Senior Special Education Program Manager

Senior Special Education Program Manager Senior Special Education Program Manager

Join a dedicated team that fosters autonomy and creativity, while receiving a competitive salary, opportunities for career and personal growth, and the gratification that comes from creating positive multi-generational change.

Ednovate launched its first school in 2012. Since then, we’ve grown to eight schools and are on a trajectory to reach 11 schools in just the next few years (you can read more about our schools here). Ednovate is committed to serving areas where students traditionally lack access to a quality college-prep education by building tuition-free, safe, high-performing public schools driven to create positive multi-generational change.

We are made up of world travelers, nacho connoisseurs, KPOP business owners, and Beyonce fans. We love LA and OC, and we're our students' biggest cheerleaders. We are looking to hire innovative changemakers who aim to continue our goal of becoming the high school experts across Southern California. Sound like you? Keep reading.

As the Senior Special Education Program Manager at Ednovate, you will implement Ednovate’s vision for special education to help achieve the highest levels of academic and social-emotional learning for every student. You will manage the IEP process for a portfolio of identified schools to drive forward special education compliance and ensure that special education teachers can spend most of their time dedicated to student instruction and culture.

This role is an exciting opportunity for someone with a passion for supporting all learners who possesses strong knowledge of special education and operational and relationship-building skills looking to create positive multigenerational change in a collaborative, results-oriented environment. This is a full-time, exempt role that reports to the Senior Director of Special Education.

• Lead special education administration
  . Serve as the administrative designee for IEP meetings and effectively facilitate contentious IEP meetings using a student-centered approach to resolving disagreements. Develop and case manage particular IEPs at assigned schools, including meeting coordination and facilitation, and maintaining all required documentation as required by federal, state and district regulations. Ensure IEP timeline compliance for assigned schools utilizing network processes, participating in weekly compliance meetings and maintaining documentation.
  
  Administer transition assessments and implement quarterly or bi-annual transition activities for assigned students. Administer formal academic assessments and write the accompanying academic reports, as necessary. Monitor service provision using reports and communicate with stakeholders as needed about service provision.

• Develop postsecondary transition programming for all grade levels
  . Create a scope and sequence and aligned content to support transitions. Implement quarterly or bi-annual transition activities for assigned students and administer transition assessments for high needs cases. Facilitate special education focused family workshops to build family understanding of transition planning, postsecondary options, and student advocacy. Lead the shift from RSP-directed to student-led IEPs, equipping students with tools to articulate goals and take active roles in their education and transition planning.
  
  Collaborate with the College Success Team and Positive Multigeneration Change Team to strengthen students’ individualized transition plans and ensure alignment with their education and career goals. Acts as the on-site lead for the Special Education Department in the absence of the Senior Director of…