Academic Support (SpEd) Coordinator

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Company: Comp Sci High

Who We Are

Comp Sci High is a new charter high school serving the South Bronx that opened in August of 2018.

Our founding team came together to start CSH because we believe that students in the Bronx can and will join the next generation of programmers, tech entrepreneurs, computer scientists, and overall become leading professionals with tech skills for any industry. We wanted to build a new kind of high school–a high school that truly prepares kids for their lives after graduation. We also wanted to build a community of adults with strong connections to each other, to kids and families, and to the Bronx community.

We are looking for an inspiring, talented, visionary, and educator to join our amazing team, help us continue to build our school, and, one day, lead one of the city’s best and most innovative high schools.

Our Mission

To ensure every student graduates with a college acceptance letter, high tech skills, real work experience, and a robust plan to turn those opportunities into a successful career where they will achieve the median income of the U.S. by the age of 25.

Our Values and Beliefs

At CSH, we value diverse views and ideas. But, we believe that every adult in our community needs to share a core set of values and beliefs in order to give our students and families the school they deserve.

What Our Academic Support Coordinator Will Do

Mission: Our Academic Support Coordinator will be dedicated to supporting our students with learning differences and their academic, social, and professional advancement. As the school grows, our Academic Support Coordinator will go on to join a department that prepares every student to apply their knowledge to succeed in college and/or a career.

Job Description: Our Academic Support Coordinator needs to have a background in teaching Special Education and navigating the IEP administrative process. The Academic Support Coordinator will:

• Work with the Assistant Director of Academic Support to manage a caseload of special education students and the implementation of their IEP; knowledge of inclusive, self-contained and pull-out settings required.
• Have strong knowledge of, and familiarity with SESIS; they will be responsible for transferring information from IEP teacher reports and anecdotes into SESIS (PLOP, annual, transitional and post secondary goals).
• Provide quality control for various special education programming services (SETSS, Speech) as stipulated on the IEP.
• Understand all City, State and Federal special education laws; understand CSE regulatory expectations relative to students with IEPs, as well as students referred to special education.
• Effectively communicate the special education process including process for referrals, evaluations, annual IEPs, and re-evaluations as well as parental rights granted by IDEA to families.
• Effectively build relationships with students receiving special education services.
• Coordinate with the Assistant Director of Academic Support and CSE to ensure all documents are completed in a timely manner (according to state, local, and school policies and procedures) prior to meetings; Coordinate with the Assistant Director of Academic Support and CSE team to ensure all team members (including parents) are prepared for the content of the meeting.
• Ensure that all IEP teacher reports and anecdotes are completed to meet CSE regulatory expectations; responsible for communicating with all designated staff to ensure that IEP reports are completed with precision and attention to detail.
• Facilitate annual review IEP meetings using a strengths based and family centered approach.
• Establish and maintain communication with applicable stakeholders, inclusive of parents/families of students with SPED and/or ELL designations.
• Facilitate meetings for parents, has knowledge/provides resources for parents of students with special needs.
• Engage parents and families in their student’s learning; act as an ambassador for the school in the community.
• Build/Maintain rapport with student’s outside providers, pediatricians, and therapists to support student’s needs in the classroom, as appropriate.
• Maintain a student filing system (paper and electronic) according to school and CSE standards.
• Provide support/assistance to teachers, related service providers and support service professionals on all aspects of case management; use of internal case management systems, creation/management of student goals, correspondence pertaining to annual reviews and parent communication is required.
• Collaborate with faculty, students, and parents to build an innovative, exciting, and effective school model that achieves our mission and impacts education reform nationwide;
• Be receptive to receiving vertical and lateral feedback from colleagues as well as managers, and participate in the formal 360 review process.

Staff hours will be 8:00-4:30 daily, with the student academic day running from 9:00-1:00 on Wednesdays, and 9:00-4:00 on other days. You may elect to lead an after-school extra-curricular club or coach a sport for an additional stipend. In the summer of the upcoming school year new teacher PD will begin on or around August 11, and the school year will begin in September.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: $70,000 – $100,000. We offer very competitive benefits, commensurate with experience, and great opportunities for professional and career development.

Who We’re Looking For

Mindset

We believe students succeed when adults build a close, collaborative community and strive relentlessly for excellence. We are also approaching school and education in a new way. With those things in mind, we are looking for teachers:

• who strive for excellence–who constantly push themselves, their colleagues, their school leaders, and their students to be better;
• who see and respect BIPOC students, different cultures, and kids from the Bronx;
• who exercise a level of self-awareness and introspection;
• who take onus and responsibility for shortcomings and who welcome feedback;
• who are willing to execute larger department, school-wide initiatives with consistency and fidelity;
• who are flexible and can pivot quickly;
• who are excited to engage with equity work and incorporate it into their teaching practice;
• who understand the importance of helping students to make connections with their content;
• who demonstrate time management and personal organization skills;
• who believe that all students can succeed, even if they learn at different rates and in different ways;
• who love to build community with students, families, and colleagues;
• who are excited by the idea of founding something new and innovative;
• who possess an entrepreneurial or founder’s mentality; and
• who want to grow and develop in their careers.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate for the Special Education Coordinator role will:

• Have a Master and/or Bachelors Degree in Special Education;
• Possess Special Education certification;
• Have 1 to 2 years of successful classroom teaching experience in an urban school setting as a special education teacher. 2 or more years of teaching experience with a track record of excellent student growth at a high school level is preferred;
• Demonstrate an advanced understanding of instructional strategies for students with specific learning disabilities, autism, developmental delay, and behavior disorders;
• Extensive background knowledge of IEPs;
• Demonstrate strong skills in partnering with families and the CSE;
• Demonstrate excellent oral and written communication skills and the ability to communicate effectively with a diverse group of colleagues, parents, and families;
• Be committed to meeting the needs of a diverse student population;
• Have a track record of being a team player and community minded, be committed to their own professional development and learning, a self-starter who takes initiative;
• Have excellent time-management skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently;
• Have a passion for urban public schools;
• Adhere to a high level of professional and ethical standards;
• A demonstrated commitment to working with BIPOC teens from the South Bronx;

• A demonstrated commitment to working with kids and having standards for them; and
• Fluency in a second language, Spanish necessary, French, Japanese, or Mandarin is nice to have.

To Apply

Submit a resume and cover letter detailing your experience and interest in our work by visiting www.compscihigh.org/join.

Comp Sci High is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from all backgrounds.