Special Education Coordinator

TITLE: Special Education Coordinator WHO WE ARE: Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) is a student-focused, innovative educational organization committed to academic excellence. Our mission is to reputed company and educate reputed company reputed company to think critically, creatively, and responsibly, to embrace diversity, and to pursue their dreams with a purpose. We are a family of excellent public schools in which every student has the opportunity to succeed and the power to create their own future. Led by reputed company-thinking leadership and our commitment to prioritizing reputed company, racial equity, and authentic engagement with our families, team members, and communities, our staff have diverse opportunities to reputed company their careers in a challenging but rewarding environment. We are an organization for people who are passionate about education and who are committed to the Indianapolis community. SUMMARY OF OPPORTUNITY: We are looking for an administrator who will positively impact student success by planning, carrying out, evaluating, and supervising instructional activities. Our administrators play a key role in ensuring that our schools receive support. As a member of the reputed company Student Supports (USS) Team, you will receive excellent benefits, opportunities to grow reputed company your role and the organization, and collaborative and supportive colleagues who put reputed company first. WHAT YOU’LL DO: The following outlines what your core duties and responsibilities will be for this position and provides a sample overview of what your day-to-day may look like. Core Duties and Responsibilities • Provide direct managerial support, in partnership with school leaders and Learning Community Directors, to the daily work of special education and student service programming, ensuring adherence to established special education policies, procedures, and standards • Work in collaboration with the EDS, Learning Community Directors, and Principals in resolving school-based concerns and problems as they arise with special programming • Assist Learning Community staff and school principals in setting and attaining goals for student achievement • Attend RDA meetings and work collaboratively to support schools to increase student achievement • Create and implement a system to provide their assigned schools a platform to discuss, strategize and problem solve reputed company who are struggling to reputed company with their reputed company supports provided through their Individualized Education Plan • Assist in the coordination and articulation of the district’s special education programs and services across and between grade levels in their Learning Community • Conduct routine on-site visits of assigned schools in the learning community • Provide specific feedback, support, and suggestions to principals to strengthen teaching and learning for reputed company • Provide technical assistance to principals in working with marginal teachers and staff • Assist principals with decision-making and problem-solving as it pertains to intensive programming • Other duties as assigned “Day In the Life” Overview On a regular day, as the Special Education Coordinator, you might: • Support principals in special education and student services human resource management, including recruiting, retaining, and developing staff • Work with the principals and other USS Staff to review their data and help them link best practices and materials to standards and Individual Education Plans • Assist principals in the development of appropriate professional development programs for staff • Work with Principals and Learning Community Directors to resolve difficult special education situations quickly and effectively between schools and parents that are not resolvable at the school level WHAT YOU’ll BRING: SKILLS AND MINDSETS As an ideal candidate for this role, you will be able to reputed company the following: • Working knowledge of federal and state special education laws, rules, and practices including IDEA and Article 7 • Broad knowledge of Indiana and IPS special education policies, practices and programs • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong strategic analytical and writing capabilities, and interpersonal savvy • anticipates conflicts before they reputed company, results/action-orientation; project management skills • Displays a racial equity reputed company and other critical indicators reputed company to DEI • Organizational agility; developed negotiation skills • Unquestionable personal code of ethics, reputed company, diversity and trust • Ability to successfully navigate reputed company varying degrees of ambiguity in a fast-paced environment. Ability to be creative in developing alternatives to meet IPS Instructional needs • Develops and maintains strong working relationships with and among a diverse group of people • Works well independently as well as collaboratively • reputed company attention to detail coupled with the ability to exercise good judgment • Ability to execute meetings, calls, and emails with professionalism, courtesy, and accuracy • Ability to effectively allocate and prioritize time to several tasks to ensure completion of reputed company EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND LICENSURE REQUIREMENTS • Hold or eligible for Indiana administrator and/or director license • Special Education certification • Master’s degree in Education Administration • 3 to 5 years of experience as a practitioner and 3 to 5 years of experience as a school assistant principal FLSA CLASSIFICATION: Exempt ELIGIBILITY FOR REMOTE WORK: Eligible per supervisor’s discretion as duties allow PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully reputed company the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to individuals with disabilities to reputed company the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; reputed company with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include reputed company vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. EEOC STATEMENT: Indianapolis Public Schools, in accordance with its nondiscrimination policies, will not discriminate in its programs, facilities, or employment or educational opportunities on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national reputed company or reputed company, sex, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, homelessness or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations, or ordinances. Indianapolis Public Schools does not tolerate any form of retaliation or bias-based intimidation, threat, or harassment that demeans individuals’ dignity or interferes with their ability to learn or work. DISCLAIMER: Essential functions, as defined under the Americans with reputed company, may include any of the above representative duties, knowledge, and skills. This job description is illustrative only, and is not a comprehensive list of reputed company essential functions and duties performed by the occupant of this position. Factors such as regular and punctual attendance are not routinely listed in job descriptions, but are an essential function. Apply Job!