Dean of Instruction: Student Support Services Coordinator; Pool

REPORTS TO

Director of Special Education and Student Support Services

Education for Change is looking for dynamic and visionary instructional leaders with a special education background who will engage students, staff, and families to ensure high student achievement. The Special Education Coordinator is a full time, site-based position. The Special Education Coordinator collaborates closely with the principal and Student Support Services/ Special Education department in communicating and supporting the mission of Education for Change, maintaining the focus on high student achievement for all students, creating a collaborative, results-oriented professional learning community, analyzing and responding to data, supporting teachers in their growth, and evaluating and responding to the effectiveness of interventions and instructional practices.

In addition, the Student Support Services Coordinator assists with training for site staff in instructional support methods for students with disabilities and special education compliance. They engage community partners and families in serving the whole child and ensuring ALL children achieve at high levels prepared to succeed in any setting. They should know how to successfully work in an urban K-12 school with a high English Learner and low-income population, including students who have experienced trauma.

EFCPS is committed to serving ALL students, regardless of need. Our approach addresses the diverse needs of our students by offering a myriad of program designs to meet individual needs. We offer inclusion, resource instruction, combined programs that include both inclusive and small group instruction, and specialized programs for students with autism, those in need of emotional supports, and students with more moderate needs.

Utilizing a Multi-Tiered System of Supports, our multidisciplinary team works collaboratively to analyze and problem solve around student and staff needs. We employ a whole child approach that not only meets the basic needs of our students, but also takes into consideration their socio-emotional, academic and behavioral needs.

• Collaborate with other Special Education Coordinators and school site leaders to ensure alignment across school sites in systems and implementation of programs.
• Iterate and implement EFCPS network wide Student Support Services systems.
• Evaluate and analyze complex problems, issues, concerns and recommend appropriate alternative solutions to make effective and timely decisions.
• Create a culture where the staff works as a dedicated professional team.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Serve as the LEA coordinator for the school site, interfacing with the Director of Special Education.
• Establish and maintain an instruction- and results- oriented professional learning community.
• Serve as liaison between student support services staff and school site leadership. Represent student support staff and act as a voice for students with diverse learning needs. Advocate for student support services staff needs. Involve student support staff in decision making appropriate to the situation including school site planning, committees, etc.
• Responsible for compliance related to initial, annual, and triennial IEPs for site.
• Work with school site principals and home office student support services leadership to lead, manage, and evaluate effectiveness of special education program and use data as the driver for PD, teacher support, and programmatic shifts.
• Coordinate transition IEPs for incoming students, including 30-day transfer IEP’s. Serve as contact for incoming students.
• Lead the Learning Lab Team:
• Provide direction, coaching and support for education specialists, speech and language pathologists, clinicians, para educators, and other service providers.
• Develop agendas and facilitate weekly Learning Lab team meetings.
• Create Learning Lab procedures and resources.
• Collaborate with Learning Lab Team to coordinate special education services:
• Support with scheduling of services, ensure schedules meet required minutes;
• Ensure all service providers have rooms to…