regular day, as the Special Services Coordinator, you might:

● Establish a speaker series and other opportunities to prioritize and communicate advancements and proof points of school culture and climate, social-emotional learning, culturally responsive teaching, etc.

● Plan, implement, and evaluate educational programming in order to ensure continuous program improvement for the benefit of all students

● Supervise, evaluate, and direct the work of the SEL Specialists, the Climate and Culture Specialist, and/or other roles as directed by the DES or USS Officer

● In collaboration with the Early Intervention Coordinator, monitor and respond to Indiana Department of Education designations of significant disproportionality and disproportionality in effort to design and implement district wide systems to address inequitable practices and approaches to discipline or other student-centered programs

● Identify community based diversion and/or other student support programs to diminish the need for exclusionary discipline

WHAT YOU'll BRING: SKILLS AND MINDSETS

As an ideal candidate for this role, you will be able to achieve the following:

● Highly-developed communications skills (written/verbal) and interpersonal savvy

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