Program Specialist, Integrated Special Education

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Based in Washington, DC and reporting to the Regional Director of Inclusive Special Education (ISE), the Program Specialist serves as a key strategic leader supporting Inclusive Special Education across Rocketship's DC region. This regional role partners with school leaders to strengthen instructional practices, build leadership capacity, and ensure high‑quality, compliant special education programming across all DC campuses.

The Program Specialist is responsible for coaching and supporting school teams to ensure every Rocketeer receives an inclusive, effective, and legally compliant educational experience. In partnership with campus leaders and the Regional Director of ISE, this role drives continuous improvement with the goal of achieving 1.5 years of annual student growth in both mathematics and literacy, as measured by NWEA.

As a member of the broader Schools Team, the Program Specialist also contributes to regional strategic initiatives designed to strengthen instructional excellence, develop leadership capacity, and position Rocketship as a national leader in meaningful inclusion and equitable outcomes for students with disabilities.

This is a collaborative, hybrid role that includes regular on‑site support across Rocketship's three DC campuses, work from the DC Regional Office, and flexibility for remote work to complete compliance and administrative responsibilities.

• Support ISE team visions at school sites for network initiatives and school priories in collaboration with school leaders and directors of schools.
• Regularly meet with school leaders to develop, monitor, and adjust school‑level special education instructional and compliance efforts.
• Co‑develop and support the coaching plans for ISE teachers and ISE teams with the support of the managing school leader.
• Provide direct and indirect coaching support to ISE teams around instructional practice and compliance initiatives.
• Strategize together as a team with the Director of Integrated Special Education in order to prioritize special education supports.
• Collaborate and provide regular consultation with service providers and key contractors as needed.
• Coordination with OSSE & PCSB around educational best practices, compliance initiatives, and or three ligious cases to support school sites.
• Work with ISE NeST across regions to align on network priorities and implementation.

• Provide School Leaders Managing ISE with resources and expert guidance to support the data based decision making process to guide instructional planning.
• Support effective instructional planning through the selection of appropriate tiered interventions at school sites, consultation on implementation and planning, as well as the development of effective service schedules.
• Provide core instructional resources to school leaders and teachers to support student outcomes.
• Observe and provide feedback on teacher instruction execution.
• Support school leaders and teachers with effective co‑teaching practices
• Lead ISE Walkthroughs with School and Regional Leaders

• Oversee and support staff member skill in IEP development and meeting facilitation
• Serve as special education “compliance expert” and provide consultation on compliance‑related questions and concerns, create compliance systems and structures to support…