SYSpecial Education Coordinator

Position: SY26-27 Special Education Coordinator
Special Education Coordinator

Start Date:

July 2026

Role Type:
Full-Time, 12 month

Location:

Washington, DC

FLSA Status:
Exempt

WHO WE ARE

DC Prep is a high performing network of public charter schools serving over 2,100 preschool through 8th-grade students across six campuses in Wards 5, 7, and 8. We're proud of the high bar we set for ourselves to achieve results-our students deserve our best! We recognize that how we support our students to be successful is just as important as the results we achieve, which pushes us to reflect on questions such as:

* How can we facilitate our students' academic, social, and emotional development?

* How can we support our team members' professional growth and personal ability to do this work long-term?

* How can we engage our students' families as our own?

While this work is hard, it's worth it - we believe in the transformative power of education, the can-do-itness of our students and staff, and the joy that comes from engaging in meaningful work with people we care about and trust!

Here's how we drive results:

* Rigorous academic focus. Our Preppies receive the highest level of academic preparation through standards-based instruction, daily targeted interventions, and meaningful assessments.

* Social-emotional learning. We have always had a dual mission of academic and social-emotional skill development. Our research-based SEL curriculum is integrated into daily instruction, helping students leverage their personal values to strengthen their self-awareness, social awareness, and responsible decision-making skills and create a school-wide culture of empathy and reflection.

* Commitment to reflection and refinement. Our results tell us that we are moving in the right direction, but there's further to go to ensure that every student receives a transformative education. As a team, we regularly reflect on our programmatic model to see what's working and where we can get better.

Are you interested in learning more about the DC Prep Way? If so, check out our website to find out more about what we're working towards and how we're doing it.

OVERVIEW

Program Implementation and Evaluation

* Manage the Special Populations caseload for a campus (IEP, 504, ELL)

* Collaborate with others to design high-quality IEPs and 504 plans with appropriate accommodations aligned to student data

* Design and implement testing accommodations schedules for school-wide assessments (e.g. ANET, NWEA, PARCC, ACCESS) as well as classroom-based and individual assessments

* Consistently monitor and evaluate progress toward individual and school-wide goals for students on caseload, in collaboration with SPED teachers, general education teachers and external related service providers

* Participate in SST to support development of high-quality interventions and fidelity to child find process, manage crisis response for students on caseload including postventions and implications for supports

People Development

* Coach and supervise an Academic Specialist, Behavior Specialist, Licensed Clinician, and Academic Intervention Fellows, as well as manage external related service providers

* Collaborate with other campus leaders to lead weekly professional development sessions, provide input to department meetings and coach teachers

* Manage the Language Access Coordinator

* Manage Special Education Staff to write high-quality Present Levels of Performance, annual IEP goals, and quarterly progress report comments for students on caseload

Wrap-Around Services

* Identify, plan, and implement strategies to address barriers to learning including, attendance concerns, behavior issues, and social adjustment

* Participate in coordination of annual summer program for all DC Prep students to include remediation and student learning extension

* Assist in coordination of extended student support services, including tutoring

Stewardship

* Understand IDEA and Section 504 law and implications in DC Prep's LEA

* Articulate child find procedures and process at DC Prep and speak knowledgeably about intersections with SST process

* Complete all necessary documentation within appropriate timelines required to maintain compliance for students on caseload, specifically for initial eligibility determination timelines and child find timelines

* Prep for and facilitate effective MDT/ 504 meetings

* Manage evaluation completion for students in initial and triennial eligibility process in conjunction with Director of Special Populations and external contractors

* Learn and effectively use Special Programs to document IEP, Eligibility and Referral paperwork (OSSE-mandated system for IDEA compliance)

* Write high-quality annual 504 plan goals

School Community

* Fully embrace DC Prep's mission, vision, and values and promote them to students, staff, other faculty, parents, and members of the outside community

* Communicate regularly with families to develop a supportive home-school relationship and to reinforce school expectations and student discipline. Address parent concerns in a…