Special Education Compliance Manager

Location: Northern

# Special Education Compliance Manager Network - Washington, DC 20001## Overview Salary Range $80,945.00 - $93,086.00 Salary/year Position Type Full Time## Description

Position Overview:

The Compliance Coordinator is an essential member of Mundo Verde’s network-level special education team and is responsible for Mundo Verde’s effective coordination and full compliance with the special education timelines stipulated by IDEA, DCMR Chapter 30 and Section 504 of Americans With Disabilities Act. This network-level role reports to the Senior Director of Student Success. In collaboration with APs of Student Success at each campus, this role will coordinate the scheduling of Multi-Disciplinary Teams (MDT) for Analyzing Existing Data (AED) meetings, eligibility meetings, annual Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings, and other required meetings under IDEA.

The Compliance Coordinator will ensure Letters of Invitation (LOIs), Prior Written Notice (PWN), evaluations, and draft IEP documents are shared with families in advance of meetings and ensure all paperwork is appropriately documented in Special Programs.

Key Responsibilities:

* Maintenance of Records  + Maintains a continually updated database of students with active IEPs and 504s, along with service hours and levels, due dates, respective case managers, and other relevant program management data  + Ensures that Special Programs is continually updated based upon OSSE guidance (progress report periods, calendar updates, etc.)  + Ensures all Prior Written Notice (PWNs) are generated and shared with families and documented in Special Programs in a timely manner  + Collaborates with the data team to provide up-to-date reports on required individual student accommodations for test administration purposes  + Provides reports to supervisors on a regular basis regarding service logs and related service delivery  + Develops and maintains trackers for monitoring initial service delivery for early childhood including the completion of Child Outcome Surveys  + Supports special education teachers establishing deadlines for special education progress reports and collaborating with data team to prepare mail merge  + Provides support for Extended School Year (ESY) including OSSE data submission, attendance reports, and timely and accurate transportation requests  + Manages transportation requests with families and OSSE
* Scheduling and Follow-Up  + Communicates with families and case managers well in advance to schedule IEP meetings at a mutually convenient time and in compliance with IDEA timelines  + Sends Letters of Invitation (LOIs) to families in advance of all meetings  + Creates virtual meeting rooms and arranges for language interpretation as necessary  + Maintains a year-long calendar of IEP meetings that is shared with campus-based teams and case managers  + Coordination with evaluators to ensure evaluations are completed in a timely manner, including but not limited to receiving consent to evaluate forms, scheduling assessments, and scheduling evaluators to be in attendance at eligibility meetings
* Compliance and Equity  + In collaboration with the Senior Director of Student Success and APs of Student Success at each campus, ensures that Mundo Verde meets its legal obligations of timeliness and accuracy with regards to special education and completion of tasks as required by OSSE, including but not limited to Child Count and IDEA monitoring  + Remains up to date on charter-sector, state and federal policies related to special education, early intervention processes, and multilingual students.  

+ Demonstrates cultural competence and exceptional organization and communication skills in a diverse environment.  + Supports Senior Director of…