Specialist, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Support

Job Title:

Specialist, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Support

The mission of the
Officeof Teaching and Learning (OTL) is to provide educators with curricular resources, academic programs, and aligned professional development to ensure rigorous and joyful learning experiences foreverystudent. OTL team members support school-based staff in implementing DCPS's existing academic programs while simultaneously working to rethink and redesign school programming, academic and curricular resources, and educator professional development.

The
Content and Curriculum division sets the vision for equity and excellence for each content area in DCPS schools by researching, creating, and curating curricular materials and providing aligned professional development experiences to ensure that all students have access to rigorous and joyful learning experiences every day in every content area. The division also supports schools and develops curriculum and programming in arts, health, physical education, library programs, STEM, global programs, advanced and enriched instruction, and curriculum andassessmentinnovation.

The
Early Childhood Education division supports schools and families in providing

PreKstudents withcomprehensivelearningexperiencesthat foster confidence and independence.

Approximately 6,000 childrenagesthree to five attend early childhood classrooms in 78 elementary schools across the district, including several schools thatoffer Head Start programming.

Thedivisionalso manages Early Stages programming which works exclusively with children ages 2 years 8 months through 5 years 10 months and is responsible for meeting the District’s obligation under the Individual with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Part B (619) to develop a comprehensive child findsystemto identify and locate all preschool-age children in the District who have a disability.

The division also manages the implementation ofDCPS' Head Start grant.

The
Language Acquisition division welcomes families of linguistically and culturally diverse backgrounds to DCPS, leads the process of identifying

Multilingual Learner students, and supports schools in developing programs that supports English language acquisition and academic growth.

This includes support during the academic day and as part of ELSAP, which is a targeted summer program for ML students. The LAD also manages DCPS compliance with the DC Language Access Act, providing translation and interpretation resources to school and central teams.

The
Professional Learning and Educational Technology division sets a vision for professional development for DCPS as well as creates systems, tools, and structures to increase the efficacy of professional learning initiatives. This work includes LEAP, cluster-based PD, districtPDand other learning opportunities. The team works across all DCPSoffices to increase the cohesion of professional development and broad sharing of knowledge, while exploring new avenues and opportunities for meaningful development and learning for our educators.

The team also leads efforts to enhance alignment and cohesion of professional learning initiatives and the integration of educational technology.

The
Specialized Instruction division works to reduce the opportunity gap between students with IEPs and their non-disabled peers; and increases equity and excellence in schools through specific academic programming, related services, professional learning, school leadership development, family engagement, dispute resolution, and community partnerships.

The Specialist, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Support is responsible for providing support to DCPS' Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program. The Specialist will support teachers, paraprofessionals, and administration throughout the district who work with students who are Deaf or hard of hearing.

This position has been designated as Protection Sensitive. Pursuant to section 410 of Chapter 4 of the D.C. Personnel Regulations; in addition to the general suitability screening, individuals applying for or occupying protection sensitive positions are subject to the following checks and tests:
Criminal background check;
Sex Offender Registry check;
Traffic record check (as applicable).

The Specialist, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Support will report to the Manager, Low Incidence Disabilities.

The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and scope of work being performed by this position. This is not a complete listing of all…